The Austin Bruins lost the first game of their best of five NAHL semifinal series against Minot by a score of 3-1 on the road Friday.

The Bruins picked up six penalties in the third period and the Minotauros took advantage by scoring a pair of five-on-three power play goals in the last six minutes of the game to go up 3-1. Austin had 30 penalty minutes and it attempted just two shots in the final period.

Kristofer Carlson had 27 saves for Austin.

The Bruins and Minot will play game two 7:35 p.m. Saturday in Minot and games three and four are scheduled to be played April 22 and April 23 in Riverside Arena .

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 1 0 0  –  1

Minot 1 0  2  –  3

First period

(M) Jack Murphy (Grayson Gavin) 14:53

(A) Paul OConnor (Jade Miller, Justin Misiak) 17:41

Second period

No scoring

Third period

(M) Matt Jennings (Christian Mohs, Chase Springman) (power play) 15:18

(M) Jack Murphy (power play)15:34