
Alex Nedeljkovic makes 30 or more starts for San Jose in 2026-27.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 34 of San Jose's 82 starts last season and posted a .896 save percentage, 2.87 goals against average and 21 quality starts in those 34 tries. Yaroslav Askarov made 47 starts and posted .883, 3.63 and 20 quality starts. By Hockey Reference's goals saved above average, Nedeljkovic was worth 0.6 goals more than a league-average goaltender and Askarov was worth 16.9 fewer, the fifth-worst mark among the 41 goaltenders who started 30 or more games. The backup is signed through 2027-28 at $3M. The starter has one year left at $2M.

The Askarov verdict: is he actually the franchise goalie?
