<p>The goaltending situation for the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/carolina-hurricanes/news">Carolina Hurricanes</a> is in flux.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Midway through the second period of Game 4 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/news">New Jersey Devils</a>, Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen was forced to leave the game, replaced by Pyotr Kochetkov after sustaining an apparent injury.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Anderson, 35, went down in the crease quickly after a collision with Devils forward Timo Meir, who appeared to be tied up with Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov near the top of the crease, before barreling into the goaltender.&nbsp;</p>



<p>After an initially five-minute penalty was called, a review on the play saw it waved off, before head coach Rod Brind’amour sent in Kochetkov in relief, giving the 25-year-old backup his sixth career playoff appearance with the Hurricanes leading 3-1.&nbsp;</p>



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<p>Anderson had enjoyed a stellar start to the postseason for the Hurricanes, posting a .943 save percentage through the first three games of the series. In Sunday’s Game 4, he turned aside six of the seven shots he faced before the collision.&nbsp;</p>



<p>While there was no immediate update on his status, Anderson was limited to just 22 games in the 2024-25 regular season due to a knee injury. It meant Kochetkov took on the starting goalie duties, where he posted a .897 save percentage in 47 games.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Performing well under playoff pressure is no new task for Kochetkov, however. In the AHL, he helped the Chicago Wolves to the 2021-22 Calder Cup title, playing six games in the postseason, after making his NHL debut earlier that year.&nbsp;</p>



<p>At the end of the second period in Game 4, the Hurricanes held a 3-2 lead over the Devils with goals from defenseman Jacob Slavin and two from Svechnikov, in addition to Kochetkov making nine saves on the first ten shots he faced.&nbsp;</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="170"></div>



<p>The series continues on April 29, heading back to Raleigh for Game 5.</p>
