The Austin Bruins slipped back into third place in the NAHL Central Division after they lost to the Minot Minotauros (27-18-1-0 overall) 5-2 in Riverside Arena Saturday.

Kyle McClellan had 34 saves for Austin.

Austin (24-15-0-6 overall) trails Minot by one point and it leads fourth place Bismarck by three points in the Central.

SCORING SUMMARY
Minot 1 1 3 – 5
Austin 0 1 1 – 2

First period
(M) David Raisanen 12:12

Second period
(M) Raisanen (Connor McGinnis) 6:32
(A) Jed Pietila (Ben Almquist) 8:29

Third period
(M) Andrew Kangas (Wilmer Skoog, Cole O’Connell) 11:58
(A) Dante Sheriff (Ben Almquist) 13:39
(M) Lincoln Erne (Skoog, Nick Strom) (power play) 16:58
(M) Keenan Lund (empty net) 18:51

Shots: Austin – 31; Minot – 39
Power plays: Austin – 0-for-3; Minot – 1-for-5