The Indy Fuel erased a pair of deficits and dominated the final period to earn a 4-2 victory over the Iowa Heartlanders on the road, their first meeting of the season.

Iowa controlled much of the opening period, outshooting Indy 10-7 and taking a 1-0 lead when Ryan McGuire scored at 12:24. Fuel goaltender Owen Flores faced steady pressure early but kept the deficit to one after Indy successfully killed off an early penalty.

The Fuel tied the game early in the second period when Brett Moravec capitalized on a power play just over two minutes in. Moravec’s goal, assisted by Owen Robinson and Matt Petgrave, made it 1-1. Iowa answered later in the period on a lengthy 5-on-3 advantage, as Nolan Orzeck scored with one second remaining on the power play to give the Heartlanders a 2-1 lead.

Indy had chances to respond in the middle frame, including a penalty shot for Robinson that was stopped by Iowa goaltender Riley Mercer. The Fuel carried momentum late in the period but could not break through before intermission.

That changed quickly in the third. Defenseman Matt Petgrave scored his first goal of the season to tie the game 2-2, setting the tone for a dominant final 20 minutes. Indy continued to apply pressure and finally took its first lead of the night at 12:51 when Jesse Tucker scored to make it 3-2. Nick Grima recorded his second assist of the game on the goal, while Petgrave added his third point of the night.

Iowa pulled its goaltender for an extra skater in the final minutes, but the move backfired. Sahil Panwar intercepted a pass and scored an empty-net goal to seal the 4-2 win.

Indy overwhelmed Iowa in the third period, outshooting the Heartlanders 17-2, and finished with a 41-23 advantage in shots for the game.