SUNRISE, Fla. – The Carolina Hurricanes switched goalies for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, starting Pyotr Kochetkov in net against the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. It worked.

The Carolina Hurricanes have 71 days to go before they kick off the 2025-26 campaign on Oct. 9 against the New Jersey Devils.

Andersen started Games 1 and 2, getting pulled after the second period of Game 2. He stopped only 27 of 36 shots in those five periods, and the Hurricanes went to Pyotr Kochetkov to finish Game 2 ...

Through Games 1 and 2, Andersen allowed nine goals on 36 shots faced. Pyotr Kochetkov is the @Canes Game 3 starter — Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) May 24, 2025 ...

Sports Tim Reynolds Associated Press Published: May 24, 2025, 6:19 PM Updated: May 25, 2025, 12:11 AM Tags: Frederik Andersen, Rod Brind'Amour, Sports, Pyotr Kochetkov 12 minutes ago 2 hours ago 8 ...