Bruins coach Jim Montgomery thinks goaltender Jeremy Swayman's dominance against the Maple Leafs -- before and during their current first-round Stanley Cup playoff series -- has started to rattle some players.
"Normally, I don't think that ," Montgomery said Thursday."But when Domi goes off the bench and bumps on purpose, makes me think that maybe he's in their head a little bit."-- who got the Bruins on the board with a first-period goal in Game 3 -- saw the interaction between Domi and Swayman, too. He agreed with Montgomery it might have revealed some mounting exasperation from the Leafs over Swayman's recent success.
That was ultimately true. Despite any on-ice antics, Swayman downed Toronto once again with a 28-save performance in Game 3 to give Boston a 2-1 series lead. Swayman previously made 35 stops in the Bruins' 5-1 victory in Game 1, and then was replaced byToronto had better results against Ullmark, but the Leafs still haven't managed more than three goals in a game so far this postseason.
"It's playoff hockey and things are happening all over the ice," said Keefe."With that logic you would say every time they bump into one of our guys maybe we're in their heads"
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