Carolina Hurricanes: Morning After Kochetkov steals two points from Toronto


Kochetkov's 41 saves, Aho's late goal turn a loss into a win over Toronto
More than anything, the Hurricanes have needed a game in which their goaltender stole a win. For as many times as it's seemed to happen to them, the Canes haven't had too many nights where they got the game take to them only to have the goelie stand on his head and win the night. At PNC Arena, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pyotr Kochetkov did just that. 41 saves for his 12th win of the season and one of his best performances in the NHL was enough to get the Canes to the finish line with 2 points in hand. Speaking of the "Finnish" line, Sebastian Aho's goal with less than 3 minutes to play proved to be the game-winne. And, it turned a night in which his line was largely ineffective against Toronto. Brent Burns, Jordan Staal, Stefan Noese and Teuvo Teravainen also scored in the win as the Canes raised their point total to 102 on the year. That's two more than the New Jersey Devils who were home winners over the Senators on Saturday. Carolina will host Boston at 5:00 pm on Sunday.