The Austin Bruins only had about half of the shot attempts as Bismarck, but it didn’t matter as they won 4-2 over the Bobcats (2-3 overall) in Bismarck Saturday.

Jake Kielly stopped 37 shots for the Bruins (5-1 overall) and Brian Bachnak had a goal and an assist in the win. Bachnak, a forward from Brownstown, Mich., already has seven points in six games this season after he totaled 10 points in 48 games last year.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 2 1 1 — 4

Bismarck 1 0 1 — 2

First period

(A) Jacob Kullberg 2:10

(A) JC Maclean (Brian Bachnak, Josh Wilkins) 3:40

(B) Anthony Song (Harrison Aide) 16:12

Second period

(A) Ian Scheid (Nico Strum, Jacob Kullberg) 7:54

Third period

(B) Alex Strand 4:12

(A) Bachnak (power play) (Cory Dunn, Travis Brown) 6:42

Shots: Austin — 20; Bismarck — 39

Power plays: Austin — 1-for-7; Bismarck — 0-for-5