National Hockey League
Carolina 5, Arizona 1
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, February 16, 2024
Where: Mullett Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, CJ Murray
Attendance: 4600

Pyotr Kochetkov made 30 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Coyotes 5-1 victory on Friday night in Tempe, Ariz., handing Arizona its eighth straight loss.

Jordan Martinook, Jalen Chatfield, Seth Jarvis, Teuvo Teravainen and Michael Bunting each scored goals and Jack Drury and Martin Necas each added two assists for Carolina, which moved into sole possession of second place in the Metropolitan Division with its sixth win in the past eight games. The Hurricanes also improved to 15-2-2 in their past 19 games against the Coyotes.

Dylan Guenther scored for the Coyotes, who are 0-7-1 in their past eight games. Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves before departing with 13:39 remaining in the third period. Matt Villalta, an All-Star with Tucson in the AHL, made his NHL debut and stopped all four shots that he faced.

Carolina needed just 16 seconds to take a 1-0 lead when Martinook backhanded in a rebound of a Brady Skjei shot from the left point for his eighth goal of the season. It was tied for the fifth-fastest game-opening goal in Hurricanes team history.

Chatfield made it 2-0 at the 4:50 mark of the first when he fired in a wraparound pass from Necas into an open right side of the net.

Guenther cut it to 2-1 near the end of the opening period when he rushed up the right wing and beat Kochetkov with a wrist shot past his blocker side.

Jarvis increased the Carolina lead to 3-1 at the 6:28 mark of the second period when he one-timed an errant outlet pass from the left circle for his 17th goal.

Teravainen extended the lead to 4-1 with a power-play goal, tapping in a backdoor rebound of a Drury shot inside the right post for his 17th goal at 17:16 of the second period.

Bunting made it 5-1 early in the third period with a spinning backhand rebound in the slot through Vejmelka's pads to finish the scoring.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Carolina   Arizona
Jack Drury 2 Points Dylan Guenther 1
Michael Bunting 1 Goals Dylan Guenther 1
Jack Drury 2 Assists Dylan Guenther 0
Teuvo Teravainen 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Pyotr Kochetkov .968 Save Percentage Matt Villalta 1.000
Pyotr Kochetkov 30 Saves Karel Vejmelka 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Carolina 30 5 1-2 4-4 8 44
Arizona 31 1 0-4 1-2 4 15
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .458 after a win and .414 after a loss.
  • Carolina will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .516 after a win and .682 after a loss.