Bruins sign Jeremy Swayman

The Bruins have signed goaltender Jeremy Swayman.

Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced on Sunday, that the Bruins has signed goaltender to an 8-year contract extension through the 2031-32 season with an annual NHL cap hit of $8.25 million.

The deal end a months worth of prolonged contract negotiations, rumors and speculation, as both sides tried to hash out a deal.

During the 2023-24 season, Swayman appeared in 44 games with the Bruins, compiling an overall record of 25-10-8 with a 2.53 goals against average and a .916 save percentage. In 12 playoff games, he recorded a 2.15 goals against average and a .933 save percentage.

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The 6-foot-3, 195-pound goaltender has played in 132 career NHL games, all with Boston, posting an overall record of 79-33-15 with a 2.34 goals against average and a .919 save percentage. He ranks fifth in franchise history in goals against average and fourth in save percentage.

Among active NHL goaltenders with a minimum of 25 games played in 2023-24, Swayman ranked in the top-10 in goals against average (8^th) and save percentage (T-5^th).

The 25-year-old was a 2024 NHL All-Star Game through a fan vote. In February 2024, he tallied a career-high 43 saves in the team’s 4-3 shootout win against the Dallas Stars.

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In 2022, Swayman was named to the 2021-22 NHL All-Rookie Team, ranking first among rookie goaltenders with a minimum of 25 games played in wins (23), goals against average (2.41) and save percentage (.914).

The Anchorage, Alaska native was originally selected by Boston in the fourth round (111^th overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Swaymnan and Sweeney will meet with the media at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.

More on this breaking news story later.