Kochetkov makes 31 saves, Hurricanes hand Golden Knights 1st home loss of season
Carolina goalie wins 7th straight, Staal, Robinson, Kotkaniemi each gets goal, assist
Hurricanes at Golden Knights | Recap
LAS VEGAS — Pyotr Kochetkov made 31 saves for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Monday.
Jordan Staal, Eric Robinson and Jasperi Kotkaniemi each had a goal and an assist, and Jaccob Slavin had two assists for Carolina (11-3-0), which has won nine of its last 10.
Jack Eichel extended his point streak to three games with a goal and an assist, while Adin Hill gave up four goals on 21 shots before being replaced by Akira Schmid. Schmid made 12 saves for Vegas (9-4-2), which saw its eight-game home winning streak end.
Robinson made it 1-0 when he tipped in Sean Walker’s shot at 4:24 of the first period. Kotkaniemi extended the lead to 2-0 at 12:46. Hill made the initial save, but Kotkaniemi buried the rebound.
Staal gave the Hurricanes a 3-0 lead at 3:38 of the second period with a shorthanded goal. Jordan Martinook set up the goal by stealing the puck from Shea Theodore.
Carolina went up 4-0 at 6:13 off a Tyson Jost tip-in goal, chasing Hill out of the game.
Eichel scored at 6:11 of the third period, making it 4-1.
Martinook scored an empty-net goal at 14:28 to make it 5-1.
Ivan Barbashev scored at 19:47 for the 5-2 final.