Dodd scores twice as Bruins blank Brookings
Published 9:26 pm Saturday, November 16, 2013
Austin’s Jake Arroyo upends Brookings’ Conor Andrle against the boards during the first period Saturday night at Riverside Arena. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Austin Bruins bounced back from their worst loss of the season with a 2-0 win over Brookings (4-11-5 overall) in Riverside Arena Saturday.
Austin’s Cory Dunn plays the puck during the first period against the Brookings Blizzard Saturday night at Riverside Arena. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Neither team scored in the first two periods and the Bruins (15-5 overall) took their first lead of the game when Trey Dodd scored with 14:53 left in the game.
Brennan Sanford added an insurance goal with 2:03 left for Austin, which is still unbeaten at home, and Dodd added another goal on an empty netter.
Nick Lehr picked up his first shutout of the season by stopping all 20 of the shots he saw.
SCORING SUMMARY
Brookings 0 0 0 – 0
Austin 0 0 3 – 3
First period
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
Third period
(A) Trey Dodd (Jay Dickman) 5:07
(A) Brennan Sanford (power play) (Niko Hildenbrand, Easton Vitala) 17:57
(A) Dodd (empty net) (Drew Anderson, Jake Arroyo) 18:59
Shots: Austin – 32; Brookings – 20
Power plays: Austin – 1-for-5; Brookings – 0-for-3