The Indy Fuel let a third-period lead get away Wednesday night, falling 4-3 in overtime to the Fort Wayne Komets in a make-up game at Fort Wayne.

After battling back from an early deficit and taking the lead midway through the third period, Indy ultimately surrendered the tying goal late in regulation before the Komets secured the win on a power play in overtime.

Fort Wayne struck first just over two minutes into the game when Austin Magera converted on a power play opportunity. Indy answered quickly, however, as Cody Laskosky scored at 7:25 of the opening period off assists from Marcus Joughin and Chris Cameron to even the score at 1-1.

The Komets regained the lead in the second period, capitalizing again on special teams. William Dufour scored on a power play at 13:32 to make it 2-1, despite the Fuel holding a 16-14 edge in shots through two periods.

Indy’s power play came through early in the third. Tyler Weiss buried a goal at 4:30 with assists from Joughin and Laskosky, tying the game at 2-2. Just over four minutes later, Tyler Paquette gave the Fuel their first lead of the night at 3-2, with Kyle Aucoin picking up his first professional point on the assist.

The lead didn’t hold. Fort Wayne’s Kirill Tyutyayev tied the game at 3-3 with just under five minutes remaining in regulation, sending the contest into overtime.

In the extra period, a hooking penalty against Indy created a 4-on-3 power play for the Komets. Dufour capitalized, scoring his second goal of the night at 2:23 of overtime to seal the 4-3 victory.

Both teams earned a point in the standings, but the Fuel missed an opportunity to secure two after carrying a late lead into the final minutes of regulation.  Losing the point Wednesday night increases the chance that Indy will need some help to secure a playoff spot.  The Fuel end their regular season Saturday night in Wheeling.

The Fuel are the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs.