Jeremy Swayman

Goaltending Separates the Bruins and the Hurricanes

The Boston Bruins are having an unbelievable season. In fact, saying unbelievable is an understatement. As of this writing (Sunday, February 19), the Bruins are first in both the Atlantic Division and the NHL, with a 42-8-5 record for 89 points. The team is also second in the league in goals scored (205 goals in […]

Linus Ullmark Disrespected In ESPN Poll

ESPN recently conducted a poll to name the best goaltender, and Boston Bruins fans won’t be happy with where Linus Ullmark ended up. Ullmark is having the best season of his career. He is a Vezina favorite and a major reason for Boston’s success in the 2022-23 season. In 33 games played, Ullmark is 26-4-1 […]

Opinion: Swayman’s Contract Projection

As early as last season, Swaymans future as a Boston Bruin has been at the forefront of the fan’s and management’s minds. Now the time has come, and Swayman is set to be an RFA at the end of the year. That leads to the obvious question, what is his next contract? Swaymans Stats Swayman […]

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Varlamov Continues to Be Reliable on Long Island

Decades ago, teams in the NHL played their starting goaltender anywhere between 60-70 games. Back in those times, it was pretty much a given that it was the starter’s net for almost the whole season unless he faltered for long stretches. The backup’s job was to play anywhere between 10-15 games in the regular season. […]

Sharks Stumble to Start Road Trip

The San Jose Sharks lost a lead over the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday, then fell easily to the top-ranked Boston Bruins Sunday to start the team’s eastern road trip 0-2. The Sharks were outscored 9-3 overall and allowed seven consecutive goals across the two games. Timo Meier and Nick Bonino scored the first two […]

Don’t Forget About Jeremy Swayman

Linus Ullmark’s impressive play has been one of the biggest stories of the season for the Boston Bruins, but Jeremy Swayman is having a great season in his own right. Ullmark is on pace to win the Vezina trophy as he boasts a 24-2-0 record with a 1.88 goals-against average and .937 save percentage. He […]

Not Much Bruin: Rangers Fall To League-Leading Boston Bruins 3-1 at MSG

Perhaps it’s too strong to say the Rangers failed their test against the league-leading Boston Bruins, but they certainly learned the lesson that they have work to do if they wish to defeat them. It resulted in a matter-of-fact 3-1 loss to Boston in a game in which the Rangers didn’t play badly but not […]

Bruins and Fans Crush the Ducks 7-1

A really good team beat a really bad team tonight at TD Garden West. (Honda Center) The Anaheim Ducks fell embarrassingly to the Boston Bruins 7 to 1. I had written five pages of notes for the first two periods. I just wrote the goals in the third. So, the game got well away from […]

Montgomery Names Starter For Tonight’s Game In Ottawa

With the Bruins resuming play tonight after the Holiday Break and on the first night of back-to-backs, Jim Montgomery will turn to his backup goalie. The Bruins traveled to Ottawa to take on the Senators before heading to New Jersey tomorrow. It seems Montgomery will turn to Jeremy Swayman tonight as he saves starter Linus […]

Bruins Wild Comeback Extends Win Streak To Six Games

Hanpus Lindholm scored the game-winning goal at 3:37 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins an improbable 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Lindholm finished a four-point night and factored in the last four goals to help Boston move to a franchise-best 9-1-0 on the season. Sidney Crosby scored […]