Indy 2025-26 Season in Review

Team analytics, player leaders, offensive production, and goaltending performance from the 2025–26 ECHL season.

Team Performance Snapshot

Indy played a defense-oriented style, ranking among the league’s stronger teams defensively but below average offensively.
Lee Lapid led the team in goals, standing out as the club’s primary finisher.
Matt Petgrave was a major offensive contributor from the blue line, combining elite assist production with double-digit goals.
The Fuel relied on balanced scoring depth rather than one dominant offensive star, with multiple forwards contributing in similar ranges.
Several forwards profiled more as playmakers than pure scorers, reflected by higher assist totals relative to goals.
Secondary contributors like Jesse Tucker, Owen Robinson, and Jadon Joseph helped support consistent offensive distribution across the lineup.

Indy finished as one of the ECHL’s strongest defensive teams, allowing well under 3 goals against per game, though offensive production remained below league average.
Matt Petgrave was the club’s top overall offensive producer and one of the league’s more impactful offensive defensemen.
Jesse Tucker and Lee Lapid provided the core of the forward scoring attack, combining positive plus/minus ratings with strong point production.
The Fuel relied more on balanced depth scoring than elite high-end offensive firepower, with multiple players clustered in the 20–35 point range.
Goaltending was led by Mitchell Weeks, who handled the heaviest workload and helped anchor the team’s strong defensive identity.
Several of Indy’s top contributors posted positive plus/minus ratings, reinforcing the team’s overall structured, defense-first style of play.