PEORIA, Ill. – (25 News) – The Peoria Rivermen took Game One of the President’s Cup Thursday night in Peoria 2-1.
A minute and half into overtime, rookie Tyler Ryder’s goal had the crowd cheering at Carver Arena.
In addition to Ryder, Mike Gelatt also scored for the Rivermen while goaltender Nick Latinovich made 19 saves on 20 shots.
The Rivermen now lead the best-of-five series with the Evansville Thunderbolts 1-0 following Thursday’s win.
Peoria will be back in action for Game Two of the Finals on Friday night at 7:15 at Carver Arena.
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