Pittsburgh Penguins re-sign goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to 2-year contract

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a two-year deal.

The contract, which runs through the 2025-26 season, carries an average annual value of $2.5 million.

Nedeljkovic, 28, played in 38 games for the Penguins this past season and went 18-7-7 with a 2.97 goals-against average, .902 save percentage and one shutout. He also became the 11th goaltender in Penguins history to record a point streak of 10-plus games, the team said.

Nedeljkovic played parts of seven seasons in the NHL split between Pittsburgh, Carolina and Detroit.

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In 2020-21, the netminder was named to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team, and was a finalist for the Calder Trophy, awarded to the league’s top rookie.

The goaltender won the Calder Cup Championship with Charlotte in 2019, and he was named to the AHL’s First All-Star Team that same year. Nedeljkovic is the only goaltender in AHL history to score two career goals, with the second coming last season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the team said.

After this season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Nedeljkovic represented Team USA at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.

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