"Nedeljkovic finished with 28 saves, including 15 in the third period, to lead the Sharks to an impressive 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh on Sunday. The win was Nedeljkovic's first since Nov. 7, when he stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Sharks' 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Before Sunday, Nedeljkovic was 0-3-0 with a .870 save percentage in his last five games."
"Happy that I put us in a position to win, honestly, Nedeljkovic said Sunday. If the guys can pull through and we can get two points, it's huge. They played awesome tonight. We limited them in the first two periods there. I thought we did a good job of just hunkering down, staying with it in our own end in the third and just keeping it simple."
"Tuesday's game marks the first time this season that Nedeljkovic will start consecutive games for the Sharks (14-13-3) as Askarov had begun to establish himself as the team's No. 1 goalie. In 13 games since the start of November, Askarov is 9-4-0 with a .928 save percentage, allowing the Sharks to rejoin the playoff race. Askarov's last start came on Friday when he allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Sharks' 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars."
Alex Nedeljkovic will start Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers as Yaroslav Askarov deals with an illness but is expected to back up. Nedeljkovic made 28 saves, including 15 in the third period, in a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, his first victory since Nov. 7. Prior to that win he was 0-3-0 with a .870 save percentage in his previous five games. Askarov had established himself as the Sharks' No. 1 goalie with a 9-4-0 record and a .928 save percentage in 13 games since November. The Sharks held the second Western Conference wild card spot with a .517 points percentage.
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