The Indy Fuel leaned on special teams and timely scoring Friday night to earn a 4-2 win over the Fort Wayne Komets at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

After falling behind early to a goal from former Fuel forward Zach Jordan, Indy responded with a power play tally from Matus Spodniak and a quick follow-up by Darby Llewellyn to take a 2-1 lead late in the first. Jordan struck again, this time with a shorthanded goal, to knot the game 2-2 before the first intermission.

The second period saw no scoring but plenty of penalties, as both teams battled to gain the edge. Fuel goaltending and the penalty kill unit stood strong, fending off several Komets power plays.

The turning point came early in the third when Llewellyn struck again—this time shorthanded—for his second of the game and fourth shorthanded goal of the season. The Fuel held tight defensively the rest of the way, and Kevin Lynch sealed the win with an empty netter at 18:48.

With the win, the Fuel stay in fourth place in the Central Division with 68 points, maintaining their edge over Bloomington and Kalamazoo, who sit just behind with 64.