The Austin Bruins picked up a 5-3 win over Bismarck on the road Friday night.

The Bruins jumped out to a 2-0 lead after first-period goals by Quinn Martin and Justin Misiak. They extended that lead to 3-0 with a goal at 10:47 of the second.

Jack Murphy added another goal in the third to put the Bruins up 4-0, but the Bobcats managed to cut the score to 4-3 with three straight goals before Travis Kothenbeutel’s unassisted goal late.

Jake Kucharski got the win between the pipes, making 36 saves.

The Bruins (22-27-4-5) will wrap up their season Saturday night against Bismarck in Bismarck. Game time is 7:15 p.m.

Bruins 2 1 2 — 5

Bismarck 0 0 3 —3

First period

(A) Quinn Martin (Evan Cholak), 7:42

(A) Justin Misiak, unassisted, 19:42

Second period

(A) Dante Zapata (Jack Murphy), 10:47

Third period

(A) Murphy (Misiak, Travis Kothenbeutel), 9:40 PP

(B) Nick Alexander, unassisted, 11:10 PP

(B) Tobias Fladeby (Grant Johnson), 17:38

(B) Jordan Fralich (Chase Hartje), 19:00

(A) Kothenbeutel, unassisted, 19:48

Shots: Bruins — 32, Bismarck 39

Powerplay: Bruins — 1-2. Bismarck 1-5