INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Falling in overtime to the Komets on Friday night, the Indy Fuel hosted their I-69 rival for their second game of a three-game series on Saturday night. Each team traded goals throughout 60 minutes sending the game to overtime and then a shootout. Jared Thomas combined with Billy Christopoulos to send the Fuel to a 4-3 win. 
After defending a handful of Fort Wayne shots to start the game, Indy was the first team to get on the board. Streaking through the neutral zone, Jared Thomas dropped a puck for Terry Broadhurst and he wristed the puck past Fort Wayne goaltender Dylan Ferguson to give Indy a 1-0 lead. Taking advantage of back to back power plays Fort Wayne’s Brandon Hawkins put two shots on Fuel goaltender Christopoulos before jumping on his own rebound and tying the game 1-1.
Spencer Watson doubled Indy’s goal total one minute into the second period when he jumped on the rebound of a point shot and fired it past Ferguson. Taking advantage of an Indy turnover in their defensive zone, Anthony Nellis and Brandon Hawkins connected to tie the game 2-2.
Picking up the puck behind the Fort Wayne net, Nick Hutchison beat Ferguson with a wraparound to give Indy a 3-2 lead. After a fight-filled final five minutes, Indy took the 3-2 lead into the locker room.
Trading chances throughout the beginning of the third period, neither team was able to beat the opposing goaltender. After a long stretch in the Fuel defensive zone, Fort Wayne eventually tied the game when Alan Lyszczarczyk launched a slap shot from the point and beat Christopoulos. Nobody was able to score in the final minutes, sending the game to overtime for the second straight night.
Although trading odd-man rushes throughout the overtime period, neither team scored to win the game, sending the game to a shootout. Indy would see Broadhurst and Thomas score and Billy Christopoulos stopped four shots to give Indy the 4-3 win.
The Fuel and Komets will close their season series Monday night at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
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