Bobcat Hockey

October ended with another one in the L column for the Bobcats Friday, allowing a winning goal by the Brookings Blizzard in the last thirty seconds.

Aaron Nelson and Stanislav Dzakhov came through Saturday to put the Bobcats on top, beating the Austin Bruins 2-1, and evening their playoff series.

Coming off a sluggish late season, the Bismarck Bobcats snapped to life in their playoff opener with a 4-2 win over the Aberdeen Wings.

The Bismarck Bobcats will head to Aberdeen tonight to play in their first game of the playoffs at 7:15 p.m.

Tyler Dunagan's power play goal late in the first period Saturday provided the spark the Bismarcks seemed to need.

It took seven rounds, but in the end it was the Minot Minotauros on top, beating the Bismarck Bobcats in an overtime 3-2 in Minot.

After winning in a shootout Friday, the Bismarck Bobcats fell short Saturday, losing 4-2 at home to the Minnesota Wild.

Shootout goals by Nate Repensky and Stanislav Dzakhov, along with some stellar OT goaltending by Aaron Nelson, put the Bismarck Bobcats on top 4-3 to beat the Minnesota Wilderness Friday and snap a seven-game losing streak.

The Brookings Blizzard scored exactly as many goals Thursday at the V.F.W. as they did this past Saturday - only this time they were on the winning side.

The Bismarck Bobcats will be at Buffalo Wild Wings tomorrow night, Dec. 17, to meet fans.