The Fergus Falls Otters' Joe Nathe scored 4:45 into overtime to beat the Willmar Cardinals, 3-2 (OT).

The win gave Fergus Falls a 1-0 lead in the best of one series.

The Otters were paced by Nathe, who tallied one goal and one assist.

Fergus Falls kept Willmar's goalie busy throughout the game, and Joey Benson made 33 saves on 36 shots.

Fergus Falls additionally got points from Sam Rausch, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Fergus Falls also got a goal from Jesse Ketonen as well. In addition, Fergus Falls received assists from Colton Buseth, who had one.

The Cardinals were helped by Zech Streed, who registered one goal. Streed scored 11:56 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Hunter Schneider also scored for Willmar.

The Otters' Ian Bjorgum stopped 26 shots out of the 28 that he faced. Fergus Falls incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Willmar incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.