There are unlikely playoff heroes and then there is San Jose’s Benn
Ferriero. I guarantee most Sharks fans didn’t know who he was before
Friday’s Game 1 of the Western
Conference semifinals against the Detroit Red Wings, but now Ferriero is a
household name in San Jose. Thanks to him the Sharks try for a 2-0 series lead
on Detroit in Sunday’s Game 2 – bet on it with Bodog’s NHL odds. San Jose won an exciting Game 1 2-1 in overtime. Ferriero scored 7:03 into the extra period on a deflected goal. Oh, and it happened to be his 24th birthday. Ferriero's shot hit off Detroit defenseman Brad Stuart's stick and got past Jimmy Howard for the game-winner just seconds after the Red Wings had killed off a four-minute penalty. Ferriero has just seven goals in 57 career regular-season games and played only once in the NHL after Feb. 5 this season. This
was his first career playoff game. Ferriero is the first player to score an overtime goal in his playoff debut since another Shark, Niko Dimitrakos, against St. Louis on April 8, 2004. Ferriero became the first NHL player ever to score a playoff overtime goal on his birthday. It was San Jose’s fourth win in five games vs. Detroit this season and the
Sharks’ fourth straight overtime win in these playoffs, and their fifth one-goal
victory over the Wings in the past two playoffs. The Sharks deserved the Game 1
win, outshooting Detroit 46-25 (7-1 in overtime). The Wings stayed in the game
thanks to stellar goaltending from Howard. The Wings killed 5-of-6 San Jose
power plays and it was largely due to Howard. Get the best props on Wings-Sharks at Bodog!
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