Female - Friday, June 12, 2009 5:12 - 0 Comments

Griffins fall to Rivermen 4-3 in OT

Justin Fletcher popped a shot over Jimmy Howard during a goal-mouth scramble 2:51 into overtime on Friday to lift the Peoria Rivermen to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena.While the Griffins (17-7-4-3) missed an opportunity to claim at least a share of first place in the North Division for the first time since Oct.

18, 2007, they still climbed within a point of Manitoba and extended their point streak to five games (4-0-1-0).