Pyotr Kochetkov

June 2025 – Once again, Frederick Andersen’s injuries led to playing time for Kochetkov, who saw action in 47 regular-season games in 2024-25, albeit with a lower save percentage (.898%) and higher GAA (2.60) than in 2023-24. Andersen had similar numbers, though, which suggests that Carolina’s defensive structure may be changing, rather than Kochetkov underperforming. Given Kochetkov’s age, he remains on track as a 1B goalie; however, for optimal fantasy impact, you would like to see Carolina playing tighter defense. Ioan Gheordanescu

January 2024 – Kochetkov has finally established himself at the NHL level after 2 years of relatively sporadic action. Due to the injury to Fredrick Andersen, Kochetkov has remained the starting goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes and has performed serviceably, with a 2.58 goals against average and a .905 save percentage. His long-term projection remains around a solid 1B at the NHL level, with approximately 30-40 games per year. Nick Bass

March 2023 – Pyotr Kochetkov has provided value to both his team and fantasy owners in a backup role so far this season. Kochetkov has been able to bounce back from poor starts and string together strong performances. He has solidified his position in Carolina’s crease for next season and should be in line for more quality starts. J. Brad Johnston

March 2021 – Kochetkov’s season came to an end after a first-round sweep in the KHL playoffs, but that should not put a damper on an impressive season by the Canes goalie prospect. He started 10 games in the KHL this season (career high), four for Vityaz Podolsk and six for Novgorod. With Novgorod, he started six games, posting a goals against average of 2.63 and a .931 save percentage (2-0-3 record), and appeared in two playoff games. The 21-year-old looks ready for a bigger workload and should garner more starts next season. Austin Broad

June 2019 – Kochetkov has been drafted 36^th overall by the Hurricanes.  Jokke Nevalainen

February 2019 – 19-year-old Kochetkov, who has been passed over twice in the NHL Draft, has been great this season at the VHL, which is the second-best pro level in Russia. He’s arguably as good as Daniil Tarasov, who was drafted in the third round by Columbus two years ago. On top of that, Kochetkov has made a name for himself in international tournaments. First, he outplayed Tarasov at the CIBC Canada/Russia Series, and then he did the same thing at the World Juniors, where he won the WJC Best Goaltender award after leading the Russian team to a bronze medal. Kochetkov is likely one of the first goalies to be taken in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He’s quick and agile, but also covers a lot of net with his size. There’s potential for him to become a starting goalie in the NHL.  Jokke Nevalainen