Goalie from Vancouver Island makes 48 saves to earn his first NHL win
The Pittsburgh Penguins knew next to nothing about Dylan Ferguson when they took the ice on Monday night.
Ferguson made 48 saves in his first NHL start as Ottawa dented Pittsburgh’s increasingly iffy playoff chances in a 2-1 victory. It was quite a performance by the 24-year-old from Lantzville, who was at an airport earlier this month assuming he was heading from one level of the minors to another before the goalie-depleted Senators signed him.
But much like a significant portion of the Penguins’ uncharacteristically uneven season, their momentum quickly faded. A hooking penalty on Chad Ruhwedel gave Ottawa a power play, and Drake Batherson jammed home a shot by Tristan Jarry from just outside the crease with 2:09 to play.“It’s still sinking in, to be honest,” Ferguson said. “My big focus tonight was just go out there and be me. Don’t try to be anything I’m not. Stay in the moment. I felt like I did that.
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