The Austin Bruins were able to salvage a weekend split when they beat the Bismarck Bobcats (4-2 overall) 2-1 in Riverside Arena Saturday.

Jed Pietila scored the game-winner for the Bruins (4-1-0-1 overall) early in the third period and Brett Miller stopped 18 saves to get the win.

SCORING SUMMARY

Bismarck 0 1 0 – 1

Austin 0 1 1 – 1

First period
No scoring

Second period
(A) Carson Riddle (Joseph Winkelmann, Noah Kim) 3:09
(B) Hunter Johannes (Dawson McKay, Sam Malinski) (power play)

Third period
(A) Jed Pietila (Levi Stauber, Dante Sheriff) (power play) :38
Shots: Austin – 36; Bismarck – 36
Power plays: Austin – 1-for-6; Bismarck – 1-for-5