Swayman Stands Guard as Bruins Shrug Off Florida 4-1
The 4-1 final makes this look easy for Boston. It wasn't. Florida fired more pucks all night and got plenty of good looks. Jeremy Swayman simply refused to let them count.
Swayman stopped 40 of 41 shots. Florida's chances added up to 3.57 expected goals -- roughly three and a half goals' worth of looks -- and they got one. He was perfect from close range, turning aside all 15 of Florida's high-danger chances. At the other end, Jacob Markstrom stopped 32 of 36.
This wasn't a one-man act. Boston actually had slightly the better chances despite taking fewer shots, and its forwards finished them. JJ Peterka led the way with seven shots and a goal. David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha, who played with him, picked up two assists each. Morgan Geekie and Michael Eyssimont, who played together, both scored, with Eyssimont getting on the board in under eight minutes of ice time. Elias Lindholm added the fourth.
With James Hagens on injured reserve, the Atlantic leaders now have a three-game winning streak, grown to four with this one. Florida, in the second wild-card spot, outshot them and still left with nothing.
