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Fighting ‘toughest goalie’ wouldn’t be Jeremy Swayman’s top choice, glad 1st fight is out of the way
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Jeremy Swayman has been denied fighting in the past, but that wasn’t the case Sunday during the Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium.
The Bruins goalie inserted himself in a net-front scrum after he made a save in the second period. Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy challenged Swayman and the two met at center ice.
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It wasn’t a long scrap . Vasilevskiy got a few lefts in before he brought Swayman down.
“I think fighting the biggest, toughest goalie in the league, wouldn’t be my first choice,” Swayman told reporters after Boston’s 6-5 shootout loss . “But I’m glad we got the first one out of the way.”
Swayman admitted he was caught off guard by Vasilevskiy being left-handed.
“I’m glad we both had our first game against each other,” Swayman said . “Really worthy opponent.”
Vasilevskiy felt the same as Swayman.
“I challenged him, he accepted. So big thanks to him,” the Lightning goalie said, via The Hockey News’ Diandra Loux . “I thought he was great throughout the game in net, and the fight as well. Big thanks to him to givng me my first one in the NHL.”
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The two met in the handshake line and had a quick conversation that ended with a laugh.
The goalie fight was the first ever to take place in an NHL outdoor game.
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