Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman had arguably the worst season of his career during the 2024-25 campaign, leading the league in goals against (176).
The 27-year-old finished the 2023-24 season seventh in the NHL’s Vezina Trophy voting though and now may be one of the frontrunners again for the hardware.
National NHL writer Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic said on Monday that Swayman is “probably” the current top contender for the award given to the league’s best goalie.
“The current leader should probably be Jeremy Swayman who is bouncing back terrifically after last year’s struggles. His .916 save percentage is well above what’s been expected of him in Boston and he’s currently saving just over one goal above expected per game,” Luszczyszyn wrote. “He’s also starting to separate himself from the rest of the field with a three-goal lead over fellow American Spencer Knight.”
Swayman and Joonas Korpisalo were recently ranked as the fifth-best goalie tandem in the NHL by fellow NHL scribe of The Athletic, Jesse Granger.
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The former is 11-6-0 with a 2.62 GAA and a .915 SV% this fall and has been a huge part of why the Bruins (15-12-0) are over .500 entering December.