The Indy Fuel closed out their weekend on a high note Saturday night, defeating the Toledo Walleye 3-2 in a shootout at the Fishers Event Center. The victory came one night after another overtime finish and capped a historic evening for team captain Chris Cameron, who set a franchise record by skating in his 255th game.
Both teams traded early chances, but the first period remained scoreless thanks to steady goaltending on both ends. Indy and Toledo each registered six shots on goal, and the Walleye carried a power play into the second period after a late cross-checking penalty on Michael Marchesan.
The Fuel killed off the remainder of the penalty to start the second before breaking through at 4:18, when Tyson Feist opened the scoring off assists from Owen Robinson and Jesse Tucker. Toledo responded less than two minutes later with a goal by Brendon Michaelian to even the game at 1-1. Apart from that quick exchange, the rest of the period settled into a defensive rhythm, with Toledo edging Indy in shots 7-6.
The third period opened with a chippy tone, but neither side took penalties during the early physical play. Indy regained the lead at 4:41 when Will Ennis scored his first professional goal, assisted by Cody Laskosky and Sahil Panwar.
The Fuel earned their first power play of the night after a Toledo slashing penalty at 7:54 but were unable to extend their lead. A high-sticking penalty on Cameron at 15:29 proved costly, as Toledo’s Tanner Dickinson scored the tying goal just 19 seconds into the Walleye power play.
Toledo applied pressure in the closing minutes but could not break the tie, sending Indy to overtime for the second straight night. The Fuel controlled much of the extra frame, yet neither team found the net, forcing a shootout with the score still 2-2 and shots tied 25-25.
In the shootout, Indy converted on all three attempts from Panwar, Laskosky, and Lee Lapid. Toledo’s Mitch Lewandowski scored on the Walleye’s first chance, but Brandon Hawkins was denied, sealing the Fuel’s win.
The victory capped a milestone night for Cameron and gave Indy a successful finish to their weekend homestand.