The Komets looked to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with the Indy Fuel on Saturday at the Coliseum.
The Fuel got their first goal of the post-season when Cody Laskosky slipped past Reese Harsch at the Komet blueline, leading the forward pushing the puck over the shoulder of Komet goaltender Nathan Day at 6:39 for the only goal of the first period.
In the second period, the Komets came to life with three goals. Harsch tied the game at 3:45, followed by a Mathew Brown wraparound tally at 5:56. Jalen Smereck ended the scoring with a power play goal at 7:17, with assists going to Austin Magera and William Dufour to put the Komets up 3-1 after forty minutes.
Zach Bookman gained his first pro goal in the third period with a power-play strike at 10:56 to push the lead to 4-1. After Indy goaltender Mitchell Weeks stopped Smereck on a penalty shot, Brady Stonehouse ended the scoring with a goal at 19:21 to give the Komets a 5-1 win and a 2-0 series lead. Nathan Day got his second win of the series, making 34 saves.