The Indy Fuel skated to a 6-2 victory over the Kalamazoo Wings Tuesday in the club’s annual Education Day game, highlighted by two goals each from Lee Lapid and Sahil Panwar.

Lapid continued his recent scoring surge, opening the scoring at 7:41 of the first period with assists from Brandon Schultz and Matt Petgrave. It marked the third straight game Lapid has scored the game’s first goal — all against Kalamazoo.

Indy doubled its lead late in the period when Petgrave capitalized on a power play opportunity at 17:09. Terry Broadhurst and Cody Laskosky assisted on the goal, Petgrave’s second point of the morning, giving the Fuel a 2-0 edge.

Former Fuel forward Colin Bilek answered for Kalamazoo at 18:54, trimming the deficit to 2-1. Shots were even at 10-10 after one period.

In the second, the Fuel regained control. Dustin Manz scored his third goal of the season at 12:24, finishing a play set up by Jordan Martin to make it 3-1. Indy killed off an early Kalamazoo power play and carried the momentum into the locker room, outshooting the Wings 20-14 through two periods.

The Fuel broke the game open in the third.

Panwar extended the lead to 4-1 at 6:09, converting a feed from Tyler Paquette. Less than a minute later, Lapid struck again, finishing off assists from Schultz and Petgrave to push the advantage to 5-1.

The final period featured a string of penalties and physical play, including a fight between Paquette and Powell Connor. Despite the chippiness, Indy maintained control. Kalamazoo’s Hunter Strand added a late goal at 18:30, but the outcome was long decided.

The Fuel dominated the third period, outshooting the Wings 14-1, and secured the 6-2 win on home ice in front of a lively Education Day crowd.

The Fuel will host Iowa this Friday and Saturday night at the Fishers Event Center.