Blizzard edge Bruins 2-1
Published 8:44 pm Sunday, January 1, 2012
The Austin Bruins fell back one point in the NAHL Central Division behind second place Alexandria when they lost 2-1 to the Blizzard in Alexandria, Minn. Sunday.
The Blizzard (19-10-2 overall) took the lead for good in the second period when Charlie Aus scored a goal.
Austin (18-11-3 overall) had tied the game up at one just 49 seconds earlier when Matt Hansen scored.
Nicholas Lehr had 42 saves in the loss for Austin, which a three-game winning streak snapped in the loss.
SCORING SUMMARY
Austin 0 1 0 – 1
Alexandria 1 1 0 – 2
First period
(AL) Thomas Williams (Tucker Coborn, Seth Rnsberg) 4:51
Second period
(A) Matt Hansen (Austin Nelson, Connor Quinn) 8:00
(AL) Charlie Aus (Dylan Zink, Coborn) 8:49
Third period
No scoring
Shots: Austin – 24; Alexandria – 44
Powerplays: Austin – 0-for-2; Alexandria – 0-for-6