The Austin Bruins beat the Minnesota Magicians (18-27-6 overall) 4-1 in Richfield Wednesday.

Niko Hildenbrand put the game away for the Bruins (34-17-1 overall) when he scored a shorthanded goal to make it 3-1 halfway that through the third period.

Nick Lehr had 23 saves in the win for Austin.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 0 2 2 — 4

Magicians 0 1 0 — 1

First period

No scoring

Second period

(A) Alexx Petersson (Joe Schuldt) 3:24

(M) Tony Uglem (shorthanded) (Paul OConnor) 12:25

(A) Guillaume Leclerc (Jay Dickman, Lucas Kohls) 13:19

Third period

(A) Niko Hildenbrand (short handed) 10:40

(A) Casey Jerry (Cory Dunn, Hildenbrand) 14:18

Shots: Austin — 38; Magicians — 24

Power plays: Austin — 0-for-3; Magicians — 0-for-6