FISHERS, IN - January 15, 2025 - Jacob Hudson scored at 2:14 of overtime to complete a stunning 4-3 comeback victory for the Maine Mariners over the Indy Fuel on Wednesday night at Fishers Event Center. The Mariners trailed by three goals just over 13 minutes into the game, storming back for the win.
The Fuel staked themselves to a 3-0 lead in the first, beginning with a pair of goals from Nathan Burke at 5:01 and 7:07, prompting Maine to take its timeout early. Indy extended the lead to 3-0 at 13:09 when Kevin Lombardi ripped one home right off a faceoff win. Late in the period, the Mariners went to the power play and the offense went to work. As the penalty ticked down, Christian Sarlo sprung Carter Johnson in alone for a quick backhand-forehand move and his fourth of the season, just under the crossbar. Just 13 seconds later, newcomer Matt Allen threw one on net from the right boards that Xander Lamppa cleaned up in front to cut the deficit back to one. Indy led 3-2 after 20 minutes.
The lone goal of the 2nd period came off the stick of Brooklyn Kalmikov, when he took a 2-on-1 pass from Jimmy Lambert to tie the game at 7:37 of the middle frame. The game remained 3-3 through regulation time after a defensive-minded third period by both sides.
Hudson's OT winner came following a net drive by Owen Pederson, who got dragged into the net drawing a penalty. Hudson cleaned up the rebound before the Fuel gained possession to win the game. In net, Ryan Bischel stopped 20 of 23 Fuel shots to earn his 10th win.
The Mariners (14-16-2-0) will continue their road trip to Cincinnati on Friday for a 7:35 PM meeting with the Cyclones, before heading to Fort Wayne on Saturday. They return to home ice for a Three Dollar Deweys “Threekend” from January 24-26 against Worcester and Trois-Rivieres, beginning with Pride Night presented by the Holiday Inn by the Bay on January 24th at 7:15 PM. Single game tickets are available at MarinersOfMaine.com or at the Hammond Lumber Company Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena. For more information on ticket packages and group discounts, fans can call 833-GO-MAINE, go to MarinersOfMaine.com, or visit the Mariners front office at 94 Free Street in Portland.
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