Indy Fuel Pit Stop: Week 10

INDY FUEL WEEK 10 RESULTS: 0-1-0-0, 8-13-2-1 Overall

Sunday, December 26 - Fuel 4 at Fort Wayne 6:

Playing their first and only game of the week, the Indy Fuel traveled to Fort Wayne for the first time this season. Although coming back from a four-goal deficit, the Indy Fuel eventually fell to the Fort Wayne Komets 6-4 on Sunday evening.

INDY FUEL WEEK 11 SCHEDULE: 

Tuesday, December 28 - Fuel vs Norfolk (7:00 p.m. ET, Indiana Farmers Coliseum)

Wednesday, December 29 - Fuel vs Norfolk (7:00 p.m. ET, Indiana Farmers Coliseum)

Friday, December 31 - Fuel at Toledo (6:00 p.m. ET, Fifth Third Field)

Sunday, January 2 - Fuel vs Iowa (3:00 p.m. ET, Indiana Farmers Coliseum)

HOME COOKING

Following the holiday break, the Fuel will play four out of their next five games on home ice. Their lone road game will come on New Year’s Eve when the Toledo Walleye host them for an outdoor contest at Fifth Third Field. Having earned a 6-4-0-0 record at home, the Fuel will need to string together wins to stay in playoff contention. 

OIL DROPS:

• Jan Mandat has two goals and an assist in his last two games
• Spencer Watson has five goals and one assist in his last five games
• With a goal and two assists on Sunday, Jared Thomas extended his point streak to 13 games
• Mike Lee has one goal and three assists in his last two games
  • Lee is in 2nd in the ECHL in assists (20)
  • Lee leads all ECHL defensemen in assists
• Griff Jeszka scored his first ECHL goal on Sunday night
• Keoni Texeira has two goals and three assists in his last three games
• Michael Lackey made his Fuel debut on Sunday stopping 29 shots

Team Notes

• The Fuel will play four out of their next five games at home
  • Indy has earned a 6-4-0-0 record on home ice
• Indy is 3rd in the ECHL in average penalty minutes (18.29)
• The Fuel are 5-4-2-1 when scoring first
• The Fuel have the 4th best power play in the ECHL (24.2%)
  • The Fuel are 26th in the ECHL on the PK (72.1%)
• Indy is 7-1-0-0 when leading after 2 periods
• The Fuel are averaging 3.46 for per game putting them in 7th in the league
  • The team is 25th in the ECHL in goals against (3.79)

TICKET INFORMATION:

Various ticket options are now on sale for the Fuel’s 8th 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! 

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