Called up from the club\u0027s AHL affiliate in Belleville on Sunday, Dylan Ferguson, a seventh\u002Dround pick of the Dallas Stars in 2017, made a whopping 47 saves in his first NHL start.
Rickard Rakell scored on the 47th shot Ferguson faced at 14:39 of the third period to tie it up 1-1. Untouched in the slot, Rakell was able to beat Ferguson on the glove side, and that had to be tough for the Senators to swallow because he’d done such a terrific job up to that point.
“It’s been a whirlwind last couple of weeks so I really just wanted to stay in the moment,” Ferguson told reporters in Pittsburgh. “I knew the guys were going to go to war for me tonight and I planned to do the same. I was lucky enough to get some shots early and just feel it the whole night. It was a lot of fun.
“Tonight was one of those games we stayed with it, but let’s make no mistake, the goalie comes in, he makes 19 saves in the first period, he’s on everything and it’s just a perfect end for a guy like that,” coach D.J. Smith said. “When he started his summer training, I don’t think he thought he’d giving up one in Pittsburgh on that many shots at the end of the year.Article contentHad it not been for Ferguson, this one wouldn’t haven’t been close heading to the third.
“It’s awesome. We’ve been playing some good hockey lately so this one felt good,” said defenceman Jake Sanderson. “He was dialled in from the puck drop. I could tell from looking in his eyes. We were like, ‘Holy crap, this kid is a player’. He was confident all night.”Article content The last time Ferguson saw action in an NHL game was as a 19-year-old with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017 and he only faced two shots in nine minutes. By the end of the first, he’d already stopped 19 shots and that can be a whole night’s work for some goalies.
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