Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic unofficially made 23 saves on 26 shots for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-2 loss against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. The result dropped Nedeljkovic’s record to 12-12-5.

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic status approximately two hours before the opening faceoff.

Nedeljkovic stopped 23 of 25 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Bruins, with Boston's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

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.

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.

The NHL trade deadline is Friday. The NHL Draft Lottery's date is to be determined. It's again all about the ping-pong balls in Pittsburgh.

Bruins captain Brad Marchand left with an upper-body injury in the first period following an awkward hit into the corner boards from P.O Joseph. Later in the first period, Joseph left with an upper-body injury following a hit from Mark Kastelic.

Starting Saturday

David Pastrnak extended his NHL-leading point streak to 17 games with a goal and an assist, and the Boston Bruins held off the host Pittsburgh Penguins to win 3-2 on Saturday.

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 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.