Swayman Posts Shutout in Bruins 3-0 Win Over Detroit

BOSTON –– Jeremy Swayman saw Joonas Korpisalo pitch a shutout on Sunday, and decided he wanted to do the same.

The Boston Bruins goaltender was back in the net for Tuesday’s contest against the Detroit Red Wings at TD Garden, and made 24 saves to keep the opponent off the scoresheet in the 3-0 win. It was Swayman’s first shutout of the season and 17th of his career.

“Korpi got it done [last game]. He’s just the best. We got the monkey off our back, and I’ve got to keep up with him,” Swayman said. “That’s awesome that we have that high competitiveness. And again, shutouts aren’t done without the boys in front of us, so huge credit goes to them for getting the job done tonight.”

Swayman paced the B’s to their fourth consecutive victory; they’ve won six of their last seven, too.

“I think it was one of the most complete games we’ve played all year long, 5-on-5. Those are the games we have to take advantage of a little bit,” head coach Marco Sturm said. “I think guys were just ready to go today, right from the start.”

After a scoreless first period, Pavel Zacha put the Bruins ahead at 10:59 of the middle frame. Mason Lohrei kept the puck in the zone and whacked it over to Zacha, who wristed it from the high slot for the 1-0 lead. It was Zacha’s 14th goal of the season and the fourth in three games. Viktor Arvidsson’s secondary assist on the play extended his point streak to five games; he has two goals and four assists through that stretch.

“First, I was trying to shoot, but I couldn’t get a lane to the net. I tried to get it back, but then I saw Mase did a great pinch there,” Zacha said. “I kind of had it all open there after, so I was trying to shoot as hard as I could, and I’m happy it went in.”

​Fraser Minten widened the gap in the third period with his 11th goal of the season; it was his fourth point in three games. David Pastrnak left the puck for Charlie McAvoy at the top of the zone, who carried it down and found Minten open on the doorstep to knock in for the 2-0 advantage at 3:49.

“Felt good,” Minten said. “I think our goalies have been outstanding and we’ve just been doing a good job of playing our system.”

Pastrnak’s assist on the play pushed him past Bobby Orr for sole possession of seventh place on the Bruins’ all-time points list with 889.

“He’s a special, special player. The stuff he does sometimes on the ice, even today – every game, it doesn’t matter – it’s pretty amazing,” Sturm said. “Not too many guys can do that, so it was just probably a matter of time. But catching a guy like that, it’s pretty cool. And the nice part about him is he’s not done yet here in Boston.”

The Bruins continued their defensive dominance for the rest of the night, and Mark Kastelic’s empty-net tally brought the matchup to its final 3-0 standing at 16:01. It was Kastelic’s seventh goal of the season.

“I think just playing a little bit more simple and focusing on five minutes at a time,” Zacha said. “Just being a great defensive team. I think that’s one of the things from the start of the season we really pride ourselves on – being good defensively and playing these close games, and be able to win them.”

The Bruins close out their homestand on Thursday when they host the Seattle Kraken. The team is honoring Zdeno Chara pregame by retiring his No. 33 to the TD Garden rafters.