The Austin Bruins beat the Minot Minotauros (26-18-1-0 overall) 2-1 in Riverside Arena Friday.

Hugh Larkin scored the go-ahed goal for the Bruins (24-14-0-6 overall) with 15:01 left in the game.

Kyle McClellan had 15 saves for Austin.

SCORING SUMMARY

Minot 0 1  0  — 1

Austin 1 0  1  —  2

First period

(A) Ben Almquist (Hugh Larkin, Dante Sheriff) 8:23

Second period

(M) Cole O’Connell (Wilmer Skoog, Nick Strom) 14:02

Third period

(A) Hugh Larkin (Almquist) 4:59

Shots: Austin — 36; Minot — 16

Power plays: Austin — 0-for-2; Minot — 0-for-5