The Austin Bruins dropped a shootout to the Aberdeen Wings (31-5-1-1 overall) by a score of 3-2 on the road Saturday.

Austin went 0-for-3 in the shootout and Joe Strada scored the lone goal for Aberdeen.

Kyle McClellan stopped 40 of the 42 shots he saw for Austin.

The first place Wings now hold a 17-point lead on the second place Bruins (21-13-0-5 overall) in the NAHL Central Division.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 2 0 0 0 0 – 2
Aberdeen 1 1 0 0 1 – 3

First period
(AB) Stepan Pokorny (Brad Belisle) (power play) 2:26
(A) Reginald Millette (Andrew Willis, Josef Mysak) 12:22
(A) Dante Sheriff (Willis, Lane Krenzen) (power play) 17:00

Second period
(AB) Belisle (John Sladic, Pierson Brandon) 3:00

Third period
No scoring

OT
No scoring
Shots: Austin – 33; Aberdeen – 43
Power plays: Austin – 1-for-4; Aberdeen – 1-for-6