Bruins jump to 2-0 lead; Austin shuts out Aberdeen for playoff lead
Published 9:46 pm Sunday, April 5, 2015
Austin’s JC Maclean celebrates his second-period goal against Aberdeen during the Bruins’ 4-0 win in game two of their playoff series Saturday night in Riverland Arena. The Bruins are up 2-0 in the series, needing to win one more game to advance. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Austin Bruins took a 2-0 lead on Aberdeen a best five NAHL Central Division semifinals series in Riverside Arena Saturday.
One night after they allowed five goals in a win, the Bruins blanked Abredeen 4-0 and held the Wings to just 19 shots on goal.
Jake Kielly stopped all of the shots he saw and Luke Dietsch, Jacob Kullberg, JC Maclean and Nico Sturm all scored goals in the win for the Bruins.
The Bruins will have two chances to close out the series when they play at Aberdeen Friday and Saturday night.
SCORING SUMMARY
Aberdeen 0 0 0 – 0
Austin 2 1 1 – 4
First period
(A) Luke Dietsch (powerplay) (Tony Uglem, Liam Feeney) 1:38
(A) Jacob Kullberg (Derek Olmschenk, Alex Pettersson) 16:50
Second period
(A) JC Maclean (Trevor Boyd, Feeney) 7:37
Third period
(A) Nico Sturm (Alex Jasiek) 18:59
