ECHL Indy Fuel

Fuel Battle, Fall to Royals 6-4

Published on December 17, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - In the third of eight head-to-head meetings between the two teams this season, the Indy Fuel were defeated by the Reading Royals on Wednesday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum by a final score of 6-4. With the loss, the Fuel fell to 5-14-2-3 overall this season and with 15 points, remain alone in seventh place in the ECHL's North Division standings.

Indy came out of the gate with a purpose on Wednesday as Rhett Bly buried his fifth goal of the season just 1:17 into the game thanks to a great setup from Dean Chelios and Matt White. Reading tied the game at 17:56 of the first when Cam Reid tapped a rebound tally past Indy goaltender Mac Carruth, but the Fuel reclaimed a one-goal advantage with just five seconds remaining in the period as Kirill Gotovets nudged his third marker of the season past Royals backstop Martin Ouellette on feeds from Robert Czarnik and Anders Franzon to make it 2-1 Fuel heading into the middle stanza.

After a slow start both ways in period two, Indy's Matt White pushed the Indy lead to its largest mark at 15:26 before the Royals rattled off four straight goals through the end of the second and start of the third period to take a 5-3 lead. A Dillon Fournier score at 19:12 of the final period gave Indy hope, but a last-minute empty net goal for Kevin Walrod established Reading's 6-4 margin of victory.

Carruth was solid in his return to the Indy goal crease, making 28 saves in defeat while Ouellette earned the win in net for the Royals by virtue of a 28 save performance.

Next up for the Fuel, it's a Friday clash with the Toledo Walleye on "Walleye Fish Fry" Night at Indiana Farmers Coliseum with the opening faceoff set for 7:35 pm. Prior to the game, enjoy food, drink and special guests at the "Fish Fry," which will be held from 5-7 pm at the Great Hall on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Then, the first 1,000 ticket holders through the gates with a Toys for Tots donation will receive a free Fuel holiday ornament. For tickets, visit any Ticketmaster outlet, log on to 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 Friday's game begins at 7:30 pm on HTSN with Jim Mirabello on the call while radio coverage begins with the "Jose Cuervo Pregame Show" at 7:20 pm on CBS Sports 1430 WXNT-AM, online at 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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