ECHL Today – Dec. 17

Savannah Ghost Pirates (8-10-3) at Greensboro Gargoyles (6-11-5)       7 p.m. ET

• Savannah’s Riley Hughes is on a three-game point streak (1g-2a).
• Greensboro’s Ethan Leyh is tied for fourth among rookies with 12 assists.
• Ghost Pirates are third on the penalty kill on the road at 89.2 percent (33-for-37).
• Gargoyles are league’s second-least penalized team with 8.86 penalty minutes per game.

Orlando Solar Bears (7-13-2) at Jacksonville Icemen (12-12-0)               7 p.m. ET

• Spencer Kersten leads Orlando against the Icemen with six points (1g-5a).
• Jacksonville’s Craig Martin is on a three-game goal streak (5g).
• Solar Bears are third on the power play on the road at 27.1 percent (13-for-48).
• Icemen are 7-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Adirondack Thunder (11-7-3) at Reading Royals (13-10-2)                     7 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Jeremy Brodeur has allowed four goals during a personal three-game winning streak.
• Reading’s Alec Butcher is on a three-game point streak (2g-2a).
• Thunder are tied for the league lead with eight games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Royals are 10-0-1 when scoring first.

Cincinnati Cyclones (12-9-2) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (10-9-3)      7:05 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Ryan Kirwan leads the league with eight power-play goals.
• Greenville’s Keaton Mastrodonato has nine points (5g-4a) in his last eight games.
• Cyclones are tied for third with four shorthanded goals.
• Swamp Rabbits have scored 27 of their 60 goals in the third period.

Norfolk Admirals (6-15-2) at Worcester Railers (10-10-2)                       7:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Ben Zloty is on an eight-game point streak (2g-6a).
• Worcester’s Matt DeMelis is on a three-game goal streak (3g).
• Admirals are 6-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Railers are 7-1-0 when scoring first.

Fort Wayne Komets (15-6-2) at Bloomington Bison (13-6-4)                   7 p.m. CT

• Fort Wayne’s Blake Murray has six goals in his last seven games.
• Bloomington’s Nikita Sedov is tied for fourth among defensemen with 18 points (2g-16a).
• Komets have outscored their opponents 24-11 in the first period.
• Bison are tied for the league lead with eight games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Indy Fuel (9-11-3) at Iowa Heartlanders (8-13-2)                                      7 p.m. CT

• Indy’s Harrison Israels has seven points (3g-4a) in his last five games.
• Iowa’s Riley Mercer is fifth with 372 saves.
• Fuel are fourth with 26.17 shots-against per game.
• Heartlanders are 5-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Tulsa Oilers (9-13-0) at Allen Americans (10-9-3)                                     7:05 p.m. CT

• Tulsa’s Josh Nelson is second with a 30.0 percent shooting percentage (6-for-20).
• Brayden Watts leads Allen against the Oilers with four goals.
• Oilers are tied for second with three wins when trailing after one period.
• Americans are third on the penalty kill at home at 91.3 percent (42-for-46).

Rapid City Rush (11-11-2) at Idaho Steelheads (16-7-3)                           7:10 p.m. MT

• Blake Bennett leads Rapid City against the Steelheads with four points (1g-3a).
• Idaho’s Liam Malmquist is tied for second among rookies with 11 goals.
• Rush are sixth with 32.42 shots per game.
• Steelheads are 12-2-2 in their lats 16 games.

Wichita Thunder (10-9-4) at Tahoe Knight Monsters (14-10-2)              7 p.m. PT

• Wichita’s Noah Beck is tied for the league lead with 13 power-play points (4g-9a).
• Tahoe’s Devon Paliani has 13 points (7g-6a) in his last 10 games.
• Thunder are second on the penalty kill on the road at 89.7 percent (26-for-29).
• Knight Monsters lead the league with 3.65 goals per game.