Pyotr Kochetkov made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 4-0.

The Islanders’ belief that they can turn the season around is running into the hard reality of what it looks like when they get out onto the ice.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Pyotr Kochetkov made 32 saves for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-0 win against the New York Islanders at Lenovo Center on Tuesday.

The Hurricanes are coming off a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. Sebastian Aho (PPG), William Carrier, Jordan Martinook and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored for Carolina while Dustin Tokarski made 27 saves in his Hurricanes debut.

Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov makes all the stops, both conventional and unorthodox, as Canes win the Metro Division game.

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RALEIGH, NC -- The New York Islanders were shut out for the fifth time this season, falling 4-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday. Ilya Sorokin was pulled for the second time in seven games, with the Islanders doing a brutal job at protecting him.

Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 32-save performance for his first shutout of the season in the Hurricanes' 4-0 victory against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.

New York Islanders third-string netminder turned backup Marcus Hogberg has watched from the bench for the last 11 games as Ilya Sorokin's name continued to be called. Twice over that span, the Swedish netminder, who signed a two-year deal this summer, came in for relief, stopping all 17 shots he's faced in 40 total minutes of NHL action.

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes take on the New York Islanders in a matchup of Metropolitan Division teams. Carolina has an 8-2-1 record in Metropolitan Division play and a 19-10-1 record overall. The Hurricanes have a 4-2-0 record in games decided by one goal.

Scoring droughts haven't been all that common in recent seasons for many members of the Carolina Hurricanes, so they're hoping they've snapped out of some of those offensive doldrums.

Pyotr Kochetkov was solid between the pipes for Carolina to help the Hurricanes escape with a win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.