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NHL Trade Rumors: Kevin Weekes claims Hurricanes 'actively exploring' options on goalie market

Modified Nov 27, 2024 00:33 GMT

On Tuesday, NHL insider Kevin Weekes reported that the Carolina Hurricanes are exploring options in the goalie market. This comes after injury concerns with their goaltenders, Pyotr Kochetkov and Frederik Andersen.

Weekes tweeted that Kochetkov is making positive progress in his recovery. He was injured during Saturday night's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets after a collision with teammate Sean Walker.

"Per sources, I’m told G Kochetkov is making positive progress in his recovery so far. However, with G Anderson still on post surgery timeline of 8-12 weeks, the Hurricanes are actively exploring Goalie market options."

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Kochetkov was placed in concussion protocol and is day-to-day. He will miss the team's game on Wednesday but could return by the weekend.

Frederik Andersen is also out with a knee injury. He had surgery, and the expected recovery time is eight to 12 weeks. With both goalies injured, the Hurricanes are looking at potential options to add depth to their goalie position.

Kochetkov has been playing well this season with a 10-2-0 record, a 2.42 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. The team hopes Kochetkov will return soon. However, with Andersen out for a longer period, the Hurricanes are being proactive in securing another goalie.

Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Dallas Stars 6-4

The Carolina Hurricanes earned a 6-4 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday at Lenovo Center. After the win, Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said:

"We were obviously not going great. It wasn’t terrible, but it certainly was not up to what we were expecting."

Dallas struck first, with Tyler Seguin scoring just 18 seconds into the game. The Canes tied it 1-1 at 6:36 with a short-handed goal by Seth Jarvis. Thomas Harley regained the Stars’ lead at 10:15, scoring from the right circle off the left post.

In the second period, Mason Marchment extended Dallas’ lead to 3-1 at 7:13. Carolina started their comeback early in the third period when Aho scored at 1:10, cutting the lead to 3-2.

Brent Burns tied the game 3-3 at 3:43 with a shot from the left point. Shayne Gostisbehere gave the Hurricanes a 4-3 lead at 8:09 with a power-play goal. The Stars tied it 4-4 at 14:46 when Miro Heiskanen scored.

Martin Necas scored the game-winner on a power play at 17:53. Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net goal with 15 seconds left to secure the win.