Tag Archives: Pyotr Kochetkov

Devils’ season ends once again in Raleigh, fittingly in excruciating fashion

Never has such an inevitable result been more annoying, other than I suppose the 2008 playoffs where we lost in five games to a Ranger team we couldn’t even beat in open play during eight games of the regular season … Continue reading

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Devils revert back to form early in Game 4, run out of gas late in a 5-2 loss

Fifty-two seconds…that’s all it took for all the good vibes of Game 3 and the fans’ energy in the pregame to evaporate. Fifty-two lousy seconds for Carolina to dominate us on the first shift, for Dougie Hamilton to make a … Continue reading

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Canes’ Blockbuster with Avalanche for Rantanen Flips Script

On Friday night, the Avalanche and Hurricanes made a blockbuster trade involving Mikko Rantanen and Martin Necas as the main players getting moved. In a stunning trade that first was broken by Frank Seravalli, the Hurricanes and Avalanche made a … Continue reading

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Panarin deserves to be called out for lackluster play

In a game that they trailed by a goal thanks to the splendid work of Igor Shesterkin, the Rangers had a chance to start the third period with 1:39 remaining on a crucial power play. After getting stopped on a … Continue reading

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Panarin Is The Overtime Hero! Rangers stun Hurricanes 3-2 to take Game 3

It happened again. For the second straight game, the Rangers needed overtime to beat the Hurricanes. After allowing Andrei Svechnikov to tie the game with 1:36 left in regulation, there was no panic. Instead, Artemi Panarin won the game when … Continue reading

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Hurricanes turn to Kochetkov for Game 3

When the second round continues tonight in Raleigh, the Rangers will see a different goalie in net for the Hurricanes. After facing Frederik Andersen in the first two games of the best of seven series, they’ll face Pyotr Kochetkov. Kochetkov … Continue reading

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Rangers put on a defensive clinic in 1-0 shutout of Hurricanes

It was a game that lived up to expectations. Playing for a second straight night, the Rangers dug deep to go into enemy territory and play a perfect road game. The end result was a defensive clinic that produced a … Continue reading

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Devils win a track meet on ice and let Canes know they have a series

Sometimes when seeing all the strange things that have already happened this postseason with the Devils in general, I wonder is it just me who thinks our whole postseason is weird? It has been a while since the Devils have … Continue reading

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Devils’ big win over Canes a good start to the stretch drive push

Lately I’ve disdained the daily recaps towards more of a week in review approach, especially as it’s become obvious that the Devils will be in the postseason anyway. However, with the importance of Sunday’s game, that deserved a little bit … Continue reading

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Road warrior Devils are back on the beam with four straight wins

After last Saturday’s dramatic comeback win over the Rangers, I hoped that it could be a spark towards ending a month-long malaise. So far, so good on that end as the Devils have won the first three games on a … Continue reading

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