Indy Fuel Pit Stop: Week 21

INDY FUEL WEEK 21 RESULTS: 0-1-0-0, 28-19-5-0 Overall

Sunday, May 2 - Fuel 4 vs Fort Wayne 5 OT:

Playing their only game of the weekend, the Indy Fuel hosted their I-69 rival Fort Wayne Komets on Sunday night. The scoring wouldn’t start until the second period but after that, both teams would trade goals throughout the final 40 minutes. The Komets would score with 20.2 seconds remaining in regulation to force an overtime period where Stephen Harper netted the overtime winner with one minute remaining. 

INDY FUEL WEEK 22 SCHEDULE: 

Tuesday, May 4 - Fuel vs Fort Wayne (7:00 p.m. ET, Indiana Farmers Coliseum)

Friday, May 7 - Fuel at Fort Wayne (8:00 p.m. ET, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum)

Saturday, May 8 - Fuel at Fort Wayne (7:30 p.m. ET, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum)

CRUNCH TIME

Coming into this week’s matchups, Indy sits in third place in the East Division. With an overtime loss on Sunday and Greenville winning in regulation, the Swamp Rabbits put themselves in second place with a .589 win percentage. Having lost in overtime on Sunday, Indy is close behind Greenville with a .587 win percentage. 

OIL DROPS:

• Scoring on Sunday Jared Thomas picked up his first points since April 10
• Tallying two goals on Sunday, Terry Broadhurst picked up his first two-goal game of the season
• Dan Bakala gave up five goals for the fifth time this season on Sunday
• Bakala remains tied for second in the league in wins (17)
  • Bakala leads the ECHL in saves (886)
• Willie Raskob is 6th in the league in points by defensemen (11g, 20a)
  • Raskob is 2nd in goals by defensemen (11)

Team Notes

• The Fuel are 11-5 when going to overtime this season
• Indy is 17-4-4-0 when scoring the first goal of the game
• Scoring on 3 of 4 chances on Sunday, Indy’s power play is 2nd in the ECHL (20.4%)
  • The Fuel penalty kill is 13th in the league (79.4%)
• The Fuel are last in the league in shots per game (27.87)
• Falling in overtime on Sunday, Indy is 13-1-3-0 when leading after two periods

TICKET INFORMATION:

Various ticket options are now on sale for the Fuel’s 7th season at Indiana Farmers Coliseum! Lock up your seat for every second of the action at Indiana Farmers Coliseum with a Fuel Ticket Plan – grab yours by heading to IndyFuelHockey.com or by calling the Fuel front office at 317-925-FUEL.

BROADCAST: 

Catch every home game this season with a free online radio stream at IndyFuelHockey.com! Click the “Watch/Listen Live” button to hear Andrew Smith and Nick Olczyk bring you all of the action from Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Fans can also watch all 72 games at home and on the road live through FloSports! 

FOLLOW THE FUEL: 

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