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Alex Nedeljkovic
San Jose Sharks Goaltender #33
219 games, and the best save percentage in a bad crease.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17 | 1.000 |
| 2018-19 | CAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 26 | .923 |
| 2019-20 | CAR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3.05 | 0 | 97 | .887 |
| 2020-21 | CAR | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 1.90 | 3 | 648 | .932 |
| 2021-22 | DET | 59 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 178 | 3.31 | 4 | 1796 | .901 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 3.53 | 0 | 466 | .895 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 38 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 2.97 | 1 | 1039 | .902 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 38 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 112 | 3.12 | 1 | 1054 | .894 |
| 2025-26 | SJS | 40 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 109 | 2.87 | 0 | 1049 | .896 |
| 2026-27 so far | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 219 | 92 | 74 | 31 | 607 | 2.97 | 9 | 6192 | .902 |
This Season So Far
The 2026-27 season has not started. The empty row above is his, and both it and this paragraph fill in on their own from the morning after he first plays: what he has done, what it is worth against his own last season, and the run he is on when the two disagree.
Last Season
40 appearances, 18-14-4, a 2.87 goals-against average and a .8961 save percentage, no shutouts. His career figure across 219 games is .9020.
Over his last 10 appearances, .877 on 227 shots.
The Physical Game
6 foot even, 205, and small — he plays a compact, aggressive game and challenges further out than most, which is the only real option at his height.
The puckhandling is excellent, among the best of any goaltender in the league, and on a club that is forechecked as hard as this one that is a genuine asset.
The Mental Game
He has been a starter, a backup, a waiver claim and a starter again across 4 organisations, and has never quite been trusted with a net for 2 seasons running.
The Intangibles
A .8961 against Askarov’s .8829 in 7 fewer appearances, and a 2.87 goals-against average against a 3.63, behind the same defence.
That is a substantial gap, and it is the second club in this edition — Seattle is the other — where the established young starter was outplayed all season by the veteran nobody was talking about.
San Jose’s goaltending finished 20 goals worse than the chances it faced regardless, which is the fourth-worst mark in the league and the single largest reason a team with Celebrini, Smith and Misa conceded 190 goals at 5-on-5.
He is 30, a second-round pick, and the better goaltender on this roster right now. That is not the same as being the future of it.
The numbers underneath
Recent form
Last 20 appearances, 2025-26, oldest first
.886
save percentage over his last 8, on 185 shots · .902 across these 20
Each bar is one appearance, taller being a better save percentage. Filled bars are .920 or better.