The Austin Bruins lost to the Bismarck Bobcats (22-18-1 overall) 3-2 on a shootout in Bismarck Friday.

Ben Almquist had the lone goal for the Bruins (23-13-0-6 overall) in the shootout and Bismarck scored on both of its chances in the shootout.

Kyle McClellan stopped 40 of the 42 shots he saw for Austin.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 0 2 0  0 0 —  2

Bismarck 2 0 0  0 1 —  3

First period

(B) Nicolas Appendino 3:34

(B) Adam Stacho (Tim Piechowski) 10:56

Second period

(A) Dante Zapata (Lane Krenzen) 6:52

(A) Ben Almquist (Reginald Millette) 17:51

Third period

No scoring

OT

No scoring

Shots: Austin — 23; Bismarck — 43

Power plays: Austin — 0-for-1; Bismarck — 0-for-1