Friday Finals: Bruins shutout of Wings just one of many in NAHL
Aberdeen 0 @ Austin 2 - The Austin Bruins opened a weekend series with the Aberdeen Wings by recording a 2-0 win Friday night at Riverside Arena. It was the second straight shutout for the Bruins. After a scoreless first period in the North American Hockey League game, the Bruins netted a goal in each of the final two periods for the home win. Trevor Waldoch took care of the offense for the Bruins as he scored both goals on the night. Tyler Bruggeman got the shutout in goal for the Bruins with 22 saves on the night. Bruggeman has now stopped a total of 52 shots in the two shutouts. Just when it looked like the Wings were about to take the lead on a breakaway one-timer, Bruggemen extended out to get his left arm on the puck and he sent it the other way. Jeremy Finger grabbed the loose puck skated up the ice, and got it to Trevor Waldoch, who slapped in a point blank look at the other end to make it 1-0 with 15:35 left in the second period. Waldoch scored again in the 3rd period to ice the win for Austin. Boxscore
Chicago 4 @ St. Louis 7 – Joe Kalsiz and Stephen Bopp each had three points as St. Louis jumped out to a 5-0 lead and cruised to a 7-4 win over Chicago, handing the Hitmen their fifth straight loss. Boxscore
Port Huron 4 @ Traverse City 3 (SO) – Ian Miller scored twice in the 3rd period and again in the shootout as the Fighting Falcons came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat Traverse City in a shootout. Boxscore
Coulee Region 0 @ Janesville 3 – Tony Kujava made 17 saves for his league-leading sixth shutout of the season as Janesville blanked the Chill. Adam Frank, Michael Preston and Davis Dekorte all scored for the Jets. Boxscore
Springfield 1 @ Topeka 3 – Robbie Davis scored twice, Sean Gaffney added two helpers and Peter Traber made 23 saves as the RoadRunners topped the Jr. Blues 3-1 on Friday. Brian Christie added the other goal for Topeka. Boxscore
Amarillo 4 @ Texas 3 (OT) – Brooks Behling scored a hat-trick, including the OT winner as the Bulls topped Texas in OT. Texas tied the game on Michael Hoy’s goal with less than five seconds remaining in regulation. Boxscore
Alexandria 4 @ Minot 0 – Jacob Meyers stopped all 24 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Blizzard handed Minot their eighth straight loss. Nick DeCenzo had a goal and assist in the winning effort for Alexandria. Boxscore
Wichita Falls 2 @ New Mexico 1 – Goaltender Matt Leon and the Wildcats won their fourth straight with a 2-1 in New Mexico. Leon made 32 saves while Jason Eddy and Dennis Kravchenko scored for the Wildcats. Boxscore
Fairbanks 4 @ Wenatchee 1 – Despite a 39-17 shots advantage, the Wild could not solve Ice Dogs goaltender Alex Fons, who made 38 saves in the win for Fairbanks. JT Osborn and Gabe Levin had three points apiece in the Fairbanks win. Boxscore
Alaska 2 @ Fresno 1 – Mitch Kontny’s goal with less than five minutes remaining in the 3rd period was the difference as Alaska handed Fresno their fifth straight loss. Jordan Watt had a goal and assist in the win for Alaska. Boxscore
Dawson Creek 0 @ Kenai River 4 – 23 saves from Austin Severson was plenty as Kenai blanked Dawson Creek to stay in 1st place in the West. Zac Lazzaro scored twice, including the game-winning goal, as the Brown Bears have now won six of their last seven. Boxscore
