The Bismarck Bobcats saw the Austin Bruins rattle off three straight second period goals and couldn’t bounce back, falling 3-1 Friday at Riverside Arena.

The Bismarck Bobcats open the last month of the 2010-11 regular season with a two-game series at Riverside Arena against the Austin Bruins starting Friday night.

For the second straight night, the Coulee Region Chill used a multi-goal run to down the Bismarck Bobcats, riding a run of four unanswered tallies Saturday to drop the Cats 6-2 at the VFW Sports Center.

The Bismarck Bobcats saw a one goal lead turn into a two-goal deficit in a seven-minute span and saw their rally come up short as the Coulee Region Chill hung on for a 4-3 win Friday at the VFW Sports Center.

The Bismarck Bobcats will close out the month of February with a big two-game series against the Coulee Region Chill Friday and Saturday nights at the VFW Sports Center.

The roller-coaster stretch run in the Central Division took another turn Saturday as the Coulee Region Chill exploded for two goals in the last 45 seconds of regulation to drop the Bismarck Bobcats 5-3 at the Omni Center.

The Bismarck Bobcats pulled out a wild 4-3 shootout win Friday over the Coulee Region Chill to storm into a first-place tie atop the Central Division at the Omni Center.

The Bismarck Bobcats exploded for a five-goal second period then fought off a furious rally from the Owatonna Express to secure a thrilling 5-4 win Thursday at the Four Seasons Centre.