Facing a jam-packed Central Division where just seven points separate first place and fourth place and mounting injuries to over half of their defensive corps, the Bismarck Bobcats were bullish on the NAHL trade deadline market Thursday.

The Bismarck Bobcats saw their third-period rally come up short as the fell victim to the Alexandria Blizzard 2-1 Saturday at the VFW Sports Center—their sixth straight loss to the Blizzard.

The Bismarck Bobcats’ deployed a perfect penalty and scored a pair of power play goals but the Alexandria Blizzard tallied a pair of shorthanded scores to claw out a 5-4 win over the Cats Friday at the VFW Sports Center.

Ryan Faragher made 22 saves and picked up his third shutout of the season as the Bismarck Bobcats whitewashed the Coulee Region Chill 4-0 Sunday at the Omni Center.

Down early on the road, the Bismarck Bobcats rattled off three unanswered goals Saturday to surge past the Austin Bruins for a 3-1 win at Riverside Arena–halting a season-high five-game losing slide.

The Bismarck Bobcats’ January skid now sits at five games as the Austin Bruins rallied past the Cats with four unanswered goals to claim a 5-2 victory over the defending champs Friday at Riverside Arena.

The Bismarck Bobcats will strike out on a three-game road swing this weekend, with games against the Austin Bruins and Coulee Region Chill, to try and snap their season-high four-game losing streak.

The Bismarck Bobcats rallied multiple times but could not overcome a four-goal first period by the Alexandria Blizzard as the Cats lost a 6-5 nailbiter at the Runestone Center on Friday.