Former Detroit Red Wing Alex Nedeljkovic became the 16th goaltender in NHL history to score a goal Friday when he fired the puck into an empty net for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.

Detroit Red Wings fans are no strangers to this phenomenon. Jake Walman was given exceedingly more opportunities with the Red Wings than he previously had with the St. Louis Blues. Now, Walman has become a number-one defender for the San Jose Sharks.

Pittsburgh Penguins players were teasing Alex Nedeljkovic Friday night about only needing a fight to boast a Gordie Hat Trick. That became true when the former Detroit Red Wings player became the first goalie to register a goal and an assist in the same NHL game.

The Detroit Red Wings have come a long way when it comes to addressing their need for goaltending. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that their goalie tandem consisted of Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss,

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic made history by becoming the first netminder to record a goal and an assist in an NHL game.

Fresh off a rare win at Florida, the Detroit Red Wings are in friendlier climes, at least recently. The Wings take on Tamp Bay tonight, where they have won four of the last six meetings. Before that however,

On Friday night, he accomplished something neither of them — or any other goalie — had ever done. 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.

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

During the Penguins' Friday night matchup with the Buffalo Sabres and an empty net 200 feet away from Alex Nedeljkovic, the Penguins' goalie saw his chance. With the Penguins leading the Sabres 4-2 and Buffalo's goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen at the bench,