Friday night’s matchup between the Indy Fuel and the Fort Wayne Komets was more than the usual intrastate rivalry.

Fort Wayne is chasing the Toledo Walleye for the top spot in the ECHL’s Western Conference Central Division, while the Fuel are trying to hold onto third place in the same division. On Friday, it was the Fuel who strengthened their grip on that position with a 2-1 victory over the Komets.

All of the Fuel’s offense came from one player — Tyler Weiss.

Weiss scored his first goal eight minutes into the third period on a power play, tying the game at 1-1. The Komets had taken the lead midway through the second period when Mathew Brown found the back of the net.

With the score tied and the clock winding down, the crowd of more than 6,000 at the Fishers Event Center appeared headed for overtime. Instead, Weiss struck again, scoring the game-winning goal with just 12.8 seconds remaining in regulation.

Fort Wayne called a timeout in an attempt to set up one final scoring opportunity, but the Komets were unable to convert before time expired.

Mitchell Weeks turned in another stellar performance, with the Komets getting 30 shots on goal compared to the Fuel’s 16.

There was a brief delay at the start of the second period when an issue was discovered with the door to one of the penalty boxes. After several minutes of repairs, play resumed without further incident.

During the opening ceremonies, the Fuel also unveiled a display located in a corner of the Fishers Event Center honoring prisoners of war and those missing in action. The display features an empty chair symbolizing POW and MIA service members, flanked by American and POW-MIA flags.