Hurricanes sign Kochetkov to 4-year extension

The Carolina Hurricanes inked goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov to a four-year extension at an average annual value of $2 million, the club announced Wednesday.

The 23-year-old's new deal will kick in next campaign and run through 2026-27. He's earning $842,500 this season.

Kochetkov came into Wednesday's action without having lost a regular-season NHL game in regulation in his young career. He's 2-0-2 this campaign after going 3-0-0 over three appearances in 2021-22.

The Russian played four postseason contests last spring amid injuries to the Hurricanes' top two netminders, Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta. He went 1-2 with a .869 save percentage.

However, Kochetkov has impressed with Andersen out again in 2022-23. The youngster has a .914 save percentage this season and has allowed only eight goals in four games while recently splitting time with Raanta.

Andersen and Raanta are both pending unrestricted free agents.

Carolina drafted Kochetkov 36th overall in 2019.