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Bruins Score 5 Unanswered Goals to Sweep Aberdeen

October 24, 2015 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Austin Bruins News Release


ABDERDEEN, SD - The Bruins scored five consecutive goals after trailing 2-1 late in the first period to defeat the Aberdeen Wings 6-2 and sweep the weekend at Odde Ice Center.

The Bruins scored first when Luke Forfar chipped a rebound past Peter Thome at 2:46 of the opening period. Travis Kothenbeutel and Evan Cholak assisted. Aberdeen''s Kevin Fitzgerald tied the game with a powerplay goal at 9:20. Less than a minute later, Aberdeen appeared to take the lead when Tucker DeYoung beat Kris Carlson with a wrist shot, but the officials ruled incidental contact with Carlson and disallowed the goal. DeYoung would eventually score anyway, deflecting a Ryan Cook shot past Carlson at 17:07 to put the Wings ahead.

The momentum swing came when Kothenbeutel and Jade Miller scored 33 seconds apart at 19:26 and 19:59 to put the Bruins back ahead. Kothenbeutel ripped a wrist shot off the wing and Miller finished off a pretty passing play with his line mates Glibert Gabor and Dawson DiPietro. The Bruins took a 3-2 lead into the intermission,

Austin got the only two goals of the second period. First, Justin Misiak banked a puck off of Thome and in behind him at 1:32 and then DiPietro finished off another strong shift with his 5th of the season at 16:43 and it was 5-2 Bruins headed to the 3rd.

Griff Slightam gave the Bruins a four goal lead at 9:04 of the 3rd period, one-timing a point shot home off a Misiak faceoff win. All six Bruins goals came at even strength, Kris Carlson turned away 33 of 35 Aberdeen shots for his 5th win. The Bruins improved to 7-6-1 and pulled within five points of first place Minot, who is next on the schedule for a pair of games next weekend beginning Friday in North Dakota at 8:05.

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