The Grand Forks Border Bruins fell 6-3 to the Nelson Leafs in pre-season action Tuesday night.
Grand Forks found itself trailing 2-0 after the opening period and 5-0 midway through the second before Kesler Morrow put the Border Bruins on the board at 18:32.
The Bruins mounted a push in the third, with Brandon Gray scoring on the power play just 1:41 into the period. Keegan Bailey added another power-play marker at 11:44 to cut Nelson’s lead to 5-3.
Nelson added a late power-play goal to seal the 6-3 result.
Grand Forks was outshot 30-19 but converted on two of its three power-play opportunities. Cole Fox made 15 saves through the opening 40 minutes, while Gabriel Bart stopped nine of 10 shots in the third.
The Border Bruins continue their pre-season schedule Friday when they head to Beaver Valley to face the Nitehawks.
