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).

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored the 19th goalie goal in NHL history. But there's more to it.

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.

Many of the Penguins think the spark Nedeljkovic provides on and off the ice might be just what they need to make a postseason push.

Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist in a game during the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres.

During the final minutes of the Penguins’ game against the Sabres on Friday, goalie Alex Nedeljkovic sniped a goal from the other side of the ice, becoming the first goalie in history to record a goal and an assist in the same NHL game. Upon scoring the goal, Nedeljkovic leaped into the Penguins’ bench, where he was mobbed by his teammates.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic ... to 4-2 with 5:14 to play. HURRICANES 3, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2 Seth Jarvis scored in the second and third periods to help Carolina beat Vegas.

Nedeljkovic scored into an empty net at 17:18 of the third period after the Sabres pulled their goalie for an extra skater.

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 ...

Alex Nedeljkovic wrote NHL history in ... Pyotr Kochetkov of the Carolina Hurricanes was the latest to do it in December against the New York Rangers. However, Nedeljkovic becomes the first ...