Swayman was asked postgame about challenging Woll.
Probably didn’t call for it. I don’t know, I see all my guys go in — it’s a team effort, we all go in,” Swayman said. “He’s my buddy, I respect the hell out of him and his game. It was just an opportunity, but nothing happened.”The Bruins won most of the physical battles and the game itself by the score of 4-1, earning themselves a season sweep of the rival Leafs. Swayman made 28 saves on 29 shots to earn his 20th victory of the season and third against the Leafs.Even though these teams won’t meet again in the regular season, they could square off in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And if Thursday’s game was any indication, that series would be wildly entertaining.
hursday’s Bruins-Maple Leafs matchup was a physical contest that resulted in two fines handed out.
Toronto defenseman Jake McCabe received a $5,000 fine, the maximum amount allowable under the CBA, for a cross-check on Boston captain Brad Marchand, as announced by NHL Player Safety.
The incident occurred in the first period of the matchup at TD Garden, and because McCabe hit Jake DeBrusk first before cross-checking Marchand, the Maple Leafs blueliner received a penalty for interference on DeBrusk.
At 14:23 of the first period, David Pastrnak put Boston in a 1-0 lead for his 39th goal of the season. During a 5-on-3 power play, Jake DeBrusk fed Pastrnak from the top of the left face-off circle at the goal line. Pastrnak’s goal had been the only one scored in the opening 20. Trent Frederic extended the Bruins’ lead to 2-0 at 15:44 of the second after he grabbed the puck from William Nylander at Boston’s blue line. He went five-hole on Joseph Woll, finishing off the breakaway. Not too long after Frederic’s goal, Mitch Marner cut it to 2-1 for his 25th. Marner received the puck from Timothy Liljegren after Danton Heinen had misplayed a pass to Brad Marchand… the puck was sent up to him, and he beat Jeremy Swayman at 12:04. Later on into the middle frame, Morgan Geekie went for the 3-1 lead for Boston on the power play when the puck was sent to him by Kevin Shattenkirk, who took the rebound of a slot shot from Pavel Zacha. Geekie scored his fifth goal in the past five games. Brandon Carlo scored his first goal following a 20-game goal drought to make it a 4-1 score before the end of the second period at the point. The score remained throughout the third period and Boston finished up this game with another 4-1 final.
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