Stroh Delivers Indy 2-1 Overtime Win
February 8, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Indy Fuel News Release
INDIANAPOLIS - In the second of six head-to-head meetings between the two teams this season, the Indy Fuel defeated the Kalamazoo Wings in overtime on Sunday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum by a final score of 2-1. With the win, the Fuel's fourth consecutive victory, Indy improved to 18-22-4-3 overall this season and with 43 points, surged into fifth place in the ECHL's North Division standings.
After a scoreless first period, the Fuel manufactured a 1-0 lead at 11:40 of the middle frame when Rhett Bly fed Evan Vossen on a left-wing zone entry that the former McGill University captain turned into his fifth goal of the season. In the third, Kalamazoo scratched across a tying goal at 12:42 when Ludwig Blomstrand shocked the Fuel with a right-circle blast, but in overtime Indy center Kyle Stroh delivered his league-leading eighth game-winning goal of the season at 4:33 as the Vibank, Saskatchewan native drove the net and redirected a Nick Bruneteau feed to claim victory for the Fuel.
A 24-save performance in net for Mac Carruth delivered the reigning Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Month his ninth consecutive victory in net for Indy while veteran net-minder Joel Martin took the loss for Kalamazoo despite 24 saves of his own. The Fuel now sit just two points out of playoff position and have won 12 of their past 14 games.
Next up for the Fuel, it's the first of a two-game, home-and-home weekend series vs. the Cincinnati Cyclones with the opening faceoff set for 7:30 pm on Friday at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. Full coverage of Friday's game begins with the "Jose Cuervo Pregame Show" at 7:15 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 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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