The Austin Bruins closed out 2018 with a win as they beat the Minnesota Wilderness (17-13-1-0 overall) 5-3 on the road Monday.

Andrew Willis netted two goals in the win for the Bruins (20-8-0-3 overall).

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 2 1 2  —  5

Wilderness 1 2 0  —  3

First period

(A) Andrew Willis (Joseph Winkelmann) 10:56

(M) Nick Portz (Jesper Wikstrom, Nate Horn) 12:10

(A) Levi Stauber (power play) 19:42

Second period

(M) Nick Portz (Dylan Johnston, Nate Horn) 5:02

(A) Dante Zapata 18:44

(M) Dylan Johnson (Jack Johnson, Nick Gonrowski) 19:30

Third period

(A) Andrew Willis (Dylan Davies, Reginald) :45

(A) Che Landikuisc 17:32

Shots: Austin — 31; Wilderness — 22

Power plays: Austin — 1-for-2; Wilderness — 0-for-4