Cincinnati goaltender Timofei Obvintsev stopped all 18 shots he faced, and the Cyclones beat the Indy Fuel 3-0 Friday night at Heritage Bank Center.

The Fuel, who play their home games at the Fishers Event Center, were held to single digits in shots in every period. Indy had eight shots in the first, six in the second and four in the third.

Cincinnati took control in the first period. Ryan Kirwan scored his seventh goal of the season at 9:15, assisted by Matt Copponi and Sahil Panwar. Simon Labelle made it 2-0 at 14:28 with his second goal, set up by Mitchell Wolfe and Matt Anderson.

From there, the game turned into a goaltending duel. Fuel goalie Adam Gajan kept Indy within reach through the second and third periods. Gajan finished with 29 saves on 31 shots.

Indy got its best chance to get back into the game 9 seconds into the second period. Obvintsev was called for delay of game, giving the Fuel their only power play of the night. Indy did not score on it.

Gajan went to the bench for an extra attacker late in the third period. Panwar then scored into the empty net at 18:08 to finish the scoring. It was his eighth goal of the season. Copponi and Sam McCue assisted.

Panwar ended the night with a goal and an assist, and Copponi had two assists. Cincinnati outshot Indy 32-18.

The game was clean. Obvintsev’s delay-of-game minor was the only penalty called. The Fuel were not penalized at all.

Labelle, Panwar and Obvintsev were named the game’s three stars. The crowd was 4,823.

The Fuel return to the Fishers Event Center Saturday at 7pm and face the Wheeling Nailers.