The Austin Bruins let a two-goal lead slip away as they lost to the Bismarck Bobcats 3-2 in Riverside Arena Saturday.
Austin led 2-0 after one period, but the Bobcats scored two goals in the second period to tie things up. Bismarck grabbed the lead for good when Geroge Grannis scored his second goal of the night with 12:17 left in the third.
Brett Miller had 29 saves for the Bruins.
SCORING SUMMARY
Bismarck 0 2 1 – 3
Austin 1 1 0 – 2
First period
(A) Barrett Brooks (Camden Gallagher) 7:03
Second period
(A) Hugh Quinn (Jed Pietila, Dante Sheriff) 2:33
(B) George Grannis (power play) 9:34
(B) Will Hillman (Austin Schwartz, Nate Clark) (power play) 11:57
Third period
(B) Grannis (Ethan Gauer, Tim Piechowski) 7:43
Shots: Austin – 27; Bismarck – 32
Power plays: Bismarck – 2-for-5; Austin – 0-for-3