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Hurricanes blank Blues 4-0, Kochetkov makes 24 saves

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Hurricanes blank Blues 4-0, Kochetkov makes 24 saves

Sam Okafor · 2026-10-25T05:20:11.825Z

Kochetkov looks sharp in net and that 7-0 streak is carrying the Hurricanes right now.

5 sourcesUpdated Oct 25, 20261 min read

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Hurricanes blank Blues 4-0, Kochetkov makes 24 saves — Photo: Ron Lach / Wikimedia Commons (Pexels)

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The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-0 on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Pyotr Kochetkov made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season and the 12th of his career, improving to 7-0-0 with the NHL's longest active winning streak. Carolina moved to 9-2-2 with 20 points. The first period was scoreless despite chances on both ends. In the second period, Sean Walker scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Jackson Blake for Blake's 100th career NHL point. Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored 20 seconds later on an assist from Jordan Martinook, his third of the season. Logan Stankoven then scored his eighth goal on a breakaway assisted by Seth Jarvis with 6:25 left. Early in the third, Nikolaj Ehlers helped adjust Kochetkov's pad strap during a stoppage, then scored on the power play. Joel Hofer stopped 35 shots for St. Louis. Kochetkov made a glove save on a Connor McMichael breakaway. Accounts describe the result as the Blues' first scoreless game of the season. No factual disputes appear across the sources.

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The Blues had no answer for Carolina's pressure all game and it showed in the final score.
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Kochetkov looks sharp in net and that 7-0 streak is carrying the Hurricanes right now.

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