Bruins win third straight game
Published 11:50 pm Friday, September 20, 2013
The Austin Bruins piled on three goals in a 12-minute stretch in the third period to beat Michigan 6-4 in the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minn. Friday.
Dominik Florian, Brennan Sanford and Drew Anderson all scored in the third period to push Austin (3-0 overall) to the win.
Niko Hildenbrand scored two goals in the first period for Austin.
Justin Quale, a rookie from Minnetonka, Minn., made 22 saves in his Bruins’ debut.
SCORING SUMMARY
Michigan 1 3 0 — 4
Austin 3 0 3 — 6
First period
(A) Niko Hildenbrand (Trevor Boyd) 2:03
(A) Hildenbrand (Jay Dickman) 2:20
(M) Zach Szajner (powerplay) (Colin Horton, Joshua Shellman) 4:54
(A) Easton Vitala (Josh Bretner, Drew Anderson) 19:10
Second period
(M) Horton (power play) (Joshua Shellman, Szanjer) 4:05
(M) Hopfner 9:59
(M) Connor Lyons 12:02
Third period
(A) Dominik Florian (Jake Arroyo) 7:59
(A) Brennan Sanford (Luke Dietsch, Josh Bretner) 8:57
(A) Anderson (empty net) (Bretner) 19:33
Shots: Austin — 28; Michigan — 26
Powerplays: Austin — 0-for-3; Michigan — 2-for-4