Marco Sturm’s start to life as an NHL coach may not have gotten off to the most ideal start, but the Boston Bruins still won 3-1 against the Washington Capitals in their season-opener . The Bruins were under stern pressure from the Capitals throughout as Jeremy Swayman produced 35 saves to hold down the win.

Sturm, the first-ever German-born head coach to take the reins of an NHL team, had some big words for his team post-game.

“It feels great. I’m exhausted. It’s the moment I was waiting for and to grab a win on the road at a tough place like here, it’s even better. And on top of it, for the most part, they played exactly what we worked on, they played exactly how I wanted them to play,” he said, evidently delighted with his team, per NHL.com.

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