VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Dylan Ferguson didn’t get much sleep Tuesday night.
Understandable, considering the Golden Knights’ 19-year-old goaltender made his NHL debut hours earlier against Edmonton.
“It’s still really surreal,” Ferguson said Wednesday after the team’s practice at Rogers Arena. “It’s kind of starting to sink in a little bit, but I don’t think it’s ever going to sink in. I’m going to remember this for the rest of my life.”
Ferguson played the final 9:14 of the Knights’ 8-2 loss and stopped one of the two shots he faced.
Oilers star Connor McDavid also had a goal disallowed for goaltender interference, and the two had a friendly chat at one point, with the Oilers’ star telling Ferguson, “Good job.