Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman Named As Potential Vezina Candidate

Boston Bruins star goalie Jeremy Swayman is named as a potential Vezina candidate as the season is nearing the halfway mark.

Swayman had an up-and-down season last year, but to begin the 2025-26 NHL season, he’s been much better. The goalie has helped Boston be in a playoff spot, as the Bruins have been one of the surprise teams this season.

The Athletic updated their award winners, and the staff had Swayman getting 12 percent of the vote, which was tied for third. NHL analyst Shayna Goldman, meanwhile, explained her vote for Swayman.

“Jeremy Swayman would be my pick today, but I won’t be surprised if general managers look elsewhere depending on where the Bruins finish in the standings (right or wrong, it just always plays a factor),” Goldman wrote, in a piece published on Saturday.

Swayman is 12-7-0 with a 2.70 GAA and a .913 SV%, as he’s been stellar this season for the Bruins. Swayman’s hot start has led Boston to a 17-13-0 start as the Bruins are in third place in the Atlantic Division.

Swayman, meanwhile, believes the Bruins are a good team and are starting to prove it.

“That’s important at this stage, especially before Christmas, just knowing that we can play consistently well and get results from it,” Swayman said on Saturday. “That is something that we can. We know this league can humble us, so every game is important, and the points are obviously really important at this time of year.”

Boston will return to the ice on Tuesday on the road against the Minnesota Wild at 8 p.m. ET.