The Austin Bruins edged out the Minnesota Wilderness (23-24-3-2 overall) 3-1 in Riverside Arena Wednesday night.

Ben Almquist put the Bruins (29-16-0-6 overall) up for good when he scored with 2:21 left in the second period.

Kyle McClellan had 25 saves in net for Austin.

SCORING SUMMARY

Wilderness 1 0 0  —  1

Austin 1 1 1  —  3

First period

(A) Jared Christy (Dante Sheriff) 9:43

(MW) Ondrej Trejbal (Luke Dow, Ryan Nelson) 11:37

Second period

(A) Ben Almquist (Jed Pietila, Sheriff) 17:39

Third period

(A) Hugh Larkin (Sheriff, Lane Krenzen) (empty net) 19:48

Shots: Austin — 31; Wilderness — 26

Power plays: Austin — 0-for-3; Wilderness — 0-for-4