That is not to say that Linus Ullmark was bad in Game 2, a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden. Far from it. He faced 10 high-danger chances, according to Natural Stat Trick, and made a number of Grade A saves to keep the Bruins in a game in which they did not play very well.

But then there’s Jeremy Swayman’s 5-0 record against the Leafs, including both playoff games in which he has played. In the Bruins’ 4-2 win on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena, he stopped 28 of 30 shots, including 13 in the third period to preserve the win.

There’s also the fact the teams have two days off before they get back at it for Game 4 on Saturday (8 p.m.). Would that color Bruins coach Jim Montgomery’s thinking with regard to the rotation and maybe ride the hot hand?

“Yeah, I mean, we’re going to have more rest,” said Montgomery at the team hotel on Thursday morning. “But both goalies, the rotation’s been so good for us. It’s a hard decision.”

So no, the coach is not about to show his hand on the goalie rotation. He’s going to hang on to any competitive edge that he can glean from the situation.

But when asked if Swayman just “had the Leafs’ number,” he took the opportunity to take a shot at one of Toronto’s agitators much like Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe did with Brad Marchand after Game 3.

“Sometimes I don’t think that, but when (Max) Domi goes off the bench and bumps him on purpose, (that) makes me think he’s in their head a little bit,” said Montgomery.

That incident happened during a TV timeout and it wasn’t a big shove, but it was enough to knock Swayman off balance (“I’ve got to do more push-ups,” joked Swayman with ESPN after the game) and it drew the ire of Pat Maroon, who barked at the Leaf and made sure everyone on the Bruins bench knew what he’d seen.

“Those are things in the game that you don’t really want to allow happen and we’re not going to let them push us around in that regard,” said Brandon Carlo. “You could see it on the bench with Patty Maroon. I didn’t see it. He was making sure that everyone had known that Domi had done that and from there you just try and get your licks throughout the game. And if the opportunity arises in different scenarios, you can look at that. But we want to stay calm and play our best hockey between whistles.”

To Montgomery, something like Domi’s shenanigans would only fire up Swayman even more.

“If anyone is as close to (Marchand) on our team in competitive fire, it’s him,” said Montgomery.

Carlo added Swayman has a unique personality.

“He’s incredible to combine that competitiveness with calmness and the fun that he has on the ice,” said Carlo. “I think it was like seven minutes left in the third and he’s coming back to the bench, high-stress time, obviously. And he’s coming back dancing to the music a little bit. He keeps it light. I love how much he enjoys the game. It reminds us all to just have fun and play the game as well. When you have a guy like that behind you, it definitely gives you more confidence knowing he’s as confident as he is.”

But, to be clear, Carlo was not advocating for one goalie over another. The netminders have alternated all season and the skaters seem to be as comfortable with the rotation as the goalies have been.

“They’re comfortable in that environment of playing every other game and we are beyond fortunate to have both of those guys behind us, especially from a defensive guy like myself,” said Carlo. “They make my job a lot easier and we have the utmost faith in both of them.”

So the guessing game continues. And the Bruins seem to like it that way.

Major headache

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, William Nylander’s absence in the series can be traced to a problem the 40-goal scorer has been having with migraines. Nylander has missed the first three games but has been skating and there’s hope he’ll be available for Game 4.