Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Kochetkov makes 24 saves to help the Hurricanes beat the Blues 4-0
Kochetkov has won all seven of his starts this season, giving him the NHL’s longest active winning streak and moving him one away from Frederik Andersen’s franchise-record streak to open the 2021-22 season.
Sean Walker, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers scored to help Carolina improve to 9-2-2.
Joel Hofer stopped 35 shots for St. Louis. The Blues were held scoreless for the first time this season.
Ehlers scored his fourth goal of the season on a power play 4:30 into the third period to give the Hurricanes a 4-0 lead.
Stankoven scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season on a breakaway with 6:25 remaining in the second period.
Walker scored his first goal of the season with Kochetkov pulled for a delayed penalty 5:45 into the second period. Kotkaniemi one-timed a feed from Jordan Martinhook past Hofer 20 seconds later for his third goal of the season.
Jackson Blake assisted on Walker’s goal to earn his 100th career point.
Blues: Host Montreal on Tuesday night.
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Regular Season SeriesCAR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:45 | Sean Walker Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (11), Sebastian Aho (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:05 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Martinook (5), Seth Jarvis (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:35 | Logan Stankoven Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:30 | Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (11), Andrei Svechnikov (6) |
Statistics
 CAR |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 21 | Hits | 17 |
| 8 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 39 | Shots | 24 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 100.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 52.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.5 |
| 24 | Giveaways | 20 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Johnston, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Torey Krug, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Dillon Dube, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Alexey Toropchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 5 |
| Tyler Tucker, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Nikishin, D | Out | Oct 26 |
| Jordan Staal, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
2 | 2 | 20 | 9 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
 Washington |
0 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
 NY Islanders |
2 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh |
1 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
 Philadelphia |
3 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
 Columbus |
0 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
