The Komets returned home on Saturday to face their rival the Indy Fuel and fell 6-2.
Indy’s Anthony Petruzzelli lit the lamp against his former team with a short-handed goal at 14:39 in the first period.
In the second period, the Fuel exploited the Komet defense, and rookie goaltender Eemil Vinni scored four times, including two on the power play. Cole Hults scored the Komets' only goal of the period at 11:11, with assists from Drake Rymsha and defenseman Jake Matier.
The Komets couldn't mount a comeback in the third period as Indy added to their lead with a marker at 1:57, and Hunter Johannes ended the scoring for the Komets at 14:23. Vinni finished with 27 saves in his pro debut, taking the loss.