There was a lot happening in Cranberry, Pa. at Pittsburgh Penguins practice on Thursday. Just one day after goaltender Tristan Jarry was waived by the Penguins, Joel Blomqvist arrived in Pittsburgh. Since he has not yet officially been added to the active roster - that won't happen until either Jarry is claimed or he clears waivers - Blomqvist did not practice with the team and was not available to the media after practice.
Rickard Rakell got things going. Cody Glass, Alex Nedeljkovic and a few others did the rest, as the Penguins opened a long road trip with a powerful
Nedeljkovic scored when he sent the puck from behind the net down the ice and into an empty net with 2:42 left in the third.
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Nedeljkovic makes history as Penguins beat Sabres 5-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — 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 also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak.
Rakell has 23 goals, 40 points, 77 hits and 53 blocks in 48 outings in 2024-25. He'll likely resume his role on the top line alongside Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. That might in turn shift Anthony Beauvillier from the Crosby line to Evgeni Malkin's unit and knock Cody Glass off the top six.
Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak. Owen Power and Zach Benson scored for Buffalo and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 14 saves. The Sabres lost for the 18th time in 24 ...
Pittsburgh goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored an empty-net goal and added an assist to go along with 40 saves in the Penguins' 5-2 road win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Cody Glass and Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic, fresh off making history by becoming the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal and record an assist in the same game on Friday in Buffalo, stopped 25 of 26 shots to earn the victory.
Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and he made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rickard Rakell got things going. Cody Glass, Alex Nedeljkovic and a few others did the rest, as the Penguins opened a long road trip with a powerful display. One so dominant that ...