ECHL Today - March 8

Orlando Solar Bears (31-20-4) at Newfoundland Growlers (38-16-4)       7 p.m. NT

• Orlando’s Trevor Olson is on an eight-game point streak (7g-5a).
• Giorgio Estephan leads Newfoundland against the Solar Bears with three goals and four points.
• Solar Bears are fifth with 33.11 shots per game.
• Growlers are 21-7-2 when outshooting their opponent.

Worcester Railers (26-22-9) at Adirondack Thunder (31-21-7)                   7 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Barry Almeida is third with 218 shots on goal.
• Conor Riley leads Adirondack against the Railers with three goals.
• Railers are third on the penalty kill on the road at 87.5 percent (70-for-80).
• Thunder lead the league with three shorthanded goals against.

South Carolina Stingrays (26-27-5) at Maine Mariners (32-25-2)               7:15 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Andrew Cherniwchan is tied for third with four shorthanded goals.
• Maine’s Michael McNicholas is tied for third among rookie with 31 assists.
• Stingrays are 9-3-3 in one-goal games on the road.
• Mariners are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games.

Atlanta Gladiators (24-24-8) at Florida Everblades (40-15-5)                     7:30 p.m. ET

• Nolan LaPorte leads Atlanta against the Everblades with four goals.
• Florida’s Jeremy Helvig is tied for fourth with a 2.28 goals-against average.
• Gladiators are fourth on the power play at 21.2 percent (43-for-203).
• Everblades are second in goals per game (3.82) and goals-against per game (2.50).

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (21-34-5) at Jacksonville Icemen (30-25-4)     7:30 p.m. ET

• Austen Brassard leads Greenville against the Icemen with five goals.
• Jacksonville’s Cody Fowlie is tied for third with four shorthanded goals.
• Swamp Rabbits are 11-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Icemen are second on the penalty kill at home at 88.5 percent (108-for-122).

Fort Wayne Komets (27-20-9) at Kalamazoo Wings (30-24-3)                     7:30 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s J.C. Campagna is tied for third with 29 goals.
• Chris Collins leads Kalamazoo against the Komets with nine goals and 15 points.
• Komets are tied for seventh with 29.84 shots-against per game.
• K-Wings are second with 16 shorthanded goals.

Cincinnati Cyclones (40-10-7) at Indy Fuel (27-27-3)                                     7:35 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Brady Vail is on a five-game goal streak (5g).
• Ryan Rupert leads Indy against the Cyclones with seven points (4g-3a).
• Cyclones have outscored their opponents 87-41 in the first period.
• Fuel are fifth on the power play at home at 19.1 percent (22-for-115).

Kansas City Mavericks (30-23-4) at Allen Americans (21-35-6)                 7:05 p.m. CT

• Kansas City’s Mason McDonald is tied for the league lead with four shutouts.
• Zach Pochiro leads Allen against the Mavericks with eight points (3g-5a).
• Mavericks are 20-3-2 when scoring first.
• Americans are second with four shorthanded goals against.

Utah Grizzlies (32-19-7) at Rapid City Rush (23-29-8)                                   7:05 p.m. MT

• Caleb Herbert leads Utah against the Rush with nine points (3g-6a).
• Rapid City’s Adam Carlson is fifth with 1,010 saves.
• Grizzlies are 24-4-4 when scoring first.
• Rush have had a league-leading 18 games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Wichita Thunder (22-28-9) at Idaho Steelheads (35-20-4)                           7:10 p.m. MT

• Wichita’s Keoni Texeira leads defensemen with 25 power-play points (2g-23a).
• Idaho’s Tomas Sholl is tied for third with 21 wins.
• Thunder are 12-2-3 when leading after two periods.
• Steelheads are 10-0-4 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

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Florida wins OR Florida loses in overtime/shootout OR South Carolina loses