KANSAS CITY, MO – In their first game of a three-game series, the Indy Fuel visited the Kansas City Mavericks at Cable Dahmer Arena on Friday night. The Fuel took the early lead with a goal from Joe Sullivan, only to be tied by Adam Brady at the end of the first period. With neither team scoring for the remainder of regulation, the game went to overtime where Matt Marcinew scored19 seconds in to give the Fuel a 2-1 win.
Indy took a 1-0 lead in the first period after Antoine Waked chased down a puck and fed Sullivan for a one-timer to beat Matt Ginn over the shoulder. After putting several shots on the Fuel net in the final seconds of the period, Kansas City broke through when Brady jumped on a rebound and fired it over the shoulder of Indy goaltender Dan Bakala.
Killing off a penalty early in the second period, the Fuel were outshot by the Mavericks 6-1 through the first six minutes. Earning their own chance on the power play ad the midpoint of the period, the Fuel were unable to take lead. Giving up 10 shots in the middle stanza, Indy’s Bakala held on to send Indy into the locker room tied 1-1.
After several minutes without a shot, both teams traded chances to start the final period. Earning two power plays in the third period, the Fuel outshot the Mavericks 9 to 6 but would be unable to capitalize on the man advantages. With neither team scoring in regulation, the game headed to a seven-minute overtime period where it only took 19 seconds before Marcinew tucked a puck through the legs of Ginn to hand the Fuel a 2-1 win on Friday night.
The two teams will meet for game two of their three-game weekend set Saturday night at 8:05 p.m.
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