Duco Lifts Indy to Fifth Straight Win
Published on February 13, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release
CINCINNATI - In the seventh of nine head-to-head meetings between the two teams this season, the Indy Fuel defeated the Cincinnati Cyclones in overtime at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Friday by a final score of 3-2. With the win, the Fuel's fifth consecutive victory, Indy improved to 19-22-4-3 overall this season and with 45 points, vaulted into a tie for fifth place in the ECHL's North Division standings.
The Cyclones snatched a 1-0 lead late in the first period when David Pacan tipped home a power-play goal at 18:18 with Josh McFadden and Chris Reed collecting assists on the play. In the second, Indy was able to equalize, as Fuel centerman Nicklas Lindberg tallied an extra-man score of his own at 11:48 thanks to a slick setup by Pete Massar and Garett Bembridge.
The Fuel and Cyclones traded goals in the third as Rhett Bly knocked a puck out of mid-air at 7:01 to make it 2-1 Fuel before a late equalizer from Reed at 16:42 forced overtime. In the extra session, the Fuel converted on the power-play at 2:44 as Mike Duco slammed home a centering feed from Kyle Stroh for his 12th goal of the season.
Shane Owen provided a spectacular 28-save performance in net for the Fuel to earn the victory while Rob Madore took the loss for the 'Clones, despite a 15-save performance. Friday's win pushed the Fuel's record in February to a perfect 4-0-0-0 and a near-perfect 13-1-1-0 in the team's last 15 games.
Next up for the Fuel, it's a Valentine's Day rematch with the Cyclones with the opening faceoff set for 7:35 pm at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Bring your special someone to the game for a chance to win the ultimate date package and Nitro will present a rose to every female fan in attendance! 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.
Television coverage of Saturday's game begins at 7:30 pm on HTSN with Jim Mirabello on the call while full radio coverage starts with the "Jose Cuervo Pregame Show" at 7:20 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.
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