Kyle Maksimovich found the perfect spot to score his second goal of the night, in overtime, to provide the Indy Fuel a big 3-2 win over the Kansas City Mavericks, before a Fishers Event Center sellout crowd of 6,564 Saturday night.

The Fuel had a big challenge, taking on one of the best teams in the ECHL.  The Mavericks had the second best record in the Western Conference and had won 8 out of their last 10 games going into Saturday night’s contest.

The Fuel started strong with 2 goals in the first period, by Maksomovich and Kevin Lombardi.  KC’s Cade Borchardt picked up a goal later in the first period, making the score 2-1 at the end of the first stanza.

There was no scoring, but plenty of action in Period 2.

About halfway through Period 3, Luke Loheit picked up the tying goal for the Mavericks and the score was tied at the end of regulation.

The Fuel killed a penalty that went from regulation into overtime.  KC’s Max Andreev picked up a tripping penalty with more than 2 minutes remaining in the extra period, leading to Maksimovich’s winning power play score.

This was an important win for the Fuel, putting their record above .500, with 19 wins and 18 losses.

The Fuel return to the Fishers Event Center Wednesday to face the Florida Everblades at 7pm, the first of 3 home games with the team from Florida.