Dave Eminian

First update: Peoria Rivermen open SPHL playoffs with wild overtime win vs. Quad City https://t.co/YE3dkeuFn2 via @pjstar

Rivermen win it in sudden-death overtime on Jordan Ernst's second goal of the game at 4:48. Peoria deserved it and got it, but what a journey. Game 1 of the series goes to Rivermen, with Game 2 on Friday at Quad City https://t.co/7FZRokKkCV

Here's that game-tying goal for QC as time expired. Replay shows puck crossed the line before green lockout light came on. The goal was good. The situation officials put the Rivermen in was not. https://t.co/n8DtQGNbSA

END OF 3: Rivermen 4, Quad City 4, heading to sudden-death overtime. Honestly, I've never seen a penalty called on a faceoff delay violation. Just gross.

Quad City ties it 6 on 4 as time expires. Clock show 0.0, no red light went on because automatic lockout system forces a green light when clock has expired. Officials huddle, at :00.1 to the clock and count the goal. Leif Mattson gets credit for the goal. What a gross sequence

Rivermen get the clock down to 7.7 seconds left and call their timeout. Faceoff coming in the Peoria zone. QC skating 6 on 4

And Rivermen get faceoff delay violation penalty and QC goes to power play plus extra attacker. 6on4

Quad City timeout. Faceoff coming in Rivermen zone. Peoria needs to get the puck to the QC end before that power play expires in 14 seconds. Makes it harder for Storm to pull goaltender

QC will have 62 seconds left to work with if they kill this Peoria power play

Under 3 minutes left, Rivermen up 4-3 over QC. Referee Deric Boehm hits QC with a penalty, Peoria to a power play.

Under 7 minutes to play now and Rivermen hanging on to a 4-3 lead

Rivermen kill that penalty. It was on Griffen Fox. Scoresheet shows Zach Purcell, but it was Fox

And there it is. Quad City to the power play

Rivermen can expect to kill some penalties now. Four straight goals and 5-2 edge on power plays. Referees are what they are, so this will even out soon

Rivermen 4-3 lead on a power play 55 seconds into third period as captain Alec Baer buries a high shot over Moran's glove and into top right corner https://t.co/mAD79Rhli5

FINAL: Birmingham 4, at Fayetteville 2 in Game 1 of that SPHL playoff series

Scoring change on the scoring change: Officials reviewed the tape and also saw the puck bank in off the back of the goaltender's right leg. So the goal is back to its original credit, Josh Martin, who now has 2.