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Pyotr Kochetkov

#52 · Goalie · Carolina Hurricanes

Born Jun 25, 1999 in Penza, RUS (age 27) · 6'3", 196 lb · Catches left · Drafted 36th overall in 2019 by CAR (round 2)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2025-26

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2026-27. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adin Hill VGK · 2 GP, 0.886 Anthony Stolarz TOR · 2 GP, 0.904 Arvid Soderblom CHI · 2 GP, 0.820 Dan Vladar PHI · 2 GP, 0.863 Darcy Kuemper LAK · 2 GP, 0.825

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402021-22: 3 games321-222022-23: 24 games2422-232023-24: 42 games4223-242024-25: 47 games4724-252025-26: 9 games925-262026-27: 2 games226-27

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2021-22 CAR 3 3000 61 55 6 2.42 0.902 $843K
2022-23 CAR 24 12754 627 570 57 2.44 0.909 $843K
2023-24 CAR 42 231344 1031 939 92 2.33 0.911 $2M
2024-25 CAR 47 271632 1172 1052 121 2.60 0.898 $2M
2025-26 CAR 9 6201 189 170 19 2.33 0.899 $2M
2026-27 CAR 2 2000 38 34 4 1.95 0.895 $2M
6 seasons Career 127 73381211 3118 2820 299 2.45 0.904

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2021-22 CAR 4 1200 84 73 11 3.89 0.869
2022-23 CAR 1 0100 22 18 4 6.14 0.818
2023-24 CAR 1 0100 25 22 3 2.96 0.880
2024-25 CAR 4 1100 83 71 12 3.60 0.855
4 seasons Playoffs 10 2500 214 184 30 3.83 0.860

2026-27 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2 2 2000 38 34 4 1.95 0.895

Contract

$2MCap hitends in 2027, then extended to 2029
$391KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.1 goals above replacement, projected
$2.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$273KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 63 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes on Nov 23, 2022, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $8M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2026-27, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Carolina Hurricanes on Sep 25, 2026, 2 years and $7.9M at $3.95M a season, beginning in 2027-28.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $2M $1.5M $500K $2M
2024-25 $2M $1.75M $0 $1.75M
2025-26 $2M $1.75M $0 $1.75M
2026-27 $2M $2.5M $0 $2.5M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 25, 2026 Carolina Hurricanes Extension not begun 2027-28 to 2028-29 2 $7.9M $3.95M
Nov 23, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2023-24 to 2026-27 4 $8M $2M
Apr 30, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes Entry-level 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $1.85M $843K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2026-27 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2026-27 analytics

Rating, projected over the full season

2026-27 is still being played, so these are a projection of his whole season, not a count so far: what he has done in 2 games (+0.8 goals above replacement), plus the 26 more he is taken to play, going by how much of his team's games he has played before, at a rate set by his last three seasons and this one. The more he plays, the more this season counts, and by the last game it is simply his season.

+5.1Goals above replacement43rd of 63 goalies
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.1Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 63 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly.

0510152021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. What these numbers mean

+0.4Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
4.4Expected goals againstfrom 58 unblocked attempts
4Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.895Save %0.885 expected from his shots
Goals saved +0.18 above expected per 60 minutes1st
Shot difficulty 7.5% chance per attempt faced1stA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 0 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

01234Expected 4.4Allowed 4

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Oct 8, 2026 vs VAN W 7-2 W 20 18 2 0.900 60:00
Oct 3, 2026 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) W 18 16 2 0.889 62:51