Fuel Snap Stingrays' Streak with 3-2 Win
March 28, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release
INDIANAPOLIS - In the third of three head-to-head meetings between the two teams this season, the Indy Fuel hung on for a dramatic 3-2 victory over the South Carolina Stingrays on Saturday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. With the win, the Fuel improved to 27-29-4-5 overall this season and with 63 points, remain alone in sixth place in the ECHL's North Division standings. Indy's victory ended the Stingrays' ECHL-record 23-game winning streak and league-record 13-game road winning streak.
After a tight-checking start to the first period, the Fuel grabbed a 1-0 lead at 16:30 of the opening frame when Chris DeSousa wedged home a power-play score on feeds from Garett Bembridge and Mike Duco. After South Carolina's Jordan Binkley tied things up with his first professional goal at 19:50 of the first, back-to-back Indy tallies, from Justin Holl and Bembridge at 5:24 and14:15 of the second, gave the Fuel a 3-1 edge. Stingrays captain Andrew Rowe made things interesting with his 16th of the season at 18:43 of the middle frame, but after a scoreless third, the Fuel emerged 3-2 winners.
Mac Carruth made 35 saves in victory for the Fuel while Keegan Asmundson made 20 stops in defeat for South Carolina in the Minnesota native's professional debut.
Next up for the Fuel, it's a Wednesday showdown vs. the Toledo Walleye with the opening faceoff set for 7:05 pm on "April Fool's Day" at Indiana Farmers Coliseum! Celebrate Nitro's penchant for shenanigans as the first 2,000 ticket holders through the gates will take home an Indy Fuel whoopee cushion! 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 4:00 pm.
Television coverage of Wednesday's game begins at 7:30 pm on HTSN with Fuel broadcaster Tony Brown providing the play-by-play and 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 Jim Mirabello on the call.
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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