Backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will make his third straight start for the Pittsburgh Penguins when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
Harry Neale gave up coaching for a career in television long before Mike Sullivan was put in charge of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ bench in mid-December, 2015, but there have been times lately when Sullivan probably could relate to a classic observation Neale made while overseeing the Vancouver Canucks.
DENVER -- The Penguins' first 35 minutes or so against the Avalanche on Sunday was the best they've looked in quite some time, sitting on what seemed to be a comfortable four-goal lead.
PITTSBURGH – At what was one point their strong suit in a possible playoff push, the Pittsburgh Penguins are seeing their goaltending become a hot commodity on the trade market.
On Saturday night, Hockey Night in Canada panelist Elliotte Friedman reported that other teams believed the Pittsburgh Penguins could deal a goalie before the March 8 NHL trade deadline.
With the All-Star break in the rearview, the trade deadline looms large and is now less than two weeks away. Where does each team stand, and what moves should they be looking to make?
Give the Pittsburgh Penguins this: They didn’t quit. Of course, they didn’t win, either. They did, however, manage to score twice in a 56-second span with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation to take the New York Islanders to overtime at PPG Paints Arena Tuesday night.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida are in different divisions, so they only play each other three times during the regular season. That apparently is enough, though, for the teams to develop a considerable dislike for each other.
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan can sidestep labels and massage the words, but the Penguins seem to have a good old-fashioned goalie controversy with Alex Nedeljkovic and Tristan Jarry.
Up to this point, goaltending has been one of, if not the biggest strength for the Pittsburgh Penguins. As of the start of the new year, Penguins netminders combined to have the fourth-best goals against above expected in the NHL.
After spending nearly a month on the team’s long-term injured reserve, the Pittsburgh Penguins announce they have activated goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in American Hockey League history to score two career goals. He accomplished the feat during the Penguins’ 4-2 win over the Providence Bruins on Friday night.
Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Alex Nedeljkovic, scoring threat?
On Tuesday, the big story came in Pittsburgh as Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry went down and ultimately left the game against the Anaheim Ducks with an injury.
The Penguins have placed goalie Alex Nedeljkovic on the injured reserve after sustaining an injury during a game against the Stars.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a one-year contract worth $1.5 million, the team announced Saturday. He played last season with the Detroit Red Wings and struggled a bit.
Detroit Hockey Now’s Red Wings Review series is assessing every player who held a significant place in the fortunes of the 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings season.
Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is not with the Detroit Red Wings and is still with the Red Wings. Both facts are true. Nedeljkovic’s emergency recall is over.
The Detroit Red Wings have brought Alex Nedeljkovic back up from the minor leagues.
Nothing in this life is guaranteed. Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic knows that very well. On Jan. 23, 2019, he recorded his first win in the NHL, saving 24 of 26 shots as the Carolina Hurricanes triumphed over the Vancouver Canucks.
The Detroit Red Wings continue their three-goaltender rotation, this time sending Alex Nedeljkovic to the AHL on a conditioning stint.
Playing in his third career game against his former team, Alex Nedeljkovic stopped all 46 shots he faced on Thursday night as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes by a 3–0 score.
Alex Nedeljkovic is back in the win column. The 26-year-old goaltender stopped all 43 shots he faced against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night to help the Detroit Red Wings capture a 1–0 victory.
As far as brutal misplays by goalies that resulted in goals goes, that has to be up there as one of the worst.
Alex Nedeljkovic played his best game in over a month, but it wasn’t enough to help his Detroit Red Wings avoid a 3–1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night.
The Hurricanes appear to be giving some consideration to not tendering Nedeljkovic a qualifying offer. It’s not that they don’t want to keep him, but rather that they’re worried about what an arbitration award would be.
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