Jeremy Swayman makes two early goals hold up as Bruins edge Penguins

BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman gave up a goal on the first shot he saw and then stopped the next 34.

The Bruins goalie kept his team afloat despite being badly outshot in the final two periods as they held on to beat the Penguins, 2-1, on Tuesday at TD Garden.

The Bruins (34-21-5, 73 points) head to Nashville to face the Predators on Thursday.

Boston got off to a difficult start when Erik Karlsson beat Swayman 42 seconds into the game. The Bruins tried to challenge for goalie interference, but the goal was upheld leaving the Bruins’ shorthanded.

But they killed the penalty and then got their feet under them. Mikey Eyssimont fed the puck to the right faceoff circle, where Marat Khustnutdinov snapped it by Stuart Skinner to tie the game, with 14:50 left.

Just 50 seconds later, Skinner stopped a Nikita Zadorov shot from the slot, but the rebound went right to Casey Mittelstadt in the right circle. He tapped it in to put Boston ahead, 2-1.

The Bruins were helped by a dominant effort on faceoffs winning, 31 of 47 draws. Pavel Zacha won 10 of 12 including a couple in the final minutes.

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