Bruggeman stops 48 shots as Bruins knock off Bobcats
Published 10:06 am Sunday, December 18, 2011
Austin goalie Tyler Bruggeman stopped 48 of the 50 shots he saw as the Bruins knocked off first place Bismarck 3-2 in overtime in Riverside Arena Saturday night.
Austin (16-10-3 overall) won the game when Chris Fischer, who is from Apple Valley, scored just 52 seconds into the extra session.
The Bruins took a 3-2 lead in the third period when Brandon Wahlin scored on a powerplay and Bismarck (23-5-1 overall) tied the game when Castan Sommer scored with 4:33 left in the regulation.
Both of the Bobcats goals came on powerplays.
SCORING SUMMARY
Bismarck 0 1 1 0 – 2
Bruins 0 1 1 1 – 3
First period
No scoring
Second period
(A) Austin Nelson (Charlie Adams, CJ Smith) 1:55
(B) Adam Knochenmus (powerplay) (Shane Omdahl, Castan Sommer) 3:18
Third period
(A) Brandon Wahlin (powerplay) (Jeremy Finger) 5:14
(B) Sommer (powerplay) Knochenmus 15:27
OT
(A) Chris Fischer (John Simonson, Christian Folin) :52
Shots: Austin – 29; Bismarck – 50
Powerplays: Austin – 1-for-8; Bismarck – 2-for-9