In his first AHL appearance of the season after being assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a conditioning loan, Alex Nedeljkovic scored a goal to help the Penguins to a 4-2 win over the Providence Bruins on Friday night.
Nedeljkovic is the first goaltender in American Hockey League history to score twice in his career.
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The 27-year-old Nedeljkovic, who signed as a free agent with Pittsburgh during the offseason, had not seen game action since an Oct. 24 start vs. Dallas.
Nedeljkovic carried a shutout into the final three minutes of Friday’s game before Providence scored twice with an extra attacker. He then secured the win with 1:04 remaining, hitting the open Bruins net from 175 feet away.
Nedeljkovic also scored as a member of the Charlotte Checkers on Mar. 10, 2018. He has two goals and five assists in his AHL career in addition to a record of 103-54-14, a 2.59 goals-against average, a .905 save percentage and 15 shutouts. Nedeljkovic won the Baz Bastien Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender and captured a Calder Cup championship with Charlotte in 2018-19.
Goals Scored by AHL Goaltenders
| Goalie | Team | Date | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Wakaluk | Rochester Americans | Dec. 5, 1987 | @ Utica |
| Paul Cohen | Springfield Indians | Mar. 28, 1992 | vs. Rochester |
| Robb Stauber | Rochester Americans | Oct. 9, 1995 | @ Prince Edward Island |
| Christian Bronsard | Syracuse Crunch | Oct. 30, 1999 | @ Rochester |
| Jean-Francois Labbe | Hartford Wolf Pack | Feb. 5, 2000 | @ Quebec |
| Chris Mason | Milwaukee Admirals | Oct. 15, 2001 | @ Utah |
| Antero Niittymaki | Philadelphia Phantoms | Apr. 11, 2004 | @ Hershey |
| Seamus Kotyk | Milwaukee Admirals | Apr. 17, 2005 | @ San Antonio |
| Drew MacIntyre | Manitoba Moose | Feb. 20, 2008 | @ Chicago |
| Chris Holt | Binghamton Senators | Mar. 19, 2010 | vs. Rochester |
| Reto Berra | Lake Erie Monsters | Jan. 16, 2015 | @ Chicago |
| Jonas Gustavsson | Bakersfield Condors | Mar. 24, 2017 | vs. San Diego |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | Charlotte Checkers | Mar. 10, 2018 | vs. Hartford |
| Tristan Jarry | W-B/Scranton Penguins | Nov. 14, 2018 | @ Springfield |
| Max Lagace | Chicago Wolves | May 25, 2019 (playoffs) | @ San Diego |
| Collin Delia | Rockford IceHogs | Dec. 17, 2021 | @ Texas |
| Lukas Dostal | San Diego Gulls | Mar. 2, 2022 | @ Colorado |
| Joel Hofer | Springfield Thunderbirds | May 12, 2022 (playoffs) | vs. W-B/Scranton |
| Jesper Wallstedt | Iowa Wild | Nov. 12, 2022 | @ Chicago |
| Pyotr Kochetkov | Chicago Wolves | Mar. 3, 2023 | @ Manitoba |
| Strauss Mann | Laval Rocket | Oct. 18, 2023 | vs. Rochester |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | W-B/Scranton Penguins | Nov. 17, 2023 | @ Providence |
