ECHL Today – Dec. 12

Wheeling Nailers (18-4-1) at Adirondack Thunder (10-6-3)                    7 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Connor Lockhart is on a three-game goal streak (3g).
• Brannon McManus leads Adirondack with seven goals and 17 points.
• Nailers have outscored their opponents 25-13 in the first period.
• Thunder have outscored their opponents 10-4 during three-game winning streak.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (7-9-3) at Jacksonville Icemen (11-11-0)           7 p.m. ET

• Savannah’s Dennis Cesana is tied for 10th among defensemen with 14 points (3g-11a).
• Jacksonville’s Brody Crane is on a four-game point streak (1g-4a).
• Ghost Pirates are 4-1-1 when leading after one period.
• Icemen are 8-3-0 in one-goal games.

Reading Royals (11-9-2) at Norfolk Admirals (5-13-2)                             7:05 p.m. ET

• Carson Golder leads Reading with eight goals and 19 points.
• Norfolk’s Brandon Osmundson is on a three-game point streak (2g-1a).
• Royals are 6-2-2 in one-goal games.
• Admirals are 5-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (9-9-2) at South Carolina Stingrays (14-8-1)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Patrick Polino leads Greenville against the Stingrays with seven points (3g-4a).
• South Carolina’s Josh Wilkins has eight points (5g-3a) in his last five games.
• Swamp Rabbits are 6-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Stingrays are second on the power play at home at 30.6 percent (11-for-36).

Trois-Rivières Lions (10-7-3) at Maine Mariners (10-5-4)                       7:15 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ Charles Martin is tied for second among defensemen with five goals.
• Maine’s Luke Cavallin is fifth with 349 saves.
• Lions are 7-1-3 when scoring first.
• Mariners are fifth with 32.21 shots per game.

Orlando Solar Bears (7-13-0) at Florida Everblades (15-5-2)                  7:30 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Connor Ungar leads the league with a 1.40 goals-against average and .948 save percentage.
• Jesse Lansdell leads Florida against the Solar Bears with three goals.
• Solar Bears are only team to have not had a game decided beyond regulation.
• Everblades have scored 30 goals during their six-game winning streak.

Kalamazoo Wings (6-10-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (11-9-1)                     7:35 p.m. ET

• Hunter Strand leads Kalamazoo against the Cyclones with four goals.
• Cincinnati’s Ryan Kirwan is tied for second with 11 goals.
• K-Wings are first on the penalty kill on the road at 90.5 percent (19-for-21).
• Cyclones are first on the power play at home at 34.8 percent (8-for-23).

Kansas City Mavericks (13-6-1) at Fort Wayne Komets (14-4-2)            7:35 p.m. ET

• Kansas City’s Casey Carreau is on a three-game goal streak (4g).
• Fort Wayne’s James Stefan is tied for the league lead with four game-winning goals.
• Mavericks have outshot their opponent in 17 of their 20 games.
• Komets are 16-for-16 on the penalty kill at home.

Indy Fuel (9-9-3) at Bloomington Bison (11-5-4)                                       7 p.m. CT

• Kevin Lombardi leads Indy with 15 points (7g-8a).
• Bloomington’s Brett Budgell is on a seven-game point streak (4g-6a).
• Fuel are fourth with 26.19 shots-against per game.
• Bison are 5-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.

Toledo Walleye (11-5-4) at Iowa Heartlanders (8-11-2)                            7 p.m. CT

• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins leads the league with 12 power-play points (3g-9a).
• Iowa’s Matthew Sop has five points (3g-2a) in his last three games.
• Walleye are league’s least-penalized team with 8.25 penalty minutes per game.
• Heartlanders are 5-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Tahoe Knight Monsters (14-8-2) at Tulsa Oilers (7-13-0)                         7:05 p.m. CT

• Sloan Stanick leads Tahoe against the Oilers with 11 points (4g-7a).
• Tulsa’s Adam McMaster is tied for sixth among rookies with eight goals.
• Knight Monsters are 8-3-1 on the road.
• Oilers are 7-1-0 when leading after two periods.

Idaho Steelheads (14-7-2) at Wichita Thunder (9-8-3)                              7:05 p.m. CT

• Idaho’s Liam Malmquist is tied for fourth among rookies with 17 points (10g-7a).
• Wichita’s Matt Davis is fourth with a .933 save percentage.
• Steelheads have a league-leading four wins when trailing after one period.
• Thunder are league’s second-least penalized team with 8.50 penalty minutes per game.

Allen Americans (8-9-3) at Rapid City Rush (11-9-2)                               7:05 p.m. MT

• Brayden Watts leads Allen against the Rush with six points (1g-5a).
• Rapid City’s Cameron Buhl has four goals in his last four games.
• Americans are 4-1-2 when scoring first.
• Rush have outscored their opponents 19-8 during four-game winning streak.

Atlanta Gladiators (15-5-0) at Utah Grizzlies (9-11-2)                              7:10 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Isak Walther has 11 points (6g-5a) in his last eight games.
• Utah’s Danny Dzhaniyev leads rookies with 20 points (5g-15a).
• Gladiators are second with seven shorthanded goals.
• Grizzlies have scored a power-play goal in 11 of their last 16 games.

MOST GAMES PLAYED, CAREER
884 – Michael Pelech (Ontario, Toledo, Cincinnati, Utah, Norfolk, Reading, Greenville, Wheeling, Indy, Atlanta – 2009-23)
883 – 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)