ECHL Today – March 18

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Maine Mariners (33-16-7) at Adirondack Thunder (31-17-8)                  7 p.m. ET

  • Maine’s Robert Cronin is fourth among rookies with 43 points (14g-29a).
  • Brannon McManus leads Adirondack against the Mariners with 13 points (6g-7a).
  • Mariners are 12-1-0 in their last 13 games.
  • Thunder are 11-2-8 in one-goal games.

 

Florida Everblades (39-13-8) at Orlando Solar Bears (24-31-5)              7 p.m. ET

  • Florida’s Cam Johnson leads the league with a 1.89 goals-against average.
  • Milo Roelens leads Orlando against the Everblades with three goals.
  • Everblades are second on the penalty kill at 88.0 percent (162-for-184).
  • Solar Bears are 21-1-0 when leading after two periods.

 

Jacksonville Icemen (22-28-8) at Atlanta Gladiators (37-17-3)                7:10 p.m. ET

  • Bennett MacArthur leads Jacksonville against the Gladiators with six points (2g-4a).
  • Atlanta’s Chad Nychuk is second among defensemen with 48 points (8g-40a).
  • Icemen are league’s least-penalized team with 8.33 penalty minutes per game.
  • Gladiators are fifth on the penalty kill at home at 87.5 percent (63-for-72).

 

Bloomington Bison (28-25-4) at Cincinnati Cyclones (28-26-3)               7:35 p.m. ET

  • Bloomington’s Dryden McKay is fourth with 904 saves.
  • Gunnarwolfe Fontaine leads Cincinnati against the Bison with four goals.
  • Bison are 21-2-0 when leading after two periods.
  • Cyclones are 12-0-3 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

 

Kansas City Mavericks (46-10-3) at Iowa Heartlanders (19-32-6)          7 p.m. ET

  • Kansas City’s Marcus Crawford leads the league with 75 points (13g-62a).
  • Elliot Desnoyers leads Iowa against the Mavericks with six points (2g-4a).
  • Mavericks are 21-3-2 on the road, outscoring their opponents 98-50.
  • Heartlanders are 13-3-3 when leading after two periods.

 

Tulsa Oilers (19-34-5) at Idaho Steelheads (36-18-5)                                7:10 p.m. MT

  • Tyler Poulson leads Tulsa against the Steelheads with three goals.
  • Idaho’s Sam Jardine is fifth among defensemen in plus-minus at +22.
  • Oilers are tied for fourth with four shorthanded goals against.
  • Steelheads are 24-4-2 when scoring first.