aRICHMOND -- Brett Savelkoul's second goal broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Stars a 4-3 overtime victory. Alex Naujokas picked up the assist.
The duo combined for River Lakes' second goal of the game to put the Stars ahead 2-0 in the second period with a man advantage.
Prairie Centre tied the game at the 12:13 mark on a Derek Ruchey goal.
River Lakes 4, Prairie Centre 3
Prairie Centre (0-1) 0 2 1 0 -- 3
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River Lakes (1-0) 1 1 1 1 -- 4
FIRST PERIOD - RL: Eric Wenner (Jesse Keehn), 1:51
SECOND PERIOD - RL: Brett Savelkoul (Alex Naujokas) pp, :58 ... PC: Tyler Burns (unassisted), 5:01 ... PC: Travis Moller (Austin Plaine, Codi Paszek), 15:34
THIRD PERIOD - RL: Reggie Fraley (Adam Willard, Naujokas) sh, 11:12 ... PC: Derek Ruchey (Pat Johnson) pp, 12:13
OVERTIME - RL: Savelkoul (Naujokas), :35
Goalie saves - Sauk Centre: Marcus Tomsche 8-17-8-0-33; River Lakes: Spencer Theis 9-8-8-25