The Austin Bruins lost their first game of the season 6-3 to the Bismarck Bobcats on the road Friday.

Bismarck scored three goals in the second period to go up 4-1, but the Bruins pulled to within 4-3 when Griffin Slightam and Jan Stefka scored early in the third period.

The Bobcats put the game away with two late goals.

Jacob Berger had 25 saves in the loss for Austin.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 1 0 2 — 3

Bismarck 1 3 2 — 6

First period

(A) Logan Haskins (Gilbert Gabor, Paul O’Connor) 6:30

(B) Travis Wood (Willie Brown, Pieter Von Steinbergs)

Second period

(B) Aaron Herdt (Brown, Von Steinbergs) 5:14

(B) Harrison Aide (power play) (Wood, Joe Tyran) 17:14

(B) Herdt (Brown, Wood) 19:50

Third period

(A) Griffin Slightam (AJ Drobot, Justin Misiak) 2:38

(A) Jan Stefka (Austin Rueschhoff) 6:33

(B) Aide (power play) (Herdt, Brown) 9:03

(B) Wood (empty net) (Brown, Herdt) 19:24

Shots: Austin — 23; Bismarck — 31

Power plays; Austin — 0-for-4; Bismarck — 2-for-5