Jeremy Swayman gets start in net for Game 1 vs. Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. — It’s Jeremy Swayman’s net for the sixth consecutive game.

The 25-year-old netminder led Boston onto the ice for warmups at Amerant Bank Arena, signaling that Swayman will get the starting nod for Game 1 against the Florida Panthers on Monday night. 

Swayman is coming off of a stellar performance against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs — going 4-2 and posting a .950 save percentage. 

Swayman joined Tim Thomas (.967 save percentage in 2011 Stanley Cup Final) as the second Bruins goalie on record to post a save percentage of .950 or higher in a single playoff series.

It will be a quick turnaround for Swayman, who defeated the Maple Leafs in Game 7 on Saturday night. 

There was a compelling case to be made for Linus Ullmark to shuffle back into a starting spot on Monday, especially given Swayman’s heavy workload as of late. 

Ullmark, who last played on April 22, stood tall against Florida during regular-season action — winning all three of his starts while posting a .947 save percentage.

But given Swayman’s impressive performance against Toronto — coupled with the fact that he showed little signs of fatigue as that series carried on — the net might be his until his results dip or he starts showing some wear and tear. 

Speaking Monday morning, Montgomery didn’t show his hand when it came to detailing Boston’s approach in net for this second-round series. 

“We always said that we had a plan in place, and that continues for this series,” Montgomery said. “It’s the same plan we had, and we should know that there’s something to consider in the number of games we’re playing. And the fact that neither goalie has played that many games in such a short amount of time, and then you have the added adrenaline and emotion of the Stanley Cup playoffs, are all factors in our decision.”

Brandon Carlo, whose wife Mayson delivered the couple’s second child, Crew, Monday morning, made it to Amerant Bank Arena a few hours ahead of puck drop after flying down from Boston this afternoon.