Bruins open season with a win over Jackalopes
Published 6:51 pm Wednesday, September 19, 2018
The Austin Bruins opened their season with a 4-3 win over the Odessa Jackalopes in the NAHL Showcase in Blaine Wednesday.
Dante Sherriff and Lane Krenzen scored second period goals to put the Bruins (1-0 overall) up 3-1 in the second period and Carson Riddle scored an insurance goal to put Austin up 4-2 in the third.
Kyle McClellan stopped 29 of the 32 shots he saw in net for Austin.
SCORING SUMMARY
Odessa 1 1 1 — 3
Austin 1 2 1 — 4
First period
(O) James Crossman (Kyle Herbster, Rex Moe) 6:11
(A) Hugh Larkin (Terry Ryder, Andrew Willis) 19:51
Second period
(A) Dante Sheriff (Jed Pietila) 7:41
(A) Lane Krenzen (Devon Fields) (power play) 14:55
(O) Eric Huss (Matt Minerva) 15:24
Third period
(A) Carson Riddle (Garrett Dahm) 4:41
(O) Moe (Jared Christy, James Crossman) 13:34
Shots: Austin — 29; Odessa — 32
Power plays: Austin — 0-for-1; Odessa — 0-for-0