FISHERS- The Fuel will kick off the weekend in Bloomington, taking on the Bison on Friday night before heading home to host the Cincinnati Cyclones on Saturday night in their annual Teddy Bear Toss game.
LAST TIME OUT
The last time these two teams met was on November 19, when the Fuel hosted the Bison for 317 Night and fell to Bloomington, 4-1. The lone goal scorer for the Fuel was Jordan Martin, who scored with under three minutes to go in the third period. Tyler Kobryn and Dustin Manz had the assists.
BLOOM TO WATCH
Kyle Jackson currently leads the Bison in scoring with 23 points in 19 games. Him and Bison captain Eddie Matsushima are tied for most goals with nine. All three goaltenders for the Bison have a save percentage above .900 heading into this game. Defenseman Nikita Sedov leads defensemen in points with twelve (2g,10a).
FRIDAY WINS
The Fuel have found a lot of success so far this year in games on Friday nights. Indy is 5-1-1-0 on Fridays and 1-0-0-0 on the road on Fridays. This is where most of their wins have come from so far this year, as they have struggled on Saturday nights. These teams have split the season series so far, going 2-2 each. The winner will have a temporary hold on the season series.
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