Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic has a pretty predictable pattern. In the event of a loss, he blames himself. In the event of a win, he credits his teammates. That approach has made him one of the most popular individuals in the team’s dressing room.
John Tortorella and Boko Imama had a different opinion regarding a questionable hit in the Penguins' 5-4 overtime victory.
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic had himself a night to forget Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Losers of five of their last six games entering the matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Penguins needed Nedeljkovic to step up between the pipes and halt their skid.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were late to the party, but once they finally got there, their 5-4 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers was quite entertaining. Credit goalie Alex Nedeljkovic for reading everyone,
Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic was the unwilling recipient of lethargic team defense during the first half of Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers. He wasn’t around for the second half of the game.
Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic experienced a meltdown after allowing three goals, leading to his removal from the game. Backup Joel Blomqvist stepped in, helping the team overcome a 4-0 deficit to secure a 5-4 overtime victory.
This one stung the most. The Flyers, amid a fairly tedious and thus far unimpressive rebuild, outworked the Penguins into oblivion from start to finish. Early in the third period, the citizens occupying the seats at Wells Fargo Center started chanting “We want 10” in the direction of Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic.
At one point, things looked grim for the Pittsburgh Penguins, down 3-0 to the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Moreover, it had been a mere 48 hours since the visitors thumped the home team 6-1.
With their fourth straight loss on Tuesday in the form of a 6-1 dud to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins are just two points out of the basement of the Eastern Conference.
John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (26-26-8) are in Manitoba on Saturday night to take on Scott Arniel's powerhouse Winnipeg Jets (42-15-3).
The Pittsburgh Penguins (23-28-9) have had a rough couple of games since returning from the 4 Nations Face-off, but none as painful to watch as their Tuesday night <a href=" loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.