The Austin Bruins lost 3-2 on a late goal to the Minnesota Wilderness (17-4-4 overall) in Cloquet, Minn. Friday.

The Bruins (17-8-1 overall) tied the game up at 2-2 when Easton Viitala scored in the third period, but Cloquet took the lead for good when Billy Exell scored with 11:49 left in the game.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 1 0 1 — 2

Wilderness 1 0 2 — 3

First period

(A) Brennan Sanford (Dominik Florian, Easton Viitala) 1:13

(M) Michael Covach (PP) (Erick Brenk, Dominik Tiffels) 1:59

Second period

No scoring

Third period

(M) Thomas Lindstrom (Billy Exell, Will Peterson) 3:43

(A) Viitala (Sanford, Florian) 5:36

(M) Billy Exell (Thomas Lindstrom) 8:11

Power plays: Austin — 0-for-0; Wilderness — 1-for-3

Shots: Austin — 25; Wilderness — 40