It's Undenialable At This Point...| Carolina Hurricanes News and Update

Another big game, another big outcome, another monster effort by the Carolina Hurricanes. This pushes the Hurricanes to the best record in the entire National Hockey League. They took the Bruins down, they took a tough team down, and they did it with the same philosophy they always have. Next man up. But is there one player who's been pulling the Hurricanes through this injury-rattled time? Welcome to Hurricanes Digest. I'm Jeff Testanero. I invite you all to like, share, comment, and subscribe. Click the download button when you do. Hit that subscribe button. We're close to 26. The push to 2,600 is on. And I appreciate all of you for it. reminder we're over on our socials on X at Canes Digest click follow for more over there the hurricanes keep on changing their lineup because they have to but one thing has stayed consistent when Pyotr Kochekov starts carolina wins eight starts eight victories the latest the 2-1 win last night over Boston and with Carolina working through injuries and players returning at different times that stability in goal has been a driving force. Pyotr has stopped 14 of 15 shots against the Bruins. Carolina limited his workload but a quiet night could still come down to one important save and he has some serious important saves when Boston was crashing that net. When you only score twice there's very little room for your goalie to work and to give something back there's very little room for error on your goaltender's part but Pyotr rose to the occasion again the victory puts him alongside Frederick Anderson for the longest winning streak by a hurricanes goalie to begin the season i hope freddie's watching from over in edmonton that's an impressive start under any circumstance doing it while the lineup around him keeps adjusting makes it especially valuable look through the starts those are close wins games with plenty of offensive support and the shutout in St. Louis different challenges same results Carolina keeps getting points when he gets in that net Piotr's explanation well it was the only way Piotr Checkov can put it my focus is more about the quality of my game end quote thank you Piotr that is exactly where you want his attention prepare for the next shot make the next decision and let the record flow and flow and flow that approach gives Carolina something dependable while other parts of the lineup remain completely unsettled we don't know who's in and out well yeah we don't know really who's in and out anymore um i was not expecting Jankowski last night even though apparently the lineup came out later on with Hall leaving the ice i just hope everybody comes back very very soon and we need to keep the injury picture accurate stall sideline hall another setback Jarvis is out there Jankowski came back last night against Boston these absences have changed throughout the stretch but Carolina has repeatedly had to adjust to it missing stall affects job jobs available down the middle missing a hall removes another offensive weapon those responsibilities still have to get covered and the combinations handling them need to and they need time to settle they can't just well you apparently can't just plug and play because that's why our system runs Hall was expected to return against Boston then he left that morning skate Rod Brind'Amour said he had tweaked something else and expected him to be out for a little thanks Rod another adjustment right before a difficult opponent that's where the dependable goaltender becomes so important a new combination can have an imperfect shift without that shift automatically deciding the game Piotr gives Carolina a chance to survive in those moments make the save get the whistle rest the group keep the game close enough for the next good shift to matter that buys the lineup time time and time is exactly what they need he cannot take Stahl's assignment or replace Hall's offense but he can help keep those absences from becoming lost points by his amazing goaltending play there there is a comeback story too wrapped in all of this we love comeback stories in Raleigh Peter appeared in just nine regular season games last season now he has already won eight starts this season after his own you know interrupted year his availability is making a huge difference i didn't see him coming back this hot to be honest with you his save chart right to the right of my head which would be to the left of you watching um shows different workloads across the victories he stopped all 24 in St Louis then made 14 saves against Boston save totals alone don't tell you how well someone's played but these games show different ways he's helped Carolina finish with the win Peter said again i'm happy that i'm on this team and I'm happy to be able to play. After spending so much time unavailable, getting back into the crease clearly 100% means something to him and it's just very nice to see. Rod Brendamore highlighted the timing after St. Louis. He had a couple of big saves when you need it. Wonderful soundbites from our team. That is the point though. A save in a tight game can preserve the opportunity for Carolina's next goal to change everything healthy available and contributing every time he gets the opportunity that is a valuable combination on this team especially since everybody's banged up St Louis required a shutout performance Boston required protecting a narrow lead now the job is to rest and prepare for the next start which is coming up very very soon i the payoff is in the standings like i said before best record in the NHL Carolina is collecting points while working towards a more complete lineup they're winning now i can't imagine what's gonna look like when everybody's healthy uh Pieter to start has helped make that possible the players in front well they deserve credit too gotta give everybody their flowers against Boston the penalty killers helped protect the lead late Pieter supplied the saves behind him that partnership is how you close out games like this and Sebastian Aho supplied the winning goal which was absolutely pretty sure his back was the Swayman when he fired that backhand shot in that was absolutely outstanding um i lost my head when that happened uh the finishers still have to finish Pieter's contribution helps ensure that one big goal can be enough Columbus is next on the schedule Carolina's challenge is to keep that structure keep that support whoever gets the next start is going to have to really pull together with so many days rest i'm gonna guess it's Pieter Pieter has been a driving force because he gives this group a dependable foundation he has had help and Boston had a couple of fortunate escapes that shot off the post really was something else but his timely saves keep giving Carolina opportunities to turn its work into victories so has Pyotr become Carolina's most important player through the stretch i think he's got a strong case for it i think there's a strong case to say that he's been um the most important player down the stretch eight starts eight wins stability when a lineup is needed is he your Hurricanes MVP so far or does the team's defense structure deserve equal credit um there's a strong case for Pyotr to get his flowers and i really think this guy deserves all the credit in the world yes they're playing a they're playing a group game they're playing a team game they always play a game but Pyotr has been lights out reminder we're over on the socials on X at Canes Digest head over there and click follow for more today Columbus is up next i'm not saying it's gonna be a terribly hard game i do expect Pyotr to be back in that with so many days off but we'll see hopefully Hall will be back it's nice having Janko back on the ice it's nice having Jarvis back on the ice i really hope we see Taylor Hall on that ice against Columbus if anything else comes down i'll be the first to let you know until then for Hurricanes Digest, I'm Jeff Testinaro, let's go Canes