FINAL: Bruins 3, Blackhawks 1 - Pastrnak scores twice as Boston wins season-opener; Bedard picks up first

The Bruins will open the 2023-24 season on Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks at TD Garden. Follow along for updates from Wednesday's game.

WHO: Bruins (0-0-0) vs. Blackhawks (1-0-0)
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: TD Garden
TV: TNT
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE

BOSTON

Brad Marchand -- Charlie Coyle -- Jake DeBrusk
James van Riemsdyk -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic -- Matt Poitras -- Morgan Geekie
Milan Lucic -- Johnny Beecher -- Jakub Lauko

Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Kevin Shattenkirk

Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman

Scratched: Ian Mitchell, Patrick Brown

Injured: None

CHICAGO

Taylor Hall -- Connor Bedard -- Ryan Donato
Tyler Johnson -- Lukas Reichel -- Taylor Raddysh
Boris Katchouk -- Cole Guttman -- Andreas Athanasiou
Corey Perry -- Jason Dickinson -- Nick Foligno

Alex Vlasic -- Seth Jones
Kevin Korchinski -- Connor Murphy
Jarred Tinordi -- Wyatt Kaiser

Arvid Soderblom
Petr Mrazek

Scratched: Mackenzie Entwistle, Reese Johnson, Nikita Zaitsev

Injured: Philipp Kurashev (wrist), Colin Blackwell (groin), Samuel Savoie (femur), Colton Dach (ankle), Luke Philip (Achilles)

PREGAME NOTES

The Bruins will commence their centennial season Wednesday night, while the Blackhawks are coming off a season-opening 4-2 comeback win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Rookie sensation Connor Bedard had an assist, while old friend Nick Foligno sealed the win with the empty-netter. Former Bruins Taylor Hall and Ryan Donato will return to TD Garden as well. Foligno and Hall were part of the trade that netted Ian Mitchell (scratched) and Alec Regula (Providence) over the summer. 

Soderblom will start for Chicago after Mrazek made 38 saves against the Penguins.

Ullmark will get the start for Boston as he tries to follow up his Vezina-winning season, while the B's try to bounce back from a record-setting year that fizzled out in the first round. 

The B's will see a number of new faces make their debut in Black and Gold, including rookies Matt Poitras and Johnny Beecher as well as newcomers Kevin Shattenkirk, Morgan Geekie and James van Riemsdyk. Milan Lucic will officially begin his Bruins comeback. 

Boston recalled Patrick Brown on Monday after waiving him over the weekend. He will be the extra forward as Danton Heinen remains unsigned on his PTO with the team. The Bruins, still tight to the salary cap, have asked Heinen to be patient regarding a timeline on when he signs a contract.