Kochetkov, a 23-year-old in the Carolina Hurricanes system, played a puck behind the net, had some room to move to his left, and let it fly from well behind the goal line.
The high-arching puck made it over everyone on the ice and skidded into the opposite net. Then things got wild.
Kochetkov skated out to center ice, banged on the glass, and leaped into the arms of teammate Jack Drury. Afterward, he skated over to the bench for handshakes, not unlike Linus Ullmark when he scored for the Boston Bruins.
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The Hurricanes were plenty proud of their player.