Late heroics from Iowa earn team a point

Coralville, Iowa – Brendan Robbins scored with 2:33 left out of a net-mouth scramble to force overtime, but the Indy Fuel won it at 1:57 of overtime on a one-time slap shot from defenseman Andrew Perrott in a 3-2 defeat for the Iowa Heartlanders Wednesday at Xtream Arena.On the tying goal, Robbins and Jake Durflinger swatted away and stashed it in behind Zach Driscoll (win, 27 saves). Hunter Jones was once again a stand out between the pipes, but took the overtime loss despite 28 saves.  The late flurry from Iowa came after neither team scored in a 52-minute span. Robbins’ goal evened the game after the teams combined for three goals in the opening 4:32.Tyler Busch struck at the 2:42 mark with a short-handed goal to give Iowa the game’s first goal. He was set up on a brilliant 120-foot pass from James Sanchez, sparking Busch at the attacking blue line. Next, he pirouetted and place it top shelf for his sixth of the campaign. Iowa allowed the next two goals in the next 1:50 and trailed, 2-1, after one.The Heartlanders put on the aggression in the second, taking 15 shots, all stopped by Driscoll. Iowa had ten of those shots in the period’s final seven minutes. Jones blocked four second-period shots by Indy. Box ScoreView the team’s full promotional schedule at iowaheartlanders.com/promotions. The Heartlanders host Indy again Friday, January 6 at 7:05 p.m. On Saturday, January 7 at 7:05 p.m., the Heartlanders are embracing camo, hunting & the outdoors on Mossy Oak Night, featuring the first-ever bobblehead giveaway (first 500 fans) and special Mossy Oak jerseys, pres. by DASH Auctions. Wear camo for chance to win in-game prizes and call the Iowa Heartlanders ticket off for a special Camo Hat Ticket Package at 319-569-.Single-game tickets, group ticket options, partial plans and season ticket memberships are available for Heartlanders home games at Xtream Arena.  Call 319-569-or visit iowaheartlanders.com/tickets for more information.