Bruins Daily: McAvoy Delivers On Swayman’s Prophecy

The prophet Jeremy Swayman has spoken, and the Boston Bruins will play another game in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday night at TD Garden.

The Bruins gutted out a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 5 on Tuesday night and forced a Game 6. McAvoy had a goal and an assist, and Swayman made 28 saves after predicting a win for him and his teammates.

That and more in the latest Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily:

Boston Bruins

Boston Hockey Now: The Boston Bruins got a gutsy 2-1 win in Game 5 to force a Game 6, specifically from goalie Jeremy Swayman and defenseman Charlie McAvoy.

Boston Hockey Now: A Mark Messier prediction was fulfilled for Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman.

Boston Hockey Now: Unfortunately, there’s no escaping the past for the Boston Bruins and captain Brad Marchand.

Boston Hockey Now: The calls finally went the Bruins’ way in Game 5; was that thanks to David Pastrnak?

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Atlantic Division

Florida Hockey Now: It would be hard to find a better postgame press conference than that of Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice.

Detroit Hockey Now: Team USA is happy to have Detroit Red Wings goalie prospect Trey Augustine.

Buffalo Hockey Now: Seth Appert is now the new assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres.

Montreal Hockey Now: Again, the team to watch on the NHL Trade market this offseason is the Montreal Canadiens.

Fansided: Should the Toronto Maple Leafs really be sticking with Brendan Shanahan?

NHL

NHL.com: Calvin Pickard stopped 19 of the 21 shots he faced in his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, and the Edmonton Oilers pulled out a 3-2 Game 4 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

New Jersey Hockey Now: Could the NHL management ranks welcome former New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk?

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Who are three young and perfect NHL Trade targets for the Pittsburgh Penguins?

Chicago Hockey Now: Is defenseman Alex Vlasic a top-pairing guy for the Chicago Blackhawks?

Colorado Hockey Now: Nathan MacKinnon admitted he could’ve been better in Game 4 for the Colorado Avalanche.

Vegas Hockey Now: It will be a challenging offseason for Vegas Hockey Now general manager Kelly McCrimmon.

San Jose Hockey Now: Could Edmonton Oilers superstar German center Leon Draisaitl wind up playing for the San Jose Sharks?

Calgary Hockey Now: Will Panthers center Sam Bennett’s playoff performance affect the next contract for Flames forward Martin Pospisil?