When 3 Fuel players were suspended after a penalty-filled contest Sunday at Fort Wayne, Indy knew it would be a tough Friday night.  It was.  Without Cam Hausinger, Nathan Burke, and Lucas Brenton in the lineup, the Fuel lost to the Wheeling Nailers 6-3 at the Fishers Event Center.

The Fuel’s Kyle Maksimovich found the back of the net first with only a half-second remaining in the first period, giving the home team its first and only lead of the night, 1-0.

The second period was all Nailers as they scored 3 goals, two of them short-handed.  Period 3 had Wheeling score two quick goals in the first minute.  To make matters worse, the Fuel had two penalties, giving Wheeling a 5-3 advantage, and providing the Nailers with yet another goal.

Jordan Martin came up with a short-handed Fuel goal halfway through the final period,  Colin Bilek added one more score for the home team nearly 16 minutes into the period.

The Nailers registered 30 shots on goal, the Fuel had 19.

The Fuel now must regroup and prepare to face the Kansas City Mavericks Saturday night at the Fishers Event Center with a 7pm faceoff.