PHILADELPHIA – The Carolina Hurricanes will have Pyotr Kochetkov between the pipes on Saturday when they face the Philadelphia Flyers.
Kochetkov will look to get back in the win column after suffering his first loss of the season on Sunday against San Jose. Little responsible for the defeat, in which the group “lacked clarity”, the 26-year-old had already achieved a flawless 4-0.
In six career games against the Flyers, Kochetkov is 5-1 with a .932 save percentage.
In front of his net, the Canes should not make any changes to their lineup. Looking for a third straight victory, they will look to take Rick Tocchet’s team’s first before the two teams meet again tomorrow night in Raleigh.
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The planned program for this evening…
Attackers
Svechnikov – Aho – Jarvis
Ehlers – Stankoven – Blake
Carrier – Steel – Martinook
Room – Jankowski – Robinson
Defense
Miller Walker
Gostisbehere – Chatfield
Nikishin – Nystrom
Starting goalie
Kochetkov
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Injuries
Charles Alexis Legault (hand injury | absent 3-4 months from November 11)
Jaccob Slavin (Lower body injury | Training; “Close to a comeback”)
Grooves
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Mike Reilly
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PP1: Aho, Jarvis, Staal (Blake) and Svechnikov with Gostisbehere
PP2: Ehlers, Hall and Stankoven with Nikishin and Walker
