What a week it’s been for the Boston Bruins. After coming off a huge victory against the Florida Panthers, the Bruins split their games this week and took three out of a possible four points.
David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each logged a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman tied his career-high mark with 43 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Jeremy Swayman has made 83 saves in the Boston Bruins’ last two games, a pair of hard-earned wins over division rivals Florida and Tampa Bay. He is playing his best hockey of the season while also handling his heaviest workload to date.
The public offseason contract dispute between the Boston Bruins and Jeremy Swayman was a drawn-out saga that left its mark on both sides. With Swayman
Swayman made 43 saves in a 6-2 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday. He set a new season-high for saves with the victory. Swayman played huge at times to keep a busy Bolt offense at bay. Since Christmas, the netminder has started more games (eight) than any other netminder in the NHL.
Swayman rebounded with a 40-save effort in Saturday's 4-3 win over Florida after starting the new calendar year with four consecutive losses. The 26-year-old has a 14-15-3 record, .895 save percentage and 2.91 GAA through 32 appearances in 2024-25. The Lightning rank first in the NHL with 3.68 goals per game.
Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman took to social media to show his support for his friend and hockey trainer’s latest endeavor.
BOSTON - David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2.
Under duress from Charlie Coyle, Victor Hedman lost the puck just inside his left point position and Poitras pounced on it, bursting up ice on a 2-on-1. He smartly waited out Nick Perbix’s belly-flop slide and made a pretty pass around the defenseman’s skates to Trent Frederic for a redirection at 4:24, Frederic’s seventh of the year.
Tampa Bay has won back-to-back games after dropping dour in a row. The Lightning moved past the Bruins into third place in the Atlantic Division. Mason Lohrei scored for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves. The Bruins are 0-5-1 in their last six.
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh may face discipline from the NHL Player Safety after injuring a Bruins forward with a dirty hit to the head.
The Boston Bruins won’t accomplish much this season if Jeremy Swayman doesn’t play like a top 10 goalie, and for much of the 2024-25 NHL season, he has played below that level. But over the last few weeks,