Fuel Ice Evansville 4-3 in Shootout
October 31, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release
INDIANAPOLIS - In the first half of a two-game weekend home-and-home series, the Indy Fuel defeated the Evansville IceMen in a shootout on Friday by a final score of 4-3 at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. With the win, the Fuel improved to 2-3-1-1 this season and with six points, claimed third place alone in the ECHL's North Division standings.
Evansville claimed an early first period lead as Myles Bell made it 1-0 IceMen at 5:07. The Fuel were quick to respond, however, as Matt White potted back-to-back scores, at 8:41 and 10:12 respectively, to deliver the Fuel their first lead of the hockey game at 2-1.
In the middle frame, Mike Duco's second tally of the season, a power-play marker at 5:59, made it 3-1 Fuel, but Bell's second score of the game followed for Evansville at 15:58 and drew the IceMen within a goal at 3-2 heading into the second intermission.
After a tight start to the third, the IceMen capitalized at 12:25 when Kale Kerbashian lasered a tying goal past Fuel goaltender Cody Reichard that eventually forced overtime. After a scoreless extra session, the Fuel received shootout scores from Brett Perlini, Mathieu Brisebois, Robert Czarnik and Jamie Wise to claim a 4-3 victory in front of 2,559 fans at the Fairgrounds Coliseum.
Next up for the Fuel, it's a Saturday rematch with the IceMen with the opening faceoff set for 8:15 pm EST at the Ford Center in Evansville. Full coverage of Saturday's game begins with the "Jose Cuervo Pregame Show" at 8:00 pm on the Fuel's flagship station, CBS Sports 1430 AM with Fuel broadcaster Tony Brown providing the play-by-play.
In 2014-15, the Indy Fuel, the proud "AA" affiliate of the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks and AHL's Rockford IceHogs, drop the puck on their first season in the ECHL. Season ticket packages for the Fuel's inaugural campaign are available now starting at just under $12 per game! To reserve your seats, contact the Fuel today at (317) 925-FUEL or visit www.indyfuelhockey.com for more information. Be sure to follow the Fuel on Twitter @IndyFuel and don't forget to 'Like' the official "Indy Fuel" fan page on Facebook.
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