Rookie goaltender Jeremy Swayman (Maine) made his NHL debut Tuesday night, stopping 40 shots for the Boston Bruins in their 4-2 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers. It was the first start at hockey's highest level for the Anchorage, Alaska native, who was drafted 111th overall by Boston in 2017 after his lone season with Sioux Falls (USHL).
In three years at the University of Maine, Swayman, 22, compiled a record of 47-34-18 in 100 games, while fashioning a 2.51 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage to go along with four shutouts. As a junior in 2019-20, he finished a career-best 18-5-11 (2.07. .939) with three shutouts for the Black Bears, and also won the Mike Richter Award as the NCAA's top netminder before turning pro.
The 6-foot-3 Swayman played nine games with Providence (AHL) earlier this season, recording eight wins and one shutout, before being called up to Boston recently. He made 36 saves over the first two periods last night in Philadelphia, including 23 stops in the second stanza alone.
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