The Beaver Valley Nitehawks outshot the Kimberley Dynamiters 40-23 but a breakaway overtime goal by Eric Buckley with 2:01 remaining in the first OT would give the Eddie Murdoch champs the Game 1 victory in the Hawks Nest on Wednesday.
Game 2 goes Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Beaver Valley Arena.
See more on the Nitehawks in Friday's Trail Times.