ECHL Today – Dec. 10

Kansas City Mavericks (13-6-0) at Iowa Heartlanders (7-11-2)  10:30 a.m. CT

• Kansas City’s Jack LaFontaine has allowed two goals or less in eight of his 10 appearances.
• Iowa’s Max Patterson is second among rookies with a 22.2 percent shooting percentage (4-for-18).
• Mavericks are fourth on the penalty kill at 87.3 percent (55-for-63).
• Heartlanders are 4-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Worcester Railers (9-9-2) at Adirondack Thunder (9-6-3)           7 p.m. ET

• Cole Donhauser leads Worcester against the Thunder with four goals.
• Adirondack’s Grant Loven is on a four-game point streak (3g-2a).
• Railers are 7-1-0 when scoring first.
• Thunder have had a league-leading eight games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Bloomington Bison (10-5-4) at Kalamazoo Wings (6-10-2)           7 p.m. ET

• Bloomington’s Kyle Jackson is tied for fourth with 23 points (9g-14a).
• Zach Okabe leads Kalamazoo against the Bison with five points (1g-4a).
• Bison are 4-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• K-Wings are tied for sixth three shorthanded goals.

Wheeling Nailers (18-3-1) at Reading Royals (10-9-2)                  7 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Randy Hernández is tied for third in plus-minus at +14.
• Cam Cook leads Reading against the Nailers with two goals.
• Nailers have outscored their opponents 24-13 in the first period.
• Royals are 8-0-1 when scoring first.

Orlando Solar Bears (7-12-0) at South Carolina Stingrays (13-8-1)    7:05 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Reece Newkirk has three goals in his last two games.
• Jalen Luypen leads South Carolina against the Solar Bears with seven points (2g-5a).
• Solar Bears are third on the power play on the road at 27.5 percent (11-for-40).
• Stingrays are 6-1-1 in one-goal games.

Atlanta Gladiators (14-5-0) at Utah Grizzlies (9-10-2)                  7:10 p.m. MT

• Atlanta’s T.J. Semptimphelter is second with a 1.59 goals-against average and third with a .940 save percentage.
• Utah’s Danny Dzhaniyev is tied for second among rookies with 18 points (5g-13a).
• Gladiators are second with seven shorthanded goals.
• Grizzlies are sixth with 31.90 shots per game.

MOST GAMES PLAYED, CAREER
884 – Michael Pelech (Ontario, Toledo, Cincinnati, Utah, Norfolk, Reading, Greenville, Wheeling, Indy, Atlanta – 2009-23)
882 – Justin Taylor (Trenton, Idaho, Tulsa, Kalamazoo, Fort Wayne, Adirondack – 2010-Present)
859 – Sam Ftorek (Augusta, Mobile, Greensboro, Gwinnett, Fresno, Cincinnati, Kalamazoo, Norfolk – 1998-2018)
789 – Cam Brown (Baton Rouge, Columbus, Erie, Gwinnett – 1991-2006)
776 – Garet Hunt (Stockton, Alaska, Jacksonville, Wheeling, South Carolina – 2008-24)