Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Nedeljkovic scores into own net in gaffe for the ages

When it rains, it pours for Alex Nedeljkovic.

On Thursday, during the first period of a routine Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild game, the unthinkable happened for the Red Wings goaltender. On what seemed like a routine, deflected dump-in that a netminder should stop … Nedeljkovic just beefed it big time, resulting in an own goal. 

In an attempt to swat the puck to the corner to continue play, Nedeljkovic instead batted it right between his legs off the heel of his stick in the most tragic misplay possible. Seriously, this is as devastating as it gets as own goals go in the NHL. It's not pretty.

Yeah, that's pretty tragic. In the midst of an already disappointing year for Nedeljkovic in net, that's a back-breaker for sure. But hey, this is absolutely a teaching moment here not to get too casual with the puck! I'm 100% sure Nedeljkovic will never make that mistake again.