The Austin Bruins lost 5-2 to the Aberdeen Wings (3-6 overall) on the road Saturday.
Travis Kothenbeutel scored to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead early in the second period, but that was all of the offense they could produce.
Robbie Goor had 24 saves in the loss for Austin (3-4-1 overall).
The Bruins will hold their home opener when they host Bismarck at Riverside Arena 7:05 p.m. Friday.
SCORING SUMMARY
Austin 1 1 0 – 2
Aberdeen 1 2 2 – 5
First period
(A) Liam Thrawl (Jason Koehn) 8:53
(AB) Jack Kelly (Gage Mackie, Zach Noble) 12:46
Second period
(A) Travis Kothenbeutel 1:17
(AB) Kevin Fitzgerald (power play) (Kyle Mayhew, Joey Strada) 12:13
(AB) Carter Roo (Andrew Noel, Colin Raver) 13:58
Third period
(AB) Fitzgerald (Carson Dimoff, Roo) 8:45
(AB) Strada (Dimoff, Fitzgerald) 18:48
Shots: Austin – 26; Aberdeen – 29
Power plays: Austin – 0-for-5; Aberdeen – 1-for-3