NEW YORK -- Pyotr Kochetkov made 25 saves for a shutout in his first start of the season, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-0 win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

Kochetkov missed Carolina's first 11 games with a lower-body injury. He made 22 saves in a win with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League on Saturday before being recalled on Sunday.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored his first goal with the Hurricanes (8-4-0), and Sean Walker had a goal and an assist.

The Rangers (6-6-2) stretched their home winless streak to start the season to six games (0-5-1), tying a franchise record originally set in 1943-44 (0-5 with one tie) and then again in 1950-51 (0-3 with three ties). They have been shut out in four of the six games and held to one goal in a

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