David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 35 saves to lift the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 win over Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

WASHINGTON -- David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, and Marco Sturm won his NHL coaching debut for the Boston Bruins with a 3-1 season-opening victory against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Wednesday. Sturm, the first Germany-born head coach in NHL history, was hired on June 5.

This also shows that the Capitals did their part to generate high-danger chances on Swayman, who managed to stop 35 of the 36 shots he faced. Despite the general sloppiness throughout the night, the Caps offense did manage to get the overwhelming majority of their shots from medium and higher-danger areas.

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Wilson scored a goal in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Boston. Wilson found the back of the net at the 7:03 mark in the third period with a snap shot that went straight past Jeremy Swayman, although that was the only time the Caps managed to beat the 26-year-old netminder.