5. Linus Ullmark & Jeremy Swayman
With Tuukka Rask recovering from hip surgery, and Jaroslav Halak signing with the Vancouver Canucks in the offseason, the Bruins needed to sign a goaltender to pair with Jeremy Swayman. On July 28, 2021, the B’s signed Linus Ullmark to a four-year, $20 million deal.
In their first season together, both Ullmark and Swayman put up over 20 wins. Ullmark went 26-10-2 with a .917 SV% and a 2.44 GAA with one shutout, while Swayman went 23-14-3 with a .914 SV% and a 2.41 GAA with three shutouts. The Bruins finished fourth in the Atlantic Division and qualified for the playoffs, but were knocked out in seven games by the Hurricanes. Swayman went 3-2 with a .911 SV% and a 2.63 GAA, while Ullmark went 0-2 with a .860 SV% and a 4.16 GAA.
The 2022-2023 season was a historic and record-breaking year for Boston and their goalie tandem. The Bruins set the single-season wins record, going 65-12-5 and set the single season points record (135). Ullmark became the fastest goalie in NHL history to reach 40 wins, and the Bruins became the first team in NHL history to have a 40-win and 20-win goaltender, Ullmark going 40-6-1, while Swayman went 24-6-4. The Bruins were not able to get the job done in the playoffs though, going out in seven at the hands of the Florida Panthers. Ullmark went 3-3 with a .896 SV% and a 3.33 GAA, while Swayman went 0-1 with a .875 SV% and a 3.34 GAA. The duo earned the Jennings Trophy and Ullmark won the Vezina trophy, but for the second consecutive season, the Bruins were bounced from the playoffs in the first round.
For the third straight season, the tandem each tallied over 20 wins individually in 2023-24. Swayman went 25-10-8 with a .916 SV% and a 2.53 GAA with three shutouts, while Ullmark went 22-10-7 with a .915 SV% and a 2.57 GAA with two shutouts. The Bruins also made the second round of the playoffs for the first time in ‘SwayMark’ era, after they put away the Maple Leafs in seven games. Unfortunately, the Bruins fell to the Panthers for the second year in a row, this time in six games. In the playoffs, Swayman went 6-6 with a .933 SV% and a 2.15 GAA, while Ullmark went 0-1 with a .886 SV% and a 3.90 GAA.
In late June, Ullmark was traded to the Ottawa Senators for goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, forward Mark Kastelic, and a 2024 first-round pick. Swayman still remains an unsigned RFA as of September 2024.