If you turned on the TV tonight and said “wait, who??”, I don’t blame you. The goaltender Dylan Ferguson was a 7th-round pick in 2017 by the Vegas Golden Knights, and he was acquired from the Toronto Marlies on February 24th for future considerations. He was a necessary goalie to acquire for the Belleville Senators while Mads Søgaard and Kevin Mandolese were up in the NHL. And after just six games in Belleville, Ferguson was the starting goaltender for the Ottawa Senators tonight, making his first career start.
It’s not as if the Senators had any real playoff hopes left before this game, but they were coming into Pittsburgh riding a five-game losing streak, so there was at least some pressure on Ferguson.