The Austin Bruins ran into a hot goalie when they lost 2-1 to Bismarck (6-4 overall) in Riverside Arena Saturday.
The Bruins (4-5-1 overall) hammered off 42 shots, but Bismarck’s Will Ulrich stopped 41 of them.
Jan Stefka scored Austin’s lone goal with 1:54 left in the game and Alex Schilling had 22 saves.
SCORING SUMMARY
Bismarck 1 1 0 – 2
Austin 0 0 1 – 1
First period
(B) Jiei Halliday (Jarett Mari) 3:54
Second period
(B) Matthew Barry (Kyle Siemers, Halliday) (power play) 4:40
Third period
(A) Jan Stefka (Logan Haskins, Travis Kothenbeutel) 18:04
Shots: Austin – 42; Bismarck – 24
Power plays: Austin – 0-for-4; Bismarck 1-for-3