(Fuel break 2-2 tie in third period, after Hobbs nets two goals in Evansville return.)
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| Scoring | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
| Evansville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Indy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Evansville | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 |
| Indy | 12 | 13 | 10 | 35 |
| Â | PP | Penalties |
| Evansville | 0/2 | 3 for 6 minutes |
| Indy | 0/3 | 3 for 6 minutes |
Records:Â Â Evansville: 12-16-3-1; Indy: 15-18-2-0
Goalies:  IND – Carruth (W), 10-6-2-0, 28 saves
 EVN – Bengtsberg (L), 3-5-1-1, 32 saves
Scoring:
1st Period: 1. EVN – Hobbs 1 (Moon, 2:01)
2nd Period: 2. IND – Marshall 5 (Mattson, Bembridge, 13:21); 3. IND – Koudys 1 (Bembridge, Lepsansky, 16:21); 4. EVN – Hobbs 2 (unassisted, 17:01)
3rd Period: 5. IND – Colantone 2 (Lavoie, Jardine, 12:28)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Evansville IceMen received two goals from forward Danny Hobbs on the day he was loaned from the Binghamton Senators, but the IceMen fell 3-2 to the Indy Fuel Friday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
The IceMen took an early 1-0 lead 2:01 into the game when Nathan Moon set up Hobbs on a 2-on-1. It was Hobbs’ first goal on his first shift back in an Evansville jersey, after Binghamton loaned the forward to the IceMen this morning. The score held at the first intermission, although Indy outshot the IceMen 12-6.
Indy tied the game on a 3-on-2 rush, when rookie defenseman Ben Marshall snapped a shot from the right circle under the blocker of IceMen goalie Christoffer Bengtsberg at 13:21 of the second period. Then on another transition rush, Patrick Koudys ripped his first pro goal off the post and in to give the Fuel their first lead at 16:21.
Late in the period, Hobbs scored his second of the night on a shot from the right circle that ricocheted off of a skate and in behind Indy goalie Mac Carruth. The teams skated into the final period tied 2-2, and the Fuel held a 25-14 shots advantage.
While Evansville outshot the Fuel 16-11 in the final frame, Indy broke the tie on a waived off icing, when Alex Lavoie centered a pass from the corner for Michael Colantone. Colantone chipped the shot under the cross bar for the game-winning goal at 12:28 of the period.
Bengtsberg stopped 32 shots in his first regulation loss since November 13, while Carruth made 28 saves in his fourth win against Evansville. The two teams meet again Saturday in Indianapolis at 7:35pm. Coverage begins at 6:20 back in Evansville on www.evansvilleicemen.com and ECHL TV.
