WHEELING, WV – Playing the first of two matchups to close out the regular season, the Indy Fuel visited the Wheeling Nailers on Friday night. After the teams finished the second period tied, Indy put home a pair of goals to earn a 3-1 win and set a franchise record for wins in a season. 
Throughout the first half of the period, the Indy Fuel were outshot 9-6 by the Nailers. Both teams had a chance on the man advantage but Dan Bakala and Tom Nappier held on to the scoreless tie.
Early in the second period, Indy put a puck past Nappier causing the referees to head to the scorers box for a review. After a long review, referee Logan Gruhl ruled it no goal. Eventually breaking the scoreless tie, Nailers forward Patrick Watling one-timed a pass from Brendan Harris past Bakala. Indy’s Tim Davison scored to tie the game late in the period, sending the teams into the locker room tied 1-1.
The Fuel were the first team to get on the board in the third after the Indy offense jumped on a Nailers turnover. Receiving a pass from Michael Pelech, Keoni Texeira wristed a shot past Nappier to give the Fuel a 2-1 lead. Nic Pierog scored an empty netter with 54 seconds remaining in the game, earning the 3-1 win for the Fuel.
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