ECHL Today – Feb. 18

ECHL Today - Feb. 18

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (19-20-6) at South Carolina Stingrays (30-17-1)   10:30 a.m. ET

  • Patrick Polino leads Greenville against the Stingrays with 11 points (4g-7a).
  • South Carolina’s Simon Pinard is tied for third with six game-winning goals.
  • Swamp Rabbits are tied for sixth with three shorthanded goals against.
  • Stingrays are fourth on the penalty kill at 85.0 percent (142-for-167).

Fort Wayne Komets (27-13-7) at Norfolk Admirals (27-11-7)                 7:05 p.m. ET

  • Fort Wayne’s Jalen Smereck is sixth among defensemen with 38 points (8g-30a).
  • Norfolk’s Jack O’Leary has seven points (3g-4a) in his last five games.
  • Komets have outscored their opponents 60-43 in the third period.
  • Admirals are tied for fourth with two shorthanded goals against.

Kalamazoo Wings (19-20-6) at Cincinnati Cyclones (21-21-3)                 7:35 p.m. ET

  • Hunter Strand leads Kalamazoo against the Cyclones with six goals.
  • Cincinnati’s Ryan Kirwan is tied for the league lead with nine power-play goals.
  • K-Wings are 15-5-6 in one-goal games.
  • Cyclones are 9-0-3 in games decided in overtime.

Wichita Thunder (21-18-7) at Iowa Heartlanders (15-28-4)                     7 p.m. CT

  • Wichita’s Noah Beck is fifth with 20 power-play points (6g-14a).
  • Iowa’s Elliot Desnoyers is on a four-game point streak (0g-7a).
  • Thunder are third with 33.65 shots per game.
  • Heartlanders are 9-3-1 when leading after two periods.

Idaho Steelheads (32-13-4) at Tahoe Knight Monsters (24-20-4)             7 p.m. PT

  • Idaho’s Kaleb Pearson is second among rookies with 19 goals.
  • Casey Bailey leads Tahoe against the Steelheads with five goals and 10 points.
  • Steelheads lead the league with 3.73 goals per game.
  • Knight Monsters are second on the power play at 23.4 percent (36-for-154).