Heartlanders lose one late fuel goal, 3-2 | Pro Hockey News

Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders allowed a goal with 2:01 to go to Indy Fuel forward Eric Martin on a deflection off the net to the front and the Fuel defeated Iowa, 3-2, Sunday at Xtream Arena. Keltie Jeri-Leon and Matthew Sop scored for Iowa in the loss. Iowa has gone four consecutive one-goal games and on Sunday snapped the Heartlanders’ season-long four-game losing streak.

Jeri-Leon scored his ninth goal of the season with 7:48 left in the first, banking in a pass from Liam Coughlin at the right post to give Iowa the first goal of the game on the man-up. Nick Carabin received the secondary helper.

Lee Lapid came next and tied the game at one on a three-on-two rush with a shot from the right circle four minutes into the second.

Sop responded at 6:40 of the second; After receiving a pass from Jonny Sorenson, he turned a wrist shot from the right spot off a defender’s leg. Twenty seconds later Terry Broadhurst tied the game at two.

Riley Mercer made 21 saves in the loss. Mitchell Weeks won with 24 saves.

Iowa travels to Kansas City on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. The Heartlanders continue the road trip in Fort Wayne on Friday at 6:35 p.m., then complete the weeklong journey in Indy Saturday at 6 p.m.

The Heartlanders will be home for Video Game Day on Sunday at 3 p.m. to complete the homestand. Tickets start at $10 for all Heartlanders home games.

Heartlanders Family 4 Packs (4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 soft drinks, 1 large popcorn starting at $69) and the Deer & Beers Ticket Bundle (1 ticket and 2 domestic beers for $25) are available now.

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