Bruins bounce back; Big 3rd period lifts Austin to 3-2 win over Wilderness
Published 11:06 pm Sunday, January 1, 2017
- Austin’s Evan Cholak turns after the puck during the second period against the Minnesota Wilderness last season. Herald File Photo
The Austin Bruins came up with a big third period to beat the Minnesota Wilderness in Riverside Arena Saturday.
Austin trailed 3-2, but it was able to strike back. After Jason Koehn and AJ Drobot scored goals to tie things up, Travis Kothenbeutel netted the game-winner with 49 seconds left in regulation.
Alex Schilling had 32 saves for Austin.
SCORING SUMMARY
Wilderness 2 1 0 – 3
Austin 0 2 2 – 4
First period
(M) Alexander Esbjors (Pavel Mikhansenok, Louis Roehl) 10:13
(M) Dylan Mills (Mikhasenok, Tristan Rostango) 13:45
Second period
(A) Justin Misiak (Jan Stefka, Thomas Keane) 2:00
(M) Roehl (Tim Nicksic, Rostango) 13:17
(A) Jason Koehn (AJ Drobot) 16:12
Third period
(A) Drobot (Misiak) 13:01
(A) Travis Kothenbeutel 19:11
Shots: Austiin – 20; Wilderness – 35
Power plays: Austin – 0-for-5; Wilderness – 0-for-4