Ullmark starts over Swayman in Boston Bruins' Game 2 loss

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On the heels of a 3-2 loss that tied the series at 1-1, Boston coach Jim Montgomery stood behind his choice to start Linus Ullmark over Jeremy Swayman in Game 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night at TD Garden.

Ullmark, who finished with 30 stops, got the call in net even after Swayman was dominant making 35 saves for Boston in a 5-1 victory over the Leafs in Saturday's Game 1.Montgomery had flat-out refused to name a starter leading up to Monday's game while being peppered with questions about whether he'd keep the Bruins' established rotation alive.

It just wasn't something Montgomery was willing to comment on publicly, and the guessing game continued right until warmups of Game 2. "I don't know why we would divulge information," Montgomery said earlier Monday."If you're preparing for a game, there are parts of a goaltender that are part of your pre-scout. So that's an advantage for us, right? If don't know who's starting."

In the end, it was hard for Montgomery to go wrong. Ullmark is the NHL's reigning Vezina Trophy winner, and both he and Swayman had strong stats in the regular season. Swayman was 25-10-8 with a .916 SV% and 2.53 GAA, while Ullmark was 22-10-7 with 2.57 GAA.Swayman had been an obvious choice to tap in Game 1 given his 3-0-0 record against Toronto in the regular season.

"We're not playing fast enough," Montgomery said."We're slow in transition, which is not allowing us to possess pucks and not allowing us to get in on the forecheck well enough. I didn't think our urgency was where it needed to be to prevail tonight."

 

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