John Tortorella and Boko Imama had a different opinion regarding a questionable hit in the Penguins' 5-4 overtime victory.

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.

Nedeljkovic stopped 21 of 23 shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche. The last two goals were empty-netters. Nedeljkovic put in a respectable performance, but Casey Mittelstadt's tie-breaking power-play goal with 4:09 left was the difference.

Benching Nedeljkovic turned out to be a great decision for Sullivan, who watched his club storm back and tie the game at 4–4 early in the third period. The Penguins went on to win 5–4 in overtime on Evgeni Malkin's 11th goal of the year.

Nedeljkovic is set to face the Avalanche on the road Tuesday, according to Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Nedeljkovic turned aside 23 of 25 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Bruins on Saturday.

It feels like the Pittsburgh Penguins deserved a much better fate than their 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.

It’s definitely an oddity. But a frequent one. In their 64 games this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have allowed a goal on the first opposition’s first shot 13 different times. “Sometimes, it’s just a matter of getting yourself ready to go,

Alex Nedeljkovic has caught some rust since returning from the two-week break.  In three starts, the American netminder is 0-2-0 with a .788 save percentage and

The Pittsburgh Penguins (24-30-10) narrowly avoided history in the first minute of the game. Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk was walked at the blue line by Colorado Avalanche (36-24-2) winger Valeri Nichuskin,

Alex Nedeljkovic was named the game’s Second Star in Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Boston at PPG Paints Arena, battling hard to keep his team within striking distance after they gave up an early two-goal lead.

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will draw the start on Tuesday evening against the Colorado Avalanche. In his last outing, Nedeljkovic stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced en route to losing to the Boston Bruins.