Niklas Svedberg finds redemption in Boston Bruins 3-2 OT win.

The last few weeks have not been easy for Boston Bruins backup goaltender Niklas Svedberg. He was pulled in two of his last three starts. His confidence level and the organization’s confidence in him seemed to be at an all-time low.

Tuukka Rask was shelved with an illness for tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils. The Bruins called up Providence netminder Jeremy Smith, and the talk amongst the fans indicated that Bruins bench boss Claude Julien had lost faith in his Swedish goaltender. Still, Julien gave Svedberg his chance for redemption tonight.

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Svedberg made twenty-nine saves on thirty-one shots (.935 sv%) in his defense of the crease. He was able to hold off a surging New Jersey offense in the final few minutes of the game to keep the score tied at two at the end of regulation. Svedberg made a solid right-pad save against Stephen Gionta with just over five minutes left in the third period. He was also able to stop Mike Cammalleri in the closing seconds of the game.

Ryan Spooner was able to notch his first NHL goal in overtime to give the Bruins a 3-2 win over the Devils. Daniel Paille and David Pastrnak also scored for the Bruins in the victory. The Bruins are now 15-3-0 against the Devils in their last eighteen matches.

“I needed the win personally, and for the team as well,” Svedberg said. “I was focused on the game and couldn’t get too nervous. I believed in my game and I thought, technically, I played well.”

Coach Claude Julien made the right call by not only putting Svedberg on the ice tonight, but allowing him to play this game to completion. “I think the first half was fairly easy [for Svedberg] but once they got the momentum and started feeling it and tied the game, there was pressure on him and he was making the saves,” said Julien of Svedberg’s performance. “I thought he did a good job of fighting through it. I told him this morning that there’s a possibility he would be playing and he looked good at the morning skate. He looked determined to turn it around.”