ECHL Today – Dec. 26

ECHL Today text with today's dateTrois-Rivières Lions (12-8-3) at Adirondack Thunder (13-8-4)      7 p.m. ET

  • Tommy Cormier leads Trois-Rivières against the Thunder with four points (1g-3a).
  • Adirondack’s Jeremy Brodeur is 5-0-1 in his last six appearances.
  • Lions are sixth with 2.57 goals-against per game.
  • Thunder have had a league-leading nine games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Norfolk Admirals (7-18-2) at Greensboro Gargoyles (7-12-6)       7 p.m. ET

  • Ben Zloty leads Norfolk with 20 points (4g-16a).
  • Greensboro’s Patrick Newell is on a three-game point streak (2g-2a).
  • Admirals are 7-1-1 when leading after two periods.
  • Gargoyles are first on the penalty kill at home at 95.0 percent (38-for-40).

 

Orlando Solar Bears (9-14-3) at Jacksonville Icemen (13-13-0)      7 p.m. ET

  • Orlando’s Spencer Kersten has seven points (5g-2a) in his last two games.
  • Nathan Dunkley leads Jacksonville against the Solar Bears with six points (2g-4a).
  • Solar Bears are 5-0-0 when leading after one period.
  • Icemen are league’s third-least penalized team with 9.46 penalty minutes per game.

 

South Carolina Stingrays (17-11-1) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (10-12-3)       7 p.m. ET

  • Jalen Luypen leads South Carolina with 12 goals and 27 points.
  • Savannah’s Dennis Cesana is tied for 10th among defensemen with 17 points (3g-14a).
  • Stingrays are 8-1-1 in one-goal games.
  • Ghost Pirates are 6-1-0 when leading after two periods.

 

Atlanta Gladiators (19-6-0) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (11-10-4)      7:05 p.m. ET

  • Atlanta’s Louis Boudon is on a three-game goal streak (5g).
  • Greenville’s Carter Savoie’s has nine (4g-5a) of his team- leading 15 points at home.
  • Gladiators are second with seven shorthanded goals.
  • Swamp Rabbits are tied for third on the penalty kill at home at 90.0 percent (36-for-40).

 

Worcester Railers (12-11-2) at Maine Mariners (11-8-4)                7:15 p.m. ET

  • Worcester’s Drew Callin is tied for third with six power-play goals.
  • Brooklyn Kalmikov leads Maine against the Railers with nine points (2g-7a).
  • Railers are 8-0-0 when leading after two periods.
  • Mariners are fifth with 2.48 goals-against per game.

 

Wheeling Nailers (20-6-1) at Toledo Walleye (15-5-4)                 7:15 p.m. ET

  • Wheeling’s Brent Johnson is tied for fourth among rookies with six power-play assists.
  • Toledo’s Riley McCourt is tied for fourth among defensemen with 22 points (3g-19a).
  • Nailers are 14-3-0 when outshooting their opponent.
  • Walleye are 9-2-2 at home, outscoring their opponents 50-33.

 

Kalamazoo Wings (10-11-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (13-9-3)          7:35 p.m. ET

  • Hunter Strand leads Kalamazoo against the Cyclones with four goals and five points.
  • Cincinnati’s Ryan Kirwan is tied for first among rookies with 13 goals.
  • K-Wings are 8-3-3 in one-goal games.
  • Cyclones are first on the power play at home at 33.3 percent (9-for-27).

 

Indy Fuel (11-11-3) at Fort Wayne Komets (16-6-4)                      7:35 p.m. ET

  • Lee Lapid leads Indy against the Komets with three points (0g-3a).
  • Fort Wayne’s Jalen Smereck is tied for fourth among defensemen with 22 points (4g-18a).
  • Fuel are fourth with 26.28 shots-against per game.
  • Komets have outshot their opponent in 20 of their 26 games.

 

Bloomington Bison (13-9-4) at Iowa Heartlanders (8-16-2)          7 p.m. CT

  • Bloomington’s Riku Ishida leads defensemen with five power-play goals.
  • Keltie Jeri-Leon leads Iowa against the Bison with three goals.
  • Bison are 7-2-2 on the road.
  • Heartlanders are 5-2-1 when leading after two periods.

 

Kansas City Mavericks (17-7-2) at Tulsa Oilers (9-17-0)                7:05 p.m. CT

  • Kansas City’s Marcus Crawford leads defensemen with 26 points (4g-22a).
  • Easton Armstrong leads Tulsa against the Mavericks with five points (2g-3a).
  • Mavericks have outshot their opponent in 22 of their 26 games.
  • Oilers have had a league-low one game decided beyond regulation.

 

Allen Americans (13-10-3) at Wichita Thunder (11-11-4)              7:05 p.m. CT

  • Allen’s Danny Katic is on a four-game point streak (4g-3a).
  • Wichita’s Kyle Crnkovic has 17 points (8g-9a) in his last 11 games.
  • Americans lead the league on the penalty kill at 87.3 percent (89-for-102).
  • Thunder are seventh with 32.50 shots per game.

 

Idaho Steelheads (18-8-3) at Utah Grizzlies (12-13-2)                 7:10 p.m. MT

  • Idaho’s Brendan Hoffmann is on a seven-game point streak (8g-2a).
  • Tyler Gratton leads Utah against the Steelheads with eight points (4g-4a).
  • Steelheads are 10-1-1 when scoring first.
  • Grizzlies are 8-0-1 when leading after two periods.