Indy Fuel Complete Weekend Sweep with 4–2 Win Over Kalamazoo

Fuel on the attack in Period 1

It was a Friday–Saturday night sweep for the Indy Fuel, capped by a 4–2 victory over the Kalamazoo Wings on Saturday night at Fishers Event Center. The Fuel opened the weekend with a home win Friday against Bloomington before closing it out against another Central Division rival.

If the crowd wasn’t a sellout, it was close, and the fans were fully engaged throughout the contest.

Kalamazoo controlled the puck early in the first period, but it was Indy that struck first. Lee Lapid opened the scoring just over five minutes into the game, giving the Fuel a 1–0 lead. Jaden Joseph added to the advantage five minutes later, and Indy carried a 2–0 lead into the first intermission.

No penalties were called in the opening period, but the officials assessed three during the second. Kalamazoo’s Ryan Cox scored a shorthanded goal to pull the Wings within one, making it 2–1 Fuel at the end of two periods.

Indy regained control in the third period when Jordan Martin scored about fifteen minutes in to extend the lead to 3–1. Kalamazoo pulled its goaltender with less than three minutes remaining, setting up an empty-net goal by Jesse Tucker. The Wings added a last-second goal, but it was not enough, as the Fuel skated away with a 4–2 win.

The victory marked the Fuel’s 13th win of the season. Indy remains in fifth place in the Central Division but continues to close the gap on fourth-place Cincinnati.

The Fuel now begin a six-game road trip. They return home to Fishers Event Center on Saturday, January 17, when they will once again face the Kalamazoo Wings. Indy is back in action on Sunday with a road game in Kalamazoo.