The Austin Bruins couldn’t generate any third period offense as they lost to Bismarck (28-5-1 overall) 3-2 on the road Friday.

The Bruins held a 12-6 shot advantage in the third but couldn’t score the tying goal.

The Bobcats took the lead for good when Castan Sommer scored on a powerplay to make it 3-2 with 12:42 left in the second period.

Tyler Bruggeman had 36 saves in the loss for Austin.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 1 1 0 — 2

Bismarck 1 2 0 — 3

First period

(B) Daniel Zawacki (Adam Knochenmus) 1:35

(A) Brandon Wahlin (Chris Fischer) 7:36

Second period

(B) Shane Omdahl (Grant Mindt) 4:10

(A) John Simonson 4:46

(B) Castan Sommer (powerplay) (John Furgele, Bryce Anderson) 7:18

Third period

No scoring

Shots: Austin — 36; Bismarck — 39

Powerplays: Austin — 0-for-5; Bismarck — 1-for-5