Bryan Lemos racked-up 2 goals and Cam Hausinger notched the winning overtime score as the Indy Fuel defeated the Cincinnati Cyclones 4-3 Saturday night. It was a close and physical contest throughout.
Cincinnati had been on a hot streak of late, going into the game winning 8 of the last 10 games.
Cincy’s Mathieu Gosselin scored first early in the first period, then Bryam Lemos countered, scoring for the Fuel. Chas Sharpe found the net for the Cyclones in the final minute of the first period, with the team from Cincinnati leading 2-1 after the first stanza.
In Period 2, Jordan Martin lit the lamp for the Fuel about 5 minutes into the period. About halfway through the period, Mathieu Gosselin picked up his second goal of the night. With less than a minute left, Lemos picked up his second goal of the night, creating a tie of 3-3 at the end of the second period.
There was no scoring in Period 3, but a key moment had the Fuel killing a 4-minute major penalty against Nathan Burke for high sticking. That resulted in the overtime period,
Just over 2 minutes into OT, Cam Hausinger scored to put the win in the Fuel column.
The Fuel hit the road for games in Bloomington and Kalamazoo, returning to the Fishers Event Center January 31, facing the Greenville Swamp Rabbits at 7pm. With the season halfway done, the Fuel continue to stay above .500 , in a season that put the team on the road early, 15 consecutive contests to begin the season, as the Fishers Event Center construction was completed.