ECHL Today – Dec. 19

Wheeling Nailers (19-5-1) at Greensboro Gargoyles (6-12-5)         7 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Brent Johnson is second among rookie defensemen with 17 points (3g-14a).
• David Gagnon leads Greensboro against the Nailers with three goals and four points.
• Nailers are third with 2.08 goals-against per game.
• Gargoyles are league’s second-least penalized team with 8.96 penalty minutes per game.

South Carolina Stingrays (16-9-1) at Orlando Solar Bears (7-13-3)     7 p.m. ET

• Jalen Luypen leads South Carolina against the Solar Bears with 11 points (3g-8a).
• Orlando’s Connor Ungar leads the league with a .944 save percentage.
• Stingrays are 8-1-1 in one-goal games.
• Solar Bears have gone past regulation in three consecutive games.

Adirondack Thunder (11-7-4) at Reading Royals (14-10-2)       7 p.m. ET

• Brannon McManus leads Adirondack against the Royals with four points (1g-3a).
• Reading’s Hunter Johannes has four goals in three games with the team.
• Thunder have had a league-leading nine games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Royals are on a five-game home winning streak.

Florida Everblades (17-5-2) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (9-10-3)      7 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Will Cranley is fourth with a 1.73 goals-against average.
• Nicholas Zabaneh leads Savannah against the Everblades with two goals and three points.
• Everblades have outscored their opponents 34-15 during seven-game winning streak.
• Ghost Pirates are tied for fifth on the penalty kill at 86.1 percent (68-for-79).

Maine Mariners (11-6-4) at Trois-Rivières Lions (10-8-3)        7 p.m. ET

• Jacob Hudson leads Maine with eight goals.
• Trois-Rivières’ Charles Martin is tied for third among defensemen with five goals.
• Mariners are 8-1-1 when scoring first.
• Lions are 8-2-1 at home, outscoring their opponents 43-25.

Norfolk Admirals (6-16-2) at Worcester Railers (11-10-2)         7:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Jack O’Leary is on a seven-game point streak (4g-5a).
• Anthony Repaci leads Worcester against the Admirals with four points (2g-2a).
• Admirals are 5-1-1 when leading after one period.
• Railers are 6-1-0 in their last seven home games.

Jacksonville Icemen (13-12-0) at Atlanta Gladiators (16-6-0)        7:10 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Garrett Van Wyhe has five goals in his last five games.
• Louis Boudon leads Atlanta against the Icemen with eight points (3g-5a).
• Icemen are 7-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Gladiators lead the league with four shorthanded goals at home.

Iowa Heartlanders (8-14-2) at Toledo Walleye (13-5-4)       7:15 p.m. ET

• Iowa’s Riley Mercer is second with 911 minutes played.
• Tanner Kelly leads Toledo against the Heartlanders with three goals.
• Heartlanders are second on the power play on the road at 28.1 percent (9-for-32).
• Walleye have outscored their opponents 16-9 during four-game winning streak.

Indy Fuel (10-11-3) at Fort Wayne Komets (16-6-2)           7:35 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Brett Moravec is tied for third among rookies with four power-play goals.
• Fort Wayne’s Blake Murray has nine points (5g-4a) in his last eight games.
• Fuel are fourth with 26.04 shots-against per game.
• Komets have outscored their opponents 25-13 in the first period.

Kalamazoo Wings (8-11-3) at Bloomington Bison (13-7-4)        7 p.m. CT

• Zach Okabe leads Kalamazoo against the Bison with seven points (1g-6a).
• Bloomington’s Sullivan Mack is tied for second among rookies in plus-minus at +11.
• Seven of the K-Wings’ eight wins have been by one goal.
• Bison have outscored their opponents 28-19 in the first period.

Tulsa Oilers (9-14-0) at Allen Americans (11-9-3)             7:05 p.m. CT

• Tulsa’s Easton Armstrong is second with six power-play goals.
• Allen’s Sam Sedley is tied for the league lead with 10 power-play assists.
• Oilers are 8-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Americans have outscored their opponents 14-3 during three-game winning streak.

Utah Grizzlies (10-12-2) at Kansas City Mavericks (15-6-2)          7:05 p.m. CT

• Utah’s Danny Dzhaniyev is tied for third among rookies with 20 points (11g-9a).
• Kansas City’s Marcus Crawford leads the league in plus-minus at +20.
• Grizzlies are 21-for-22 on the penalty kill (95.5 percent) over their last six games.
• Mavericks have outshot their opponent in 19 of their 23 games.

Rapid City Rush (11-12-2) at Idaho Steelheads (17-7-3)             7:10 p.m. MT

• Ryan Wagner leads Rapid City with 11 goals and 24 points.
• Idaho’s Brendan Hoffmann is on a five-game goal streak (7g).
• Rush are 5-0-1 when leading after one period.
• Steelheads have outscored their opponents 31-16 in their last eight games (7-0-1).

Wichita Thunder (11-9-4) at Tahoe Knight Monsters (14-11-2)       7 p.m. PT

• Wichita’s Kyle Crnkovic has seven goals in his last six games.
• Tahoe’s Trent Swick is fifth among rookies with 66 shots on goal.
• Thunder are first on the penalty kill on the road at 90.6 percent (29-for-32).
• Knight Monsters lead the league with 3.63 goals per game.