Bruins roar back in the third to clip Wings
Published 9:55 pm Friday, March 3, 2017
The Austin Bruins bounced back from a big hole as they scored five third period goals to beat the Aberdeen Wings (23-22-2-2 overall) 5-3 on the road Friday.
Michael Piehler scored two quick goals in the third period to bring Austin within 3-2 and AJ Drobot tied the game at 3-3. Cole Lawrence gave Austin (20-24-2-3 overall) the lead for good when he scored with 10:02 left in the game.
Jake Kucharski had 36 saves in the win for Austin.
SCORING SUMMARY
Austin 0 0 5 — 5
Wings 2 1 0 — 3
First period
(AB) Riley Murphy (Colton Fletcher) 7:50
(AB) Carter Roo (Tyler Bossert) 9:36
Second period
(AB) Roo (Bossert, Andy Carroll) 8:25
Third period
(A) Michael Piehler 3:59
(A) Pielher (Jan Stefka) 8:52
(A) AJ Drobot 9:28
(A) Cole Lawrence (Justin Misiak, Quinn Marin) 9:58
(A) Travis Kothenbeutel 19:54
Shots: Austin — 27; Aberdeen — 39
Power plays: Austin — 27; Aberdeen — 39