Fuel Hammer Nailers 3-2
November 15, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release
INDIANAPOLIS - In the second of four head-to-head meetings between the two teams this season, the Indy Fuel clamped down in a dramatic third period to defeat the Wheeling Nailers by a final score of 3-2 on Saturday at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. With the win, the Fuel improved to 3-5-2-1 overall this season and with 9 points, climbed into a tie for sixth place in the ECHL's North Division standings.
In a physical, hard-fought first period, the Fuel grabbed an early lead at 5:30 when leading Indy scorer Robert Czarnik spiked home his seventh goal of the season with Fuel center Patrick Cullen notching the lone assist on the play. Wheeling scratched back to tie the game with a Riley Brace shorthanded score at 13:49 before a Patrick McGrath one-timer at 17:57 made it 2-1 Nailers heading into the first intermission.
In the middle frame, Indy centerman Matt White delivered the period's lone goal, a power-play marker from the left circle at 10:31, assisted by Dean Chelios and Garett Bembridge. In the third, Czarnik struck again, this time with the extra skater at 3:59, to stake the Fuel to a 3-2 lead that thanks to a determined defensive effort down the stretch resulted in a nail-biting victory for the Fuel in front of 5,349 fans at the Fairgrounds Coliseum.
Next up for the Fuel, it's the first-ever meeting between the Fuel and the Orlando Solar Bears with the opening faceoff set for 7:05 pm on Wednesday at the Fairgrounds Coliseum on "Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Night." Fans are encouraged to help the Fuel support the Food and Fund Drive by bringing a non-perishable food donation to the game. The first 1,000 fans through the gates with a canned food donation will receive a complimentary Fuel blanket. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, on Ticketmaster.com and via the Fiargrounds 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 full radio coverage begins with the "Jose Cuervo Pregame Show" at 6:50 pm on CBS Sports 1430 AM 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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