The Hurricanes have won consecutive games by a score of 2-1 and will turn to Kochetkov between the pipes on Thursday against the Boston Bruins. Kochetkov was solid in his most recent outing, saving 15 of 16 shots (.938 SV%) in a 2-1 overtime win over the Calgary Flames. The 25-year-old Kochetkov has a 2.49 GAA and .902 SV% in 37 games this season (22-11-3). The Hurricanes enter the action on Thursday as sizeable -286 home favorites against a Bruins squad that has lost seven of their last eight games (1-5-2).
