Carruth's 43 Stops Lead Fuel to 5-2 Win
February 21, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release
ELMIRA, NY - In the third of four head-to-head meetings between the two teams this season, the Indy Fuel defeated the Elmira Jackals on Saturday at First Arena in Elmira, New York by a final score of 5-2. With the win, Indy improved to 20-23-4-4 overall this season and with 48 points, pulled into fifth place alone in the ECHL's North Division standings.
An early Kyle Stroh goal gave the Fuel a 1-0 lead at 2:22 of the opening frame, but the Jackals equalized late in the first when Ryan Rashid spirited home a transition score at 19:06 to tie the game at one heading into the first intermission. In the middle stanza, the Fuel grabbed control of the game with back-to-back power-play scores from Nicklas Lindberg at 3:47 and Nick Jones less than one minute later to make it 3-1 Fuel through 40 minutes of play.
A frenzy of late scoring got started at 17:32 of the third period when Pete Massar buried an empty-net goal to make it 4-1 Fuel, but Elmira responded with a Riley Wetmore tally at 18:14 that gave the Jackals hope. Those hopes dissipated at 19:51, however, as Stroh set up Vincent Arseneau for another empty-net score, Arseneau's seventh goal of the season, a marker that established the Fuel's final margin of victory at 5-2.
Mac Carruth was sensational in net for Indy, stopping 43 of the 45 Jackals shots he faced for his tenth win in his past 11 starts for the Fuel. Carruth's counterpart Sam Marotta took the loss in net for the Jackals despite a workmanlike 20 save performance.
Next up for the Fuel, it's a Wednesday showdown with the Kalamazoo Wings with the opening faceoff set for 7:05 pm on "Miracle on Ice 35th Anniversary" Night at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The Fuel will be joined in person by 1980 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist John Harrington and the first 500 ticket holders through the gates will receive a replica gold medal! For tickets, visit any Ticketmaster outlet, www.Ticketmaster.com or swing by the Indiana Farmers Coliseum box office during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Full television coverage of Wednesday's game begins at 7:00 pm on HTSN with Jim Mirabello on the call while radio coverage starts with the "Jose Cuervo Pregame Show" at 6:50 pm over the air on CBS Sports 1430 WXNT-AM, online at www.cbssports1430.com and on smartphones everywhere via the free "TuneIn" Radio app with Fuel broadcaster Tony Brown providing the play-by-play.
In 2014-15, the Indy Fuel, the proud "AA" affiliate of the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks and AHL's Rockford IceHogs, drop the puck on their first season in the ECHL. Season ticket packages for the Fuel's inaugural campaign are available now starting at just under $12 per game! To reserve your seats, contact the Fuel today at (317) 925-FUEL or visit www.indyfuelhockey.com for more information. Be sure to follow the Fuel on Twitter @IndyFuel and don't forget to 'Like' the official "Indy Fuel" fan page on Facebook.
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