Nedeljkovic is expected to start in Thursday's preseason home game against Anaheim.
Nedeljkovic had an 18-14-4 record, 2.87 GAA and .896 save percentage in 40 regular-season appearances with San Jose in 2025-26. Although Yaroslav Askarov is likely to enter the campaign as San Jose's No. 1 goaltender, Nedeljkovic is expected to get a significant chunk of the workload and might even be able to capture the top job if he outperforms Askarov early in the campaign.