Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman will be Team USA’s starting goalie on Saturday.
Team USA is set to take on Denmark on Saturday at 3:10 p.m. ET in their second game of the tournament. The United States beat Latvia 5-1 in their opener on Thursday, and now the team will make one lineup change.
The lone lineup change Team USA will make is Swayman starting, while Connor Hellebuyck will be his backup, according to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan.
“Looks like no changes for skaters ahead of U.S. men’s game against Denmark today,” Kaplan wrote on X. “However Jeremy Swayman gets the start. Team USA is on a back to back, playing Germany tomorrow. Connor Hellebuyck will backup Jeremy Swayman today against Denmark.”
Swayman was the third goalie for Team USA at the 4 Nations last year, but head coach Mike Sullivan named him the backup, which was a tough decision.
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“That was another difficult decision,” Sullivan said. “They’re all elite goaltenders. Sway has had a really good start to the season and that was the thing that weighed into the conversation. … Not that Jake hasn’t.”
Swayman has been a key part of Boston’s success this season. The goaltender is is 22-12-3 with a 2.92 GAA and a .903 SV% this season.
Team USA is coming off a 5-1 win over Latvia in its tournament opener on Thursday.
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