Penguins’ Alex Nedeljkovic First Goalie in NHL History With Goal and an Assist in Single Game

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in January 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in January 2025. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI/Shutterstock (15091760s)

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ goalkeeper Alex Nedeljkovic did something no other goalie in the history of the NHL managed to do in a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres. He managed to record a goal and an assist in a single game.

Nedeljkovic was credited with a secondary assist for Cody Glass’ goal in the second period that gave Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead.

Nedeljkovic then scored the Penguins’ fifth goal of the game with 2:42 left in the final period after the Sabres took their goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen off the ice. The veteran took the puck behind his own goal and sent it from behind the goal line to an empty net.

Nedeljkovic, who finished the game with 40 saves, also became just the 16th goalie ever to score a goal in an NHL game.

“I’ve always enjoyed playing the puck,” Nedeljkovic said after the game. “Growing up, I watched some of the best guys do it, like Marty Turco, Marty Brodeur were two guys that I watched a lot and really learned a lot from in terms of puck handling. It’s been part of my game as long as I can remember.”

Nedeljkovic started 19 games in the 2024-25 season for the Penguins. He has an 8-7-4 record with a 3.33 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage.