TORONTO, Ontario – Jeremy Swayman has seen the move countless times. 

David Pastrňák in a shootout, or a controlled breakaway situation, where the Boston Bruins forward delays and drags the puck behind, effectively leaving additional time and space to shoot either high glove or high blocker. 

It’s a move Pastrňák has mastered in practice with the Bruins, working on it at the end of practice, often against Swayman. 

So when Pastrňák had a shootout attempt in the NHL All-Star semifinal, against Swayman, both knew what was going to happen. 

The Bruins forward was going to shoot high, it was only a question of whether it would be stick or glove side. 

oh man he hit his own goalie with the move lmao pic.twitter.com/jK4Ld2uvWi

— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) February 3, 2024

“Him and I actually work on that quite a bit,” Swayman said. “I can’t believe he got me tonight."

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