Bruins clinch series with 5-3 win over Wilderness
Published 9:48 pm Saturday, April 21, 2018
- Austin Bruins' captain Lane Kenzen and alternate captain Travis Kothenbeutel celebrate with goaltender Alex Schilling after the Bruins 5-3 series clinching win over the Minnesota Wilderness at Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet. Photo courtesy of Dave Harwig
CLOQUET — The Austin Bruins are moving on, taking the opening series in the playoffs over the Minnesota Wilderness on the heals of a 5-3 win Saturday night.
A night after the Wilderness handed Austin its only loss of the tournament, the Wilderness appeared to pick up right where they left off with an early goal in the first.
But Austin responded with two goals later in the period from Evan Cholak and Dante Sheriff.
Travis Kothenbeutel made it 3-1 in the second at 16:09, but the Wilderness’ C.J. Regula got his squad back into just over a minute later.
Austin Bruin’s Travis Kothenbeutel scores a second period breakaway goal vs. the Minnesota Wilderness at Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet. Photo courtesy of Dave Harwig
However, the Bruins put the game away in the third with goals from Dante Zapata and Valdemar Ahlberg.
Alex Schilling got the win in net stopping 20 shots.
Scoring summary
Austin 2 1 2 — 5
Wilderness 1 1 0 — 3
First period
MNW —Nathan Horn (Nicholas Michel, Isaac Moberg) 4:00
A — Evan Cholak (Dante Sheriff, Travis Kothenbeutel), 16:06
A — Sheriff ( Dante Zapata), 19:33
Austin Bruins’ Dante Sheriff shoots the puck past Minnesota Wilderness’ Edward Lindelow during Saturday night’s NAHL playoff series game 4 at Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet. Photo courtesy of Dave Harwig
Second period
A — Travis Kothenbeutel (unassisted) 16:09
MNW — C.J. Regula (Isaac Kobienia) 17:54
Third period
A — Dante Zapata (unassisted) :32
A — Valdemar Ahlberg (Jed Pietila), 5:45
MNW — Alex Spencer (unassisted), 17:59
Shots: A — 24 , Wilderness — 23
Power plays: A — 0-4, Wilderness — 0-1
