It's a season opener San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic won't soon forget — although he'll try his best to. The netminder made two costly gaffes, one late in regulation and another in overtime, gifting the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory over their Pacific Division rivals on Thursday night.

Nedeljkovic was excellent in the preseason, allowing just one goal over two games — both against Vegas — while sporting a .981 save percentage. That earned him an opening night nod over Yaroslav Askarov, and things were going well until late in the third period.

Nedeljkovic misplayed an easy Jack Eichel dump-in attempt from center ice which tied the game with under two minutes left. In the extra frame, he came out of his net errantly, allowing Reilly Smith to easily pot the winner. Th

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