After battling to a 1-1 tie through regulation, the Indy Fuel and Wichita Thunder needed overtime to decide Saturday night’s contest at the Fishers Event Center. It was the Fuel who came out on top, thanks to Cody Laskosky’s game-winning goal with 4:40 remaining in the three-on-three overtime period.

The seven-minute overtime featured plenty of pressure from Indy, which controlled much of the play before Laskosky finally broke through to give the Fuel the victory.

Fuel goaltender Mitchell Weeks turned in one of his strongest performances of the season, allowing just a single goal while keeping Wichita at bay for most of the night.

Indy opened the scoring early in the second period. Michael Marchesan found the back of the net five minutes into the frame to give the Fuel a 1-0 advantage.

Wichita answered later in the period when Jay Dickman scored with less than eight minutes remaining in the second to even the game at 1-1.

Much like Friday night’s matchup between the same two teams, defense and goaltending dominated the contest. Both teams generated chances, but neither was able to solve the opposing goaltender again until Laskosky’s decisive strike in overtime.

The referees kept busy throughout the game, calling a number of penalties on both teams. The most notable exchange came when Indy’s Christian Berger and Wichita’s Christophe Fillion dropped the gloves, each receiving five-minute major penalties for fighting.

The Fuel now head back on the road for a Tuesday morning matchup against the Bloomington Bison in Illinois. The game is scheduled for an unusual 10:30 a.m. start.

Indy returns to the Fishers Event Center on Friday night to face in-state rival Fort Wayne.