RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Nedeljkovic is finishing this season the way he began it: Feeling like he has something to prove.
The Detroit Red Wings goalie enters the season's final two weeks coming off a restorative 46-save shutout against one of the NHL's elite teams, with bonus satisfaction from it coming against his former team. The Carolina Hurricanes are where Nedeljkovic and the Wings would like to be — in the playoffs — but that doesn't diminish Thursday's 3-0 victory.
"It’s a learning process," Nedeljkovic said. "We had high expectations for ourselves. If you’re (not) setting high goals, you’re not doing yourself any favors.