The Austin Bruins will head to Bismarck on Friday with the NAHL Central Division finals five game series tied at one game apiece.

The Bruins lost 2-1 to the Bobcats in Riverside Arena Saturday night.

The Bobcats won the game on a goal by Stanislav Dzakhov just over six minutes into overtime. Bismarck tied the game when Huba Sekesi scored a goal hallway through the third period.

Austin’s Jay Dickman scored in 4:22 in the game but that was all the offense Austin could produce.

The Bruins have now played in three straight OT games.

SCORING SUMMARY

Bismarck 0 0 1 1 – 2

Austin 1 0 0 0 – 1

First period

(A) Jay Dickman (Lucas Kohls, Sam Kauppila) 4:22

Second period

No scoring

Third period

(B) Huba Sekesi (power play) (Dan Kovar) 9:48

OT

(B ) Stanislav Dzakhov 6:26

Shots: Austin – 34; Bismarck – 22

Power plays: Austin – 0-for-4; Bismarck – 1-for-4