In his season debut, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 33 saves on 36 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 home win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Friday.
Nedeljkovic was deployed to the American Hockey League affiliate on Thursday as a conditioning assignment while he recovers from an undisclosed injury he suffered during the preseason.
Forward Boris Katchouk scored two goals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (2-1-0-0) while forwards Tristan Broz and Boko Imama each contributed goals. Making his debut with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, forward Rutger McGroarty opened the contest on the third line and did not record a point…