The Austin Bruins moved a step closer to clinching the NAHL Central Division for the third straight year when they beat the Minnesota Wilderness (34-13-6 overall) to complete a weekend sweep in Riverside Arena Saturday.

Trevor Boyd netted a hat trick for the Bruins (34-11-11 overall) as he scored two third period goals to put the game away.

Evan Smith had 22 saves in the win for the Bruins.

Austin (79 points) leads Minot (72 points) in the Central Division.

SCORING SUMMARY

Wilderness 1 1 0 – 2

Bruins 1 2 2 – 5

First period

(M) Ian Mansfield 6:00

(A) Tony Uglem (Alex Pettersson, Luke Dietsch) 12:57

Second period

(A) Dietsch (Pettersson, Nico Sturm) 4:14

(M) Aaron Miller (Janis Jaks) 12:11

(A) Trevor Boyd (Uglem, Ian Scheid) 13:42

Third period

(A) Boyd (Alex Jasiek) 13:16

(A) Boyd 19:01

Shots: Austin – 25; Wilderness – 24

Power plays: Austin – 0-for-6; Wilderness – 0-for-6