Swayman, Bruins shut out Senators

Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves for the Boston Bruins in a 2-0 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Saturday.

It was Swayman's first NHL win since Jan. 2 after being recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Jan. 29, and his second NHL shutout of the season.
Swayman allowed three goals in a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday and two goals on 14 shots in relief in a 6-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Jan. 30 in his two previous games.
"I think there were ups and downs [my last few games]," Swayman said. "I wouldn't necessarily say that, you know, it was off. Obviously, there's goals I want back, and that's the game of hockey. I'm in a great position to learn every day and play with some of the best players in the world. So that's what I'm doing, focusing on the positives and moving forward."
Trent Frederic and Curtis Lazar scored for Boston (27-16-3), which had lost its previous two games.

Matt Murray made 35 saves for Ottawa (16-24-4), which was shut out for the second straight game.
"It's obviously not the start we wanted," Senators defenseman Nick Holden said. "It's disappointing. We've been, for the most part, playing some pretty good hockey here. To come out like that [in the first period], and kind of put ourselves behind in the game, it's always hard to play catchup against teams like that."
Frederic gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead 45 seconds into the first period. Charlie Coyle made a move around Senators center Tim Stutzle along the right boards and passed to Craig Smith for a one-timer before Frederic scored on the rebound.
"We weren't ready. I mean, obviously on the first shift, they score," Ottawa coach D.J. Smith said. "That starts us on the wrong foot. You know, they're coming off a 6-0 loss (to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday), and they were hungry. We didn't match that in the first, I thought we did in the second, and then it's too late in the third."
Lazar made it 2-0 at 13:26 on a rebound at the top of the crease after Murray saved Anton Blidh's wrist shot off the rush.
Lazar, who played his first 176 NHL games with Ottawa, scored his first goal in eight games against the team that selected him No. 17 in the 2013 NHL Draft.
"Of course (there's a little extra boost)," Lazar said. "It's always fun coming back to this building. I have a lot of good memories here. It's where I got my start in the NHL. Obviously, to score against them is pretty cool too. … This one was special for myself. I want these wins really bad, and it was good to get those two points today."

Boston outshot the Senators 22-8 in the period.
"We were ready to play, we were on our toes, and it showed," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. "We needed to be on time today, be in the game early, and build some momentum off of that. I thought obviously we were. We were clearly the better team in the first period, and the game kind of leveled out after that. But did enough to win."
Blidh appeared to score at 8:08 of the third period from behind the net on a rebound from a chance for Lazar, but Ottawa successfully challenged for goaltender interference by Lazar.
Ottawa outshot the Bruins 22-15 through the second and third periods.
"[The slow start] isn't the identity we want. We want to be the hardest-working team every night," Senators center Nicholas Paul said. "That first period wasn't it. We started coming in the second and the third, but it was already too late. Things happen and learning experiences happen. As a team, we know we've got to be ready off the start, or games like these happen.
NOTES: It was Swayman's fourth shutout in his 29th NHL game. Among goalies to make their NHL debut with Boston, five others had at least four shutouts through their first 30 games: Frank Brimsek (nine), Tiny Thompson (seven), John Henderson (five), Ross Brooks (four) and Don Simmons (four). … Swayman's other shutout this season was Dec. 2, when he made 42 saves in a 2-0 win at the Nashville Predators. … Ottawa has not scored since Chris Tierney scored at 2:54 of the second period of a 4-3 win against the Hurricanes on Tuesday. The Senators have been outscored 7-0 since then.