In a contest that included plenty of defense, goaltending skill and physicality, the Indy Fuel battled the Fort Wayne Komets to a 1-1 home tie in regulation Friday night.  The Komets’ Justin Taylor notched a 6th-round shootout goal for the win.

Indy picked up the first goal when Kyle Maksimovich found the back of the net nearly 8 minutes into the First Period.  The Komets countered 9 minutes into Period 2 with a goal by Jack Dugan.

To say this game got physical is an understatement.  There were plenty of penalties and shoving matches throughout the game.

The Fuel had 48 shots on goal to Fort Wayne’s 30, but could only manage one goal.

The Fuel has a lot riding on every game with the tight competition for the final Central Division playoff spot.  Indy does tally one point in this shootout loss.

The Wichita Thunder come to the Fishers Event Center for a Saturday 7pm match, then those two teams play each other again at the Event Center Sunday for a 4pm faceoff.

5,935 fans watched a good and exciting game, even though the home team came out on the short end Friday night.