FORT WAYNE, IN – Closing out their two game series with the Fort Wayne Komets on Saturday, the Indy Fuel faced their I-69 rival for the third straight time. Both teams traded goals throughout the game until Jordan Schneider beat Trevor Gorsuch to give Indy a 5-4 on Saturday night. 
After defending a strong start by the Fort Wayne Komets, the Indy Fuel was the first team to get on the board when Michael Pelech deflected a point shot by Tim Davison. Then taking advantage of a Fuel penalty, Olivier Galipeau fired a wrist shot from the point and beat a screened Sean Romeo to tie the game 1-1.
The Komets were first to score in the second period when Shawn Szydlowski fed a pass to a streaking Stephen Harper and he tucked the puck through the five-hole of Romeo. The Komets’ Anthony Nellis later doubled Fort Wayne’s lead but the referees reviewed the goal and eventually overturn the call due to goaltender interference, keeping the score at 2-1.
A few minutes later, Indy’s Keoni Texiera launched a slapshot from the point and beat Gorsuch. Doubling his goal total for the night, Texeira fired a wrist shot from the blue line and beat a screened Gorsuch to make it 3-2. Jared Thomas put Indy up 4-2 when he threw a puck on net that deflected past Gorsuch. The Komets responded with a goal of their own after Szydlowski beat Romeo with a wrist shot after a long defensive zone shift for Indy.
Taking advantage of an Indy defensive zone turnover, Fort Wayne’s Matt Murphy got alone in the slot and fired a wrist shot past Sean Romeo. Schneider gave the Fuel the lead as well as the eventual win after he snuck down the side and tucked a shot through the five-hole of Gorsuch.
The Fuel return to the ice Tuesday night when they visit the South Carolina Stingrays.
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