INDY FUEL PIT STOP: WEEK 4

INDY FUEL WEEK 4 RESULTS: 1-1-1-0

INDY FUEL OVERALL RECORD: 6-2-1-0 (2nd Central)

 GAME 7 - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT CINCINNATI - 4-3 OTL

The Indy Fuel and Cincinnati Cyclones faced off for the first time in the 2022-23 regular season. It marked Fuel Captain Keoni Texeira’s 250th ECHL game. Indy’s Alex Wideman notched his 74th Fuel assist, breaking the franchise record for assists. Despite exciting milestones and tying the game in the third period, the Fuel ultimately fell to the Cyclones 4-3 in overtime.

GAME 8 - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AT CINCINNATI - 5-2 L

Despite taking a lead in the first period, the Fuel were not able to mount a win and instead fell to the Cyclones for the second time by a score of 5-2, their largest margin of defeat so far this season. Chris Van Os-Shaw got his first goal of the season in this game.

GAME 9 - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 AT KALAMAZOO - 2-1 W

The Fuel finished off their weekend with a day game in Kalamazoo, attempting to wrap up the 3-in-3 road trip with a win. They did just that with a 2-1 victory, making them 3-for-3 against the Wings this season. Nate Pionk and Kirill Chaika got their first goals of the season in this game.

ROSTER MOVES

• Kale Howarth has been placed on the Injured Reserve list, effective 11/7.
• Mitchell Hoelscher was recalled by the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) on 11/8.
• Mitchell Weeks and Cam Hillis were assigned to the Fuel by Rockford on 11/10.
• The Fuel signed Andrew Bellant on 11/12.

OIL DROPS 

• Chad Yetman is now on a six game point streak after an assist in each game last weekend.
• Yetman also leads the team in +/- with +7.
• Spencer Watson now leads the team in shots with 24 despite having just one goal on the season so far.
• Cam Hillis scored a goal in his first game for the Fuel against the Cincinnati Cyclones on Friday.

TEAM NOTES

• Indy is currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference with 13 points, behind a three-way tie of 15 points.
• The Fuel are tied with the Newfoundland Growlers for most shorthanded goals on the season with four.
• Through nine games, the Fuel have scored most of their goals in the second period as well as allowing the fewest shots in the second period.
• The Fuel is ranked sixth in the league in penalty minutes with an average of 17.11 per game.
• Indy has only lost one game when they were ahead after the second period.
• The Fuel are ranked 25th in the league in shots for.
• Indy has not lost a game when they outshot their opponent.

INDY FUEL WEEK 4 SCHEDULE

• GAME 10 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 VS FORT WAYNE
• GAME 11 - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 AT TOLEDO
• GAME 12 - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 VS WHEELING

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