ECHL Indy Fuel

Mavericks Outlast Fuel 5-3

Published on February 23, 2016 under ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - The Indy Fuel staged a furious late-game comeback but fell short by a 5-3 count against the Missouri Mavericks on Tuesday night at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

Trailing 4-1 in the third period, Adam Lapsansky gave the Fuel a spark when he banked a shot in from the left side off goaltender Parker Milner (30 saves) at 16:18 to draw Indy within two goals.

The Fuel followed that up by pulling Shane Owen (26 saves) for the extra attacker, which led to Ben Marshall's goal on a shot from the left point with 1:06 remaining and putting Indy within a goal at 4-3.

Unfortunately for the Fuel, Matt Finn's clear skidded down the ice on edge and curved into the empty net for the 5-3 final with under a minute to play.

In the second period, the Fuel had two close calls ruled no goal on each occasion before Daniel Ciampini scored a five-on-three power play goal at 7:32 from Nick Petrecki and Alex Lavoie to tie the game at 1-1. Missouri followed that with goals from Tyler Barnes, Andrew Courtney and Rocco Carzo to stretch the lead to 4-1 before the Fuel comeback began.

Indy will now head to Cincinnati to take on the Cyclones on Saturday night at 7:35 pm. The Morellis Cleaners Indy Fuel pregame show starts 15 minutes prior to puck drop on CBS Sports 1430.

PP:

IND 1-for-4 MO 0-for-3

Three Stars:

Tyler Barnes (1-1-2, +3, 3 shots)

Andrew Courney (1-1-2, +1, 5 shots)

Rocco Carzo (1-1-2, +1, 3 shots)

Notes:

- Alex Lavoie has points in four straight games (4-4-8) and tallied two assists on the night.

- Tuesday was Andrew Courney's 300th professional game, and all of them have been played as a member of the Missouri Mavericks in both the CHL and ECHL.

- Indy will now play all but four of its remaining 17 games against division opponents, with the Cyclones on the docket a whopping six more times in that stretch.

Single-game tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster or at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum box office, while a variety of different ticket plans and group specials are available by calling (317) 925-FUEL or visiting IndyFuelHockey.com.

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