Watch goalkeeper Alex Nedeljkovic become a goalscorer and his teammates’ wild joy at the player above.
American goalkeeper Alex Nedeljkovic first assisted on Pittsburgh’s 3-1 goal on the power play early in the middle period. And then, when the Buffalo Sabers picked their goaltender to close in the game’s final stages, Nedeljkovic closed out the game with the 5-2 own goal.
– At first I didn’t think it would go in, but the guys went completely crazy and then I saw Erik Karlsson with his arms in the air and realized that it will be a goal, says Alex Nedeljkovic after the match.
He is the 16th goaltender to have netted in the NHL, and thus is the first goaltender of all time to be the scorer and forward for a goal in the same game.