With Swayman back on the beam at the back of the Bruins’ defense, Boston has been riding high. At 19-13-0, including a current four-game winning streak, the Bruins entered the weekend tied for the top spot in Atlantic Division, and tied with Carolina for the most wins in the Eastern Conference.

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Swayman has won four of his last five starts heading into Sunday night’s game against the Wild in St. Paul. For the season, the Bruins’ No. 1 netminder is 13-7 with a 2.67 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Those numbers are more in line with Swayman’s career stats (2.59, .911) than what he posted in the turbulent 2024-25 season (3.11, .892).

Swayman credited his work with Team USA and with a sports psychologist with helping him put last season in the rearview.

With the Bruins out of playoff contention, Uncle Sam called, inviting Swayman to man the net for the IIHF World Championship. Swayman jumped at the offer and thrived, helping to lead the Americans to their first gold medal at the competition since 1933, capping it with a 25-save shutout in the title tilt against Switzerland.

Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman led Team USA to the gold medal at last spring’s IIHF World Championship.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

“I think that was definitely a turnaround point for me going into this year and capping off last year, obviously didn’t perform the way I wanted to with the B’s, and USA Hockey management gave me a chance to go to the Worlds and turn it around,” said Swayman, who missed all of training camp last season as his contract was squabbled and finally settled on the eve of the opener.

“That team really was special to me, and the coaching staff there, especially [goaltending coach] Thomas Speer, really changed my game around, and obviously getting the job done was the cherry on top and just having that weight off your shoulders that I can win, I can be a part of the best, and I carried that momentum throughout the entire summer. Didn’t really take much time off. I was skating pretty much right away and just kept skating consistently. Obviously taking my summers really serious my whole career, but I think it definitely springboarded me.”

With the physical kinks worked out, Swayman went in search of a bit of mental makeover, as well. He learned to not dwell on what he called the “disappointments” of last season — which included the firing of coach Jim Montgomery and the fire sale at the trade deadline — but rather learn and grow from them.

“There were a lot of things [last season] that we couldn’t control, and off the ice it was the same way. Just stuff that wasn’t necessarily going my way, that I really wanted to focus and perform because I care so much. I care so much about this team. I care so much about the city,” said Swayman. “Obviously, performance is a huge component of that as a player, and just as a highly competitive athlete I don’t like losing, and so that was hard on me, so getting my mind right this summer, working with an elite sports psychologist helped me a lot. And something that really turned my game around is the experience I had last year. So, I’m really grateful for the ups and downs that I had last year. Every year you gain experience, and that’s something that I really tried to grow on is every chance I get an opportunity to grow, I really want to take the positives from it.”

With the Olympics just around the corner, Swayman could soon be donning the red, white, and blue again in Italy. With top American goalie Connor Hellebuyck still recuperating from arthroscopic knee surgery, the starting door may be open.

“I know if I’m doing my job with the Bruins, then it’s going to put me in a good position when that day comes, hopefully,” Swayman said of earning a spot on the US roster. “So, I just want to keep level-headed, make sure I’m doing whatever I can to help my team win no matter what jersey I’m wearing. And that’s really what I’m focused on.”

Jim McBride can be reached at james.mcbride@globe.com. Follow him @globejimmcbride.