David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves in the Boston Bruins' 3-1 victory over 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.

UCLA interim head coach Tim Skipper made sure to give the unit its flowers after their 17-14 loss to Northwestern, where Mateen Bhaghani was yet again nails, and the Bruins executed a fake punt and a clutch blocked field goal as they were marching back in the second half.

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UCLA commits a penalty and allows a sack on another fourth down in NU territory. UCLA now has to find a way to keep Northwestern from blowing the doors off this game with 6:19 left before halftime. If it gets to 17-0, that will feel like the ballgame.

Nico Iamaleava and UCLA defeated became the first team 0-4 or worse to beat a top-10 team since 1985, knocking off Penn State 42-37 Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

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Follow along as UCLA takes on Penn State in a nationally-televised afternoon game. The Rose Bowl in sunshine is a winner even if UCLA isn't