BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic remembers admiring the way Marty Turco and Martin Brodeur handled the puck during ... to have a goal and an assist in a game during the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres.
San Jose Sharks star forward Macklin Celebrini grew up idolizing Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, and on Monday, the two will play against each other for the second time.
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.
Crosby signed a two-year extension last September. He has repeatedly said he plans to only play for the Penguins. He has a full no-trade clause. Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Penguins, wants him to be part of the organization for the rest of his life.
Penguins netminder Alex Nedeljkovic made history in a pair of ways. With roughly three minutes left in the game, the Sabres pulled their goalie for an extra attacker. Nedeljkovic collected a dumped puck and took a shot at the empty net, successfully scoring the NHL's most recent goalie goal.
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.
On Monday night, Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury tied another NHL record, further cementing his case as a future first-ballot Hall of Famer. As many know, Martin Brodeur is the NHL's all-time wins leader with 691. Moreover, he was the only goalie to ever record at least ten wins in 20 seasons, until Monday, when Fleury joined him.
On Friday evening, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex ... multiple goals in the NHL - the other being Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur, who has three with the New Jersey Devils.
Fleury is 12-6-3 with a 2.67 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and two shutouts in 21 games at Bell Centre. In his most recent game in Montreal on Oct. 17, 2023, he made 26 saves for the Wild in a 5-2 win. Named the first star of the game, he saluted the crowd, which continued chanting his name after the final buzzer.
There won’t be another one like Marc-Andre Fleury. That’s the feeling of Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray and winger Ryan Reaves, who have had the pleasure of calling Fleury a teammate in the National Hockey League.
It takes one to know one. Sidney Crosby, the 2005 first-overall pick, was effusive in his praise of Macklin Celebrini, the 2024 first-overall pick, before Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins take on Celebrini’s Sharks at SAP Center on Monday night.
Minnesota Wild netminder Marc-Andre Fleury is set to play his possible last game against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Let's revisit his career against the club.