Swayman Saves the Day! Boston Crushes Florida 5-1 in Game 1

The Florida crowd was raucous during the national anthem, and Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman confidently kept them quiet. image credit : The Portland Press Herald

[{"selector":"#anim-3c77bddc-f03f-451f-8150-1cf582926112","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-30d80642-9bf8-40c3-b650-2f3cd419857f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-132.27091%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Swayman's postseason continued with 38 shots stopped, Brandon Carlo scoring a goal, and the Bruins tying the Panthers 5-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. image credit : Boston.com

[{"selector":"#anim-edcea89f-4aac-4553-a207-1d34f923cd76","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9536a728-5960-46a5-b373-624b45e621bc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-131.87252%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Swayman was impressed by the team's physicality and mentality. image credit :The Portland Press Herald

[{"selector":"#anim-675b1e8c-99b9-48bd-9014-72293c4e63f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c427f92-8dfe-4001-b31a-d4eaf2df2995","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-132.27091%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Boston's Jeremy Swayman has been a standout netminder in the playoffs, making a league-best 210 saves with a stingy goals-against average of 1.42. image credit :The Hockey News

[{"selector":"#anim-0f392a66-5fd1-4b16-afc5-aa308b0ed687","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f02b483d-bcc4-458e-ad43-1c7c7d1b729f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-132.27091%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He has stopped all seven shots on Florida's three power plays, improving his stats. image credit :Boston Hockey Now

[{"selector":"#anim-3a339381-fb77-4347-aa95-9fd5cc5047c1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed8a2a46-ff16-45d7-ad3a-e04610efe99a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-131.87252%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Bruins, who made many mistakes, hope to come out on top in the playoffs. image credit : The Hockey News

[{"selector":"#anim-9bfbe10b-263e-4ff4-bca6-8584a69fb903","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61fa1ef0-47db-495e-b000-804cfc486c39","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-136.55461%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Boston played Florida in the first one-sided game of the season against the 1-2 teams in the Atlantic Division. image credit : NHL.com

[{"selector":"#anim-baa3ed24-3769-48f6-98b7-b665bacb7042","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f3bb402-d903-4018-bce1-20f75d18cbd3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-149.51456%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Boston won all games in the regular season, but Florida was tied or ahead 78% of the time. image credit : ESPN

[{"selector":"#anim-59e6c489-ea99-4368-9e40-5d206d74c03f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d489314-919a-4f90-87ed-b93ab7dc69ed","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-132.27091%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Bruins rallied from 1-0 deficits in four of the five games with Florida. Florida's Florida star, Tkachuk, scored his fourth postseason goal. Boston scored the equalizer in just 67 seconds. image credit : Sports Illustrated

[{"selector":"#anim-17261a11-284e-4dfc-8ada-ea67432448f8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b903c39-0fac-48d4-a849-84d57eb3355d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-132.27091%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Carlo scored a goal in the second quarter to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead in a game against the Panthers. image credit : theScore.com

[{"selector":"#anim-0ac5c19b-b376-4679-a57a-f2e113da0345","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9451c8e8-688c-4e98-babd-707b69215d51","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-132.27091%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He arrived late to the game, but was in the lineup and scored with 21 seconds left. image credit : Sportskeeda

[{"selector":"#anim-1e6e069a-ed73-4b49-ab49-2f63e5628226","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bb997cec-f0ec-41a0-935a-607f34aaaf5c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-132.27091%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Panthers pulled Bobrovsky with 5:30 left, and DeBrusk added an empty-netter. image credit : MassLive.com