Pyotr Kochetkov made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 4-0.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Pyotr Kochetkov made 32 saves for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-0 win against the New York Islanders at Lenovo Center on Tuesday.

The Islanders’ belief that they can turn the season around is running into the hard reality of what it looks like when they get out onto the ice.

The New York Islanders sit seventh in the Metropolitan Division with a 14-16-7 record. It’s been a while since they’ve found postseason success, with their last two playoff appearances ending in lopsided losses to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov makes all the stops, both conventional and unorthodox, as Canes win the Metro Division game.

RALEIGH, NC -- The New York Islanders were shut out for the fifth time this season, falling 4-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday. Ilya Sorokin was pulled for the second time in seven games, with the Islanders doing a brutal job at protecting him.

Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 32-save performance for his first shutout of the season in the Hurricanes' 4-0 victory against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.

The good news, sort of, for the Islanders is that they have not blown a third-period lead recently. But with all the talk around that, their game in the first period has suddenly become a problem spot.

The Carolina Hurricanes wrapped up their four-game homestand on Tuesday, Dec. 17 against the New York Islanders in a Metropolitan Division showdown. Their last meeting back on Dec.

Pyotr Kochetkov was solid between the pipes for Carolina to help the Hurricanes escape with a win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Pyotr Kochetkov made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 4-0 on Tuesday night. Sebastian Aho had a goal and ...

New York Islanders third-string netminder turned backup Marcus Hogberg has watched from the bench for the last 11 games as Ilya Sorokin's name continued to be called. Twice over that span, the Swedish netminder, who signed a two-year deal this summer, came in for relief, stopping all 17 shots he's faced in 40 total minutes of NHL action.