River Otters Outgun Mechanics 6-5; Littlejohn Banks Two Goals

February 27, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Missouri River Otters News Release


Frank Littlejohn's three-point night led the Missouri River Otters to a 6-5 shootout victory against the Motor City Mechanics Sunday night at the Great Lakes Arena.

The Mechanics scored the game's first goal, and it came on the power play. Blair Manning sent a puck at the net from the right point, and David Bonk re-directed it behind Kevin Reiter for his 11th goal of the season. The River Otters came right back with a goal of their own, as George Cantrall banged home the rebound of a Glenn Detulleo shot. Motor City regained the lead 17 seconds later when Jason Reimers blasted a slap-shot behind Reiter from the left point.

The second period featured five goals, three from Missouri and two from Motor City. Littlejohn, Jim Montgomery, and Lars Pettersen scored the goals for the River Otters, while Brad Smith and Reimers scored for the Mechanics.

Littlejohn scored his second goal of the game twelve minutes into the third period to give the River Otters the lead. Motor City came back strong, however, and Joe Burton's power-play goal sent the game into the shootout tied at five.

In the shootout, Montgomery, Moore, and Riku Varjamo scored for the River Otters, while only Blair Manning and Burton scored for Motor City. Reiter made 25 saves for the victory while Cory Campbell made 24 saves in defeat.

The River Otters will take on the Flint Generals on Friday, March 4 at Perani's Event Center. The puck drops at 6:35 CST, and all the action can be heard on KSLQ 104.5 and the B2 Webcast at www.riverotters.com.



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