The Austin Bruins extended their lead in the NAHL Central Division to three points after they beat Aberdeen (27-18-4 overall) 4-2 on the Paint the Rink Pink night in Riverside Arena Saturday.

The Bruins (31-17-1 overall) tallied four goals over the last two periods as Joe Schuldt, Niko Hildenbrand, Jay Dickman and Luke Dietsch all found the back of the net.

Nick Lehr had 19 saves for the Bruins.

SCORING SUMMARY

Aberdeen 1 0 1 — 2

Austin 0 2 2 — 4

First period

(AB) TJ Roo (Jordan Heller, Dillon Eichstadt) 10:01

Second period

(A) Joe Schuldt (Jay Dickman, Guillaume Leclerc) 10:26

(A) Niko Hildenbrand (Scott Nelson) 17:33

Third period

(A) Jay Dickman (power play) 6:44

(A) Luke Dietsch (shorthanded) (Hildenbrand) 7:47

(AB) Erik Baskin (power play) (Kyle Haak) 12:46

Shots: Austin – 32; Aberdeen — 21

Power plays: Austin — 1-for-6; Aberdeen — 1-for-7