RICHFIELD — The Minnesota Magicians poked some angry bears. and when those bears awoke, they made the Magicians disappear.
The Austin Bruins fell behind by three goals early in the second period, but rattled off the next seven to earn a 7-3 North American Hockey League victory on Friday.
Austin was down 3-0 just four minutes into the second, but it scored four times in a span of 8:56 in the second to take the lead for good. They chased Magicians starting goalie Cole Weaver after 40 minutes.
Luke Dietsch, Trevor Boyd and Tony Uglem combined for 12 points — inlcuding a hat trick and an assist by Boyd — to lead the way for Austin (13-7-7 overall).
Dietsch had a goal and four assists, while Uglem had a goal and two assists. Defenseman Liam Feeney and veteran forward Alex Pettersson also scored for Austin.
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Jake Kielly stopped 24 saves to earn his seventh victory of the season.
The Bruins are back at home tonight to face the Minnesota Wilderness at 7:05 p.m.
Bruins 7, Magicians 3
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First period— 1. M, Matt Colford (Denis Shevyrin) 3:48. 2. M, Kane Durment (Sam Becker, Marc Michaelis) 6:54. Second period— 3. M, Lukas Laub (Becker) 3:51. 4. A, Trevor Boyd (Luke Dietsch) 5:33. 5. A, Dietsch (Tony Uglem, Jake Arroyo) 11:00. 6. A, Liam Feeney (Trey Dodd) 11:36. 7. A, Alex Pettersson (Luke Forfar, Dietsch) 14:29. Third period— 8. A, Boyd (Uglam, Dietsch) 2:11. 9. A, Boyd (Dietsch) 10:31. 10. A, Uglem (Boyd) 10:39.
Shots on goal— A 5-11-12—28; M 11-9-7—27. Goalies— A, Jake Kielly (W, 7-2-4; 24 saves); M, Cole Weaver (40:00, L, 1-4-0; 12 saves); Chris Amsden (ND, 9 saves). Power plays— A, 0-for-2; M, 0-for-4. Penalties— A, 4-8 minutes; M, 2-4 minutes.
