Alex Nedeljkovic has forever enshrined himself in hockey history. The former Carolina Hurricane scored a goal last night in the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, nailing the empty-netter late in the third period from 184-feet away (the second longest goalie goal in league history).

It was a very quiet Friday night last night in the National Hockey League, with only two games on the schedule. Despite this, a few highlights (including one very big one in particular) caught attention.

Buffalo, N.Y. — Former Red Wing Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night. Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan Rust (Novi) also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak.

Seth Jarvis had two goals and an assist, and Sebastian Aho a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes — playing their third game in four days — in an OT win over the Penguins.

The Pittsburgh Penguins completed the first half of the 2024-25 season in a fashion that has been far too quotidian in their first 41 games: A loss against a Metropolitan Division rival. On Sunday, the Penguins lost to the Carolina Hurricanes,

Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour is looking for more consistency. The Hurricanes have alternated losses and wins in their past six games. Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39 ...

Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho (20) celebrates after a goal by teammate Jalen Chatfield (not shown ...

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic had an excellent night between the pipes on Friday night. He stopped 40 of the 42 shots he faced in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, but he also made NHL history by generating some offense.

You can never quite know what to expect from this Buffalo Sabres team. Even when they win, as they did over the Carolina Hurricanes a few days ago, it’s mired by some embarrassment like not officially registering a shot in the third period.

Pittsburgh Penguins, especially with their goalie duo of Tristan Jarry and Alex Nedeljkovic. Despite the rocky ro