The Austin Bruins struck first and didn’t look back as they beat Alexandria (13-7-2 overall) 4-1 on the road Friday.

John Kirby put the Bruins (13-8-2 overall) on the board in the first period and Ilya Arkalov and Joe Siers added goals to make it 3-0 after two periods.

Tyler Bruggeman had 36 saves in goal to pick up the win.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 1 2 1 — 4

Alexandria 0 0 1 — 1

(A) John Kirby (Chase McDonald) 6:33

Second period

(A) Ilya Arkalov 14:11

(A) Joe Siers (Brandon Wahlin, John Simonson) 14:41

Third period

(AL) Thomas Williams (Nick DAvolio, Reid Sturos) 15:39

(A) Christian Folin (empty net) 18:49

Powerplays: Austin — 0-for-0; Alexandria — 0-for-3

Shots: Austin — 29; Alexandria — 37