Kochetkov gets 2nd straight shutout, Hurricanes defeat Red Wings

DETROIT -- Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves for his second straight shutout, and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their point streak to eight games with a 1-0 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.

It was Kochetkov's third shutout in 15 NHL games. He made 16 saves in a 3-0 victory at the New York Islanders on Saturday.
"It wasn't our best game, that's for sure, but our goalie was great," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "He was phenomenal, and I think that's the biggest takeaway of this stretch. He's been great."
Brady Skjei scored a power-play goal for the Hurricanes (16-6-6), who went 5-0-1 on a six-game road trip and are 6-0-2 since Nov. 23.
"We've had a lot of guys stepping up at different times to help get us these points," Skjei said. "But the goaltending has been huge. We know we didn't play our best tonight, and we still came away with two points."

Ville Husso made 26 saves for the Red Wings (13-9-6), who have lost three in a row (0-2-1) and were without captain Dylan Larkin for the third period because of an undisclosed injury.
Detroit coach Derek Lalonde said Larkin will not be available for its game at the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
"The doctor came in and said he's not playing tomorrow; that's all I know," Lalonde said. "We'll go from there, but he's obviously a big piece for a team that has not produced a ton of 5-on-5 offense."
Skjei scored the only goal of the game at 17:20 of the first period when he beat Husso with a one-timer off a no-look backhand pass from Seth Jarvis.
It was Skjei's fifth goal of the season, and first on the power play in 476 NHL games.
"That's good to know," Skjei said. "Obviously, it was a great play by [Jarvis], and I was just lucky enough to be in the right spot to put it in."

Detroit went 0-for-3 with the man-advantage in the second period, when Kochetkov made 13 saves. The Red Wings didn't have a shot on their first two power-play opportunities.
"It isn't just goals on the power play, it is definitely about bringing momentum, and I don't think we did a good enough job of that," Detroit forward David Perron said. "The first two were definitely not good enough. The third one, we started building something and couldn't get one."
Andrei Svechnikov nearly doubled Carolina's lead at 3:21 of the third period, but his shot hit the post.
Pius Suter had the Red Wings' best chance at 12:51, but Kochetkov got the tip of his glove on the shot and pushed it wide.
NOTES: The Hurricanes are 6-0-4 in their past 10 road games. … Perron was honored before the game for playing his 1,000th NHL game Saturday against the Dallas Stars. Perron, who signed a two-year contract with Detroit on July 13, was presented with gifts from the Red Wings and his teammates. Tribute videos from former teammates and coaches played throughout the game.