Tag Bertuzzi scored twice, including a power-play goal in the final seconds of the first period, and the Toledo Walleye beat the Indy Fuel 5-2 on Friday night at Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Ind. It was the second regular-season game of the year for the Red Wings’ ECHL affiliate.

Scoring summary

• 1st — IND: Harrison Israels. 1-0 Indy.
• 1st, 19:53 — TOL: Tag Bertuzzi, power play (Marcus Crawford, Mitch Lewandowski). 1-1.
• 2nd — TOL: Brandon Hawkins, power play (Mitch Lewandowski, Quinn Preston). 2-1 Toledo.
• 2nd — TOL: Nick Nardecchia (Reilly Funk, Marcus Crawford). 3-1 Toledo.
• 2nd, final minute — TOL: Tag Bertuzzi (Cooper Zech, Brandon Hawkins). 4-1 Toledo.
• 3rd — IND: Jacob Perreault, 5-on-3 power play. 4-2 Toledo.
• 3rd, 17:57 — TOL: Quinn Preston, empty net (Marcus Crawford, Dylan Moulton). 5-2 Toledo.

How it happened

Harrison Israels gave Indy the lead midway through the first period, but Bertuzzi tied it on a power play with seven seconds left in the frame. The Walleye took over in the second. Brandon Hawkins scored his first goal of the season while Toledo worked a four-minute double-minor power play, Nick Nardecchia added another, and Bertuzzi struck again in the last minute of the period for a three-goal cushion.

Jacob Perreault got one back for the Fuel on a two-man advantage in the third, and Quinn Preston sealed it with an empty-net goal. Marcus Crawford had three assists, Mitch Lewandowski had two, and Hawkins finished with a goal and an assist. Jonathan Lemieux made 30 saves for Toledo, and Adam Gajan made 26 for Indy. Bertuzzi was named the game’s first star and Toledo goaltender Jonathan Lemieux the second.

What’s next

Toledo stays on the road Saturday at the Wheeling Nailers at WesBanco Arena. The Walleye’s home opener is Saturday, Nov. 7, against the Fort Wayne Komets at 7:15 p.m. at the Huntington Center.

Sources

• Toledo Walleye: Game Story, Bertuzzi scores 2 for a Walleye victory (Oct. 23, 2026)
• Toledo Walleye: Game summary, at Indy Fuel (Oct. 23, 2026)
• Toledo Walleye: Weekly Release No. 1 (Oct. 19, 2026)

Correction (October 26, 2026): This story originally said Tag Bertuzzi’s first-period goal was shorthanded and that Marcus Crawford had two assists. Bertuzzi’s goal came on the power play, and Crawford had three assists, including one on Quinn Preston’s empty-net goal. It has been corrected.