The Austin Bruins opened with a scoring explosion as they topped Lone Star 5-2 in day two of the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minn. Thursday.

Austin (2-0 overall) posted three goals in the first eight minutes of the game and Niko Hildenbrand, a rookie from Vacaville, Calif., scored his first two NAHL goals in the win.

Nick Lehr stopped 17 shots in the win for the Bruins.

Gullaume Leclerc, a rookie from France, had a goal and an assist in the win for Austin.

SCORING SUMMARY

Lone Star 0 1 1 – 2

Bruins 3 2 0 – 5

First period

(A) Niko Hildenbrand 1:55

(A) Gullaume Leclerc (Lucas Kohls) 7:43

(A) Trevor Boyd (Jake Arroyo) 8:14

Second period

(L) Jan Hudecek (Mitchell Mueller) 0:36

(A) Hildenbrand (Leclerc) 1:45

(A) Jay Dickman (Kohls, Boyd) 19:21

Third period

(L) Leo Lumm (Alexey Solovyev, Will White) 5:50

Power plays: Austin – 0-for-4; Lone Star 0-for-4

Shots: Austin – 61; Lone Star – 19