Komets Down Fuel in OT 6-5
October 24, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release
A wild back-and-forth affair in Fort Wayne ended at 4:38 of overtime when Alex Belzile scored to give the hometown Komets a 6-5 win over the visiting Indy Fuel.
The game started with the two teams trading goals midway through the first period and then Rhett Bly was hauled down on a breakaway and awarded a penalty shot at 15:59. He would convert on the attempt by shifting to his right and firing a shot over the glove hand of Komets goalkeeper Pat Nagle (22 saves) to make it 2-1 Fuel after 20 minutes of play.
The second period started with a run of three straight goals by the Komets in a span of 8:44 to make it 4-2, but Garett Bembridge rallied the Fuel back within a goal just 40 seconds after the fourth Fort Wayne goal. Bly followed with his second of the game at 17:50 and the two teams skated off to the dressing room tied 4-4 headed to the final period of regulation.
Midway through the period Dylan Clarke scored a power play goal on a give-and-go feed with Peter Schneider to put the Fuel ahead 5-4. The score would remain that way until less than a minute to go in regulation, when Peter Sivak scored on a wrist shot from the left wing to tie the game after the Komets pulled Nagle for the extra attacker.
In overtime both teams had chances but the Komets converted for the win when Belzile took a cross-crease pass from Drew Daniels and beat Mac Carruth (47 saves) on the glove side for the game winner.
Notes:
- Bly's first goal was the first penalty shot of the season in the ECHL
- Tonight's game marked the first time this season the Fuel gave up a goal in the second period
- Dylan Clarke recorded a four-point night with a goal and three assists setting a new Fuel team high for the year. Clarke last posted four points in a game 11/1/14 playing for Rapid City against Allen also with a goal and three assists.
- Carruth's 47 saves are the second-most in a single game in team history. Carruth holds the team record with 53 stops 2/28/15, also at Fort Wayne.
The Fuel return to action Tuesday night at Kalamazoo in the only meeting of the season between the two teams before returning home Friday night for Pink in the Rink at 7:35 against the Fort Wayne Komets. Tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, online at www.indyfuelhockey.com or at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum Box Office.
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