Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta departed in the first period of Game 2 following a collision with Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak and was eventually ruled out for the remainder of the contest with an upper-body injury.
David Pastrnak is ultimately given a 2-minute penalty for goaltender interference on Antti Raanta, who has left the ice.
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Pyotr Kochetkov has entered the game for Carolina. pic.twitter.com/W8TvTzXvkH
Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour said postgame Raanta didn't enter concussion protocol, though he had no other updates, per Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer.
Pastrnak was originally given a five-minute major before it was reviewed and changed to a two-minute minor.
Carolina's third-string netminder, Pyotr Kochetkov, replaced Raanta. Frederik Andersen, the Hurricanes' primary starter, hasn't played since April 16 due to a lower-body injury.
Kochetkov entered the contest having played three NHL games, all of which came this season. He went 3-0-0 with a .902 save percentage.
The 22-year-old Russian was up to the task in his first career playoff game, though, stopping 30 of 32 shots in Carolina's 5-2 victory.
The Hurricanes drafted Kochetkov 36th overall in 2019. He recorded a .921 save percentage in 15 AHL games and a .926 mark in 23 KHL appearances this season.
Jack LaFontaine, a third-round pick by Carolina in 2016, was the team's emergency backup goaltender.
