The Indy Fuel let a three-goal lead get away in the third period Friday night, then won it late. Jacob Perreault scored on the power play with 2:44 left to give the Fuel a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Cyclones at Heritage Bank Center.

Perreault scored twice and was named the game’s first star. Both of his goals came with the man advantage, and they were his fourth and fifth of the season.

The Fuel controlled the first 40 minutes. Owen Robinson scored the only goal of the first period at 12:11, his second of the season, even though Cincinnati outshot Indy 13-9 in the period.

Anthony Petruzzelli made it 2-0 at 2:27 of the second period, with assists from Jadon Joseph and Jackson Desouza. Late in the period, Perreault scored on the power play at 18:41 to make it 3-0. Mitchell Hoelscher and Paul Ludwinski assisted.

The Cyclones came back in the third with three goals in 3 minutes, 50 seconds. Nathan Burke scored at 7:57. Max Smolinski followed 56 seconds later with his first goal of the season. Adam Kydd tied it 3-3 at 11:47, assisted by Burke and Mitchell Wolfe.

The Fuel went back on top after Cincinnati’s R. Mitton was called for boarding at 15:23. Perreault converted at 17:16, with assists from Kyler Kupka and Hoelscher. Dustin Manz finished it with an empty-net goal at 19:22.

Indy went 2-for-2 on the power play. Cincinnati went 0-for-3.

Hoelscher had two assists and finished plus-2. For Cincinnati, Burke had a goal and an assist and Matt Anderson had two assists. They were the second and third stars.

Fuel goalie Adam Gajan made 23 saves on 26 shots and got the win. Cincinnati’s Kaidan Mbereko stopped 32 of 36 and took the loss. Indy outshot the Cyclones 37-26, including 28-13 over the last two periods.

The game included a fight 59 seconds into the second period between Indy’s C. Dafoe and Cincinnati’s K. Henry. Both got fighting majors.

The announced crowd was 3,955.

The Fuel play the Kalamazoo Wings Saturday at Fishers Event Center for Military Night.  Puck drops at 7pm