Jeremy Swayman hasn’t played a minute in the 4 Nations Face-Off and you’d never know it by the smile on the Team USA/Bruins goalie’s face following Thursday’s morning skate. “On the hockey front, it’s been the best two weeks of my life,

The Bruins have 25 games to go in their playoff push, and Swayman could be between the pipes for nearly all of them.

This has been a disappointing season for the Boston Bruins. At the start of the year, most NHL observers believed they would have a spot in the top three of the Atlantic Division, something they have maintained for years.

Brad Marchand, Elias Lindholm and Jeremy Swayman have no choice but to deliver returning to the Bruins, who are up against it.

The Bruins needed a replay from a successful challenge earn a point, but they still left frustrated. Leo Carlsson snapped a rebound past Jeremy Swayman 3:39 into overtime to beat Boston 3-2, on Saturday at TD Garden.

After not dressing for the first two games of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, Jeremy Swayman was in uniform on Monday night.

What roles are Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm and Jeremy Swayman likely to play in NHL 4 Nations Face-Off?

Team USA skated off the TD Garden ice empty-handed on Thursday — their hopes of claiming the nation’s first “best-on-best” hockey title since 1996 dashed when Canada’s Connor McDavid rifled a puck into twine 8:18 into overtime of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship.

This has been a disappointing season for the Boston Bruins. At the start of the year, most NHL observers believed they would have a spot in the top three of the Atlantic Division, something they have maintained for years.

Jeremy Swayman hasn’t played a minute in the 4 Nations Face-Off and you’d never know it by the smile on the Team USA/Bruins goalie’s face following Thursday’s morning skate.

Swayman saved 26 of the 29 shots he faced in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Ducks.

Brad Marchand, Elias Lindholm and Jeremy Swayman have no choice but to deliver returning to the Bruins, who are up against it.