The Austin Bruins salvaged a weekend split at Minot (21-30-3 overall) when they won 2-1 Saturday.

The Bruins (35-18-1 overall) picked up all of their offense in the first period as Jay Dickman and Casey Jerry each scored a goal.

Gopher commit Nick Lehr had 30 saves in the win for Austin, which leads second place Aberdeen by three points in the NAHL Central.

Austin has six more games remaining this season.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 2 0 0 —  2

Minot 0 0 1 — 1

First period

(A) Jay Dickman (Alex Petersson, Jake Arroyo) 5:34

(A) Casey Jerry (Guillaume Leclerc, Eli May) 11:54

Second period

No scoring

Third period

(M) Jake Johnson (power play) (Cameron Rowat, Jacob Howie) 15:49

Shots: Austin — 28; Minot — 31

Power plays: Austin — 0-for-2; Minot – 0-for-6