One win away; Monday win would propel Bruins to 3rd straight Robertson Cup
Published 5:30 am Monday, May 9, 2016
Austin’s Justin Misiak looks after the puck after his shot was deflected by Bismarck goalie Hunter Shepard during the second period of game 4 in the Central Division Championship Saturday night at Riverside Arena. Photos by Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Austin Bruins are one win away from getting back to their third straight Robertson Cup.
The Bruins and the crowd celebrate the team’s second goal of the second period of game four in the Central Division championship series against Bismarck Saturday night at Riverside Arena.
The Bruins won their second straight game in the NAHL Central Division Finals over Bismarck by a score of 3-2 in Riverside Arena 3-2. Austin will now play game five at Bismarck with a trip to the Robertson Cup on the line 7:15 p.m. Monday.
Austin kept its season alive by stopping all six of the Bobcats’ power plays and the Miha Zajc scored the game winning goal for Austin on a short handed opportunity with 14:45 left in the game.
Austin had led 2-0 when Evan Cholak and Jade Miller scored first period goals, but the Bobcats tied things up at 2-2 in the second period.
Kristofer Carlson had 26 saves for Austin.
SCORING SUMMARY
Bismarck 0 2 0 – 2
Austin 2 0 1 – 3
First period
(A) Evan Cholak (Marcus Karlstrom) 10:03
(A) Jade Miller (Justin Misiak, Michael Piehler) 15:46
Second period
(B) Aaron Herdt (Willie Brown) 5:26
(B) Nick Alexander (Tobias Fladeby, Oskars Batna) 14:48
Third period
(A) Miha Zajc (short handed) (Travis Kothenbeutel) 5:15
Shots: Austin – 24; Bismarck – 28
Power plays: Austin – 0-for-6; Bismarck – 0-for-3
Austin’s Charles Spetz flicks the puck back during the first period of game four in the Central Division championship series against Bismarck Saturday night at Riverside Arena. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com