MOSCOW, February 11 Russian goalkeeper of the Carolina Hurricanes Petr Kochetkov admitted that he did not feel confident after the puck missed from the center of the ice in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) against the Colorado Avalanche.
On Friday, “Carolina” defeated “Colorado” with a score of 5:2. Kochetkov missed a goal from Samuel Girard from the center of the ice at the end of the first period and was replaced. On Sunday, the 24-year-old goalkeeper entered the starting lineup for the game against the New Jersey Devils, in which he scored his second shutout of the season, stopping 34 shots.
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"I didn’t feel confident after missing the puck from the center of the ice. Today I just focused on my position. I just wanted to get the job done. Today I felt a little better, the protection helped me. “I don’t want to think a lot about how I play, I just want to play,” the official NHL website quotes Kochetkov.
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“»Kochetkov could not have played better. He played clearly and made countless saves, and in the most crucial moments. He definitely played the decisive role,” said Carolina head coach Rod Brindamore.