The Austin Bruins scored five third period goals as they beat Kenai River 8-4 in the NAHL Showcase in Blaine Saturday.

The Bruins (3-3 overall) trailed 4-3 going into the third, where they found their offense. Jade Miller scored the go-ahead goal in the third that put Austin up for good.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 0 3 5 – 8

Kenai 2 2 0 – 4

First period

(K) Ezekiel Estrada (Joey Sardina, Thomas Bowe) 3:06

(K) Cameron Cook (Sam Carlson) 18:59

Second period

(A) Zach Kennedy (Justin Misiak, Jacob Paganelli) 3:44

(K) Carlson (Joey Sardina) 5:21

(A) Luke Forfar (power play) (Paul OConnor, Jan Stefka) 7:47

(K) Carlson (Cook, Sardina) 13:55

(A) Austin Rueschhoff (Dawson DiPietro) 15:29

Third period

(A) Misiak (Paganelli, Kennedy) 5:29

(A) Jade Miller (DiPietro) 6:25

(A) DiPietro (Stefka) 9:13

(A) Miller (empty net) 19:07

(A) Kennedy (empty net) (Griffin Slightam) 19:32

Shots: Austin – 35; Kenai – 23

Power plays: Austin – 1-for-3; Kenai – 0-for-3