The Austin Bruins had their season come to an end as they lost the deciding game five of the NAHL Central Division Finals 4-0 at Bismarck Monday.

After a scoreless first period, Bismarck got on the board and scored two second period goals and they out-shot Austin 18-3 in that frame.

Home ice advantage had a big impact on the series as Austin out-scored Bismarck 10-2 in the two games in Riverside Arena and the Bobcats held a 13-2 scoring advantage in the games in Bismarck.

Kristofer Carlson had 31 saves in the loss for Austin.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 0 0 0 — 0

Bismarck 0 2 2 — 4

First period

No scoring

Second period

(B) Solag Bakich (Aaron Herdt, Willie Brown) 0:13

(B) Jared Pike (short handed) 16:21

Third period

(B) Pike (empty net) 17:12

(B) Bakich (Jared Resseguie) 19:40

Shots: Austin – 20; Bismarck – 33

Power plays: Austin – 0-for-5; Bismarck – 0-for-3