RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Pyotr Kochetkov’s 26-save shutout gave him 10 straight victories to begin the season, Sean Walker scored two goals, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-0 on Sunday.
Kochetkov became the third goalie in NHL history to start a season at 10-0.
Sebastian Aho, Juuso Valimaki, Logan Stankoven, Mark Jankowski and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve won four in a row. Stankoven, Seth Jarvis, Nikolaj Ehlers and Shayne Gostisbehere all had two assists.
Kochetkov tied Carey Price’s 10-win mark with Montreal from 10 years ago for the second-longest season-opening streak.
Only Jack Campbell holds a longer season-beginning mark with 11 consecutive victories for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2020-21.
Kochetkov’s second shutout of the season pushed his career total to 13 in 135 games.
The Jets have lost nine games in a row (0-7-2). Stuart Skinner, who made 12 saves, was pulled after allowing the fifth goal. Clay Stevenson stopped 13 shots in relief.
Walker’s short-handed goal began the scoring 5:16 into the game. Aho’s power-play tally came during Carolina’s four-goal spree in the first 10 minutes of the second period.
Stankoven’s goal at 9:09 of the second period stretched the lead to 5-0. At the time, the Jets had five total shots on goal.
It’s Walker’s his first two-goal output in two seasons with the Hurricanes.
Winnipeg has allowed 23 goals in its past four games.
Jets: Tuesday night at Montreal to end a four-game road trip.
Hurricanes: at Nashville on Tuesday night.
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Carolina Hurricanes' Sean Walker (26) skates back to the bench after celebrating his goal with teammates Sebastian Aho (20), and Seth Jarvis (24) with Winnipeg Jets' Neal Pionk (4) and Mark Scheifele (55) looking on during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Winnipeg Jets' Dawson Mercer (19) watches Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) block his shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
PARIS (AP) — French authorities expressed relief Sunday after mass protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends. But police expect new demonstrations as high schools at the heart of the movement reopen Monday after their autumn break.
Germany faced its own challenges after nationwide protests Saturday ended with rioters attacking police and looting stores in some cities. Around Europe, hundreds of thousands joined overwhelmingly peaceful marches Saturday inspired by young people, despite scattered unrest.
In Paris, rioters targeted police with Molotov cocktails at the end of Saturday’s march on the city’s eastern edge, injuring three officers and setting a car ablaze, police said. Across town, masked groups hurled fireworks at officers at a viewpoint across from the Eiffel Tower, and police charged repeatedly, sending panicked visitors fleeing the area.
Overall, however, the violence was less severe than on Oct. 17, when a city hall was torched and more than 2,000 stores were looted in hours of violence that authorities seemed unprepared to control, or during follow-up protests Oct. 24.
Police arrested 779 people Saturday, compared with 2,628 on Oct. 17 and 1,314 last weekend. Paris and Marseille police said a handful of shops were targeted but no major damage was reported. About 70,000 police were deployed around the country.
Protesters described various struggles to The Associated Press: with rodents in classrooms, low-wage jobs, putting fuel in their cars.
Police are preparing for more tensions as schools reopen Monday, with some groups calling for blockades. Thursday, France is facing a general strike on trains and public services and protests by both students and labor unions demanding higher wages and other measures.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is focusing on Thursday’s actions and negotiating with unions — a familiar ballet in French politics -- and hoping that the harder-to-control rioting dies down, according to an official close to the president.
The official described Saturday’s protests as ″a return to republican order″ but acknowledged the situation is ″not perfect.'' The official was not authorized to be publicly named according to presidential policy.
More than 100,000 mostly young people protested peacefully across Germany on Saturday, demanding that the government invest more money in education, housing, climate protection and make daily life more affordable. In some cities the protests turned violent at night.
Following a demonstration in Frankfurt, rioters attacked police downtown and looted stores. More than 100 officers were injured and 54 people — aged 13 to 29 — were detained. It wasn't clear how many of the protesters were injured. Police said 17 stores were damaged and five of those were looted. After police cordoned off an area in the city center, the situation calmed down by early Sunday morning.
“I am shocked by the violent excesses in Frankfurt, which will not go unpunished,” said Boris Rhein, the governor of Hesse, where Frankfurt is located. “Anyone who behaves like the attackers in downtown Frankfurt places themselves outside our society.''
Violence also broke out Saturday night in Cologne, where police used water cannons to disperse the crowd. In Berlin, protesters attacked police with bottles and pyrotechnics.
The organizers of Saturday’s protests, a youth initiative called “Gen Z regelt” — roughly “Gen Z’s got this" — posted a statement on Instagram distancing itself from “any form of violence, as well as violent acts by other groups or individuals” who were not part of the demonstrations.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt accused “violent left-wing groups and troublemakers from the immigrant community'' of hijacking peaceful demonstrations. “The rioters and looters will be identified and held accountable,'' Dobrindt told daily paper Bild on Sunday.
In Portugal, riot police overnight removed protesters by force from a square in Lisbon following protests for more affordable housing. Thousands of people marched through the city during the day and at the end a few hundred camped out in Rossio, an iconic square in downtown Lisbon. Police intervened early Sunday, removing tents and pushing people away, and a few were detained.
Portuguese demonstrators have been protesting for weeks following inspiration from the Spanish movement to call out rising living costs, especially housing costs.
Grieshaber reported from Berlin. Helena Alves in Lisbon, Portugal, contributed to this report.
Protesters march during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Protestors carry a banner with the words "We don't have houses, the tents stay" during a demonstration to demand affordable housing, in downtown Lisbon, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Demonstrators attend a protest under the slogan "Gen Z Takes Care of It" in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
The smashed window of a jewellery is seen in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, the day after a group of people went on rampage after a protest march under the slogan "Gen Z Takes Care of It" . (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A car is on fire during protests over living costs and education in Paris, France, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
