Cassidy on Bruins' 2-0 deficit: 'I don't think the scores reflect how close the games were'

The Boston Bruins have their backs against the wall heading into Game 3 of their first-round series versus the Metropolitan Division's top seed, the Carolina Hurricanes. 

The Bruins are down 2-0 to the Hurricanes in the best-of-seven series with Game 3 taking place at TD Garden in Boston Friday night. 

Carolina outscored Boston 10-3 in the first two games in Raleigh, but Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy believes the scoreboard is not totally indicative of what's happening on the ice. 

"I don't think the scores reflect how close the games were," Cassidy told TSN 1200 Ottawa Friday morning. "So, that's a positive for our group. It's not like we've been dominated in every area. We've been dominated on the scoreboard certainly, so we got to fix our shooting percentages and get there's down. Other than that, our game is not bad to honest with you. We got to finish. Hopefully get a lead and put them on their heels a little bit." 

Linus Ullmark, who appeared in 41 regular season games for the Bruins in 2021-22, was between the pipes for both losses to start the series. Cassidy announced on Thursday that the team will turn to 23-year-old rookie Jeremy Swayman in Game 3. The fourth-round pick also appeared in 41 games this season, posting a 2.41 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage with three shutouts. 

Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy on the team playing better than what the scoreboard shows, trust in his leadership group, going to Swayman in net and need more disciplined play.

"You almost need your goalies to be close to perfect the way Carolina's goaltending is going against us," said Cassidy. "The numbers are just unbelievably slated that their save percentage is through the roof and our shooting percentage is so