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The Boston Bruins face the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 (10/8/25) in an NHL regular season game at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C..

The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals typically play relatively low-scoring games, especially against each other. Five of the past six head-to-head meetings have gone Under the number; the lone exception was the series finale last year.

Boston will open the season on the road at Washington on TNT. The Capitals' roster is largely unchanged; the Bruins begin a new era on the ice under Marco Sturm.

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.

Taking a look at the top performers and standouts from Wednesday's season-opening showdown between the Bruins and Capitals.

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.

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 Wednesday night to kick off the season and get Marco Sturm his first win as an NHL head coach. Jeremy Swayman stopped 34 of 35 shots, and David Pastrnak had three points.

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There are some things in life that are just a given — for the Boston Bruins, one of those givens is David Pastrnak coming up big in a season opener. Day two of

Tom Wilson surprised Washington Capitals fans by refusing a fight with Boston Bruins forward Mark Kastelic in the season opener. Instead, he stayed focused, later scoring a goal to tie the game. The Bruins won 3-1,