ECHL Today - Jan. 17

Wheeling Nailers (17-16-4) at Kalamazoo Wings (12-19-4)                      7 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Brandon Hawkins leads rookies with 138 shots on goal.
• Zach Diamantoni leads Kalamazoo against the Nailers with seven points (1g-6a).
• Nailers are 4-1-3 in one-goal games on the road.
• K-Wings are second on the power play at home at 27.0 percent (17-for-63).

Adirondack Thunder (14-17-10) at Reading Royals (20-13-4)                 7 p.m. ET

• Matt Salhany leads Adirondack against the Royals with five points (2g-3a).
• Reading’s Frank DiChiara is tied for ninth with 25 assists.
• Thunder are league’s third-least penalized team with 10.73 penalty minutes per game.
• Royals are 16-1-3 when scoring first.

Norfolk Admirals (11-23-5) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (19-19-2)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Johnny Coughlin is tied for fourth among defensemen with eight goals.
• Michael Pelech leads Greenville against the Admirals with 10 points (3g-7a).
• Admirals are 7-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Swamp Rabbits are tied for the league lead with six shorthanded goals at home.

Jacksonville Icemen (12-19-4) vs. South Carolina Stingrays (28-5-4)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Chase Lang leads Jacksonville with 25 points (9g-16a).
• South Carolina’s Tariq Hammond has posted an even or better rating in each of his last 29 games.
• Icemen are 8-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Stingrays lead the league on the penalty kill at 90.1 percent (128-for-142).

Maine Mariners (19-17-1) at Brampton Beast (22-14-2)                      7:15 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Terrence Wallin is tied for the league lead with six game-winning goals.
• Brampton’s Alex Dubeau is sixth with a 2.55 goals-against average.
• Mariners are 7-0-1 when leading after one period.
• Beast are fourth with 3.84 goals per game.

Orlando Solar Bears (15-15-5) at Atlanta Gladiators (16-20-0)           7:35 p.m. ET

• Michael Brodzinski leads Orlando against the Gladiators with nine points (1g-8a).
• Atlanta’s Joel Messner is tied for second among defensemen with 12 power-play points (2g-10a).
• Solar Bears are first on the penalty kill on the road at 89.9 percent (71-for-79).
• Gladiators are 9-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Fort Wayne Komets (18-14-5) at Cincinnati Cyclones (23-9-6)           7:35 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Shawn Szydlowski is tied for the league lead with 12 power-play assists.
• Jesse Schultz leads Cincinnati against the Komets with nine points (4g-5a).
• Komets are first on the power play on the road at 26.0 percent (20-for-77).
• Cyclones have outscored their opponents 60-34 at home.

Rapid City Rush (21-14-3) at Indy Fuel (19-17-1)                                 7:35 p.m. ET

• Rapid City’s Brennan Saulnier has 11 points (4g-7a) in his last six games.
• Indy’s Charles Williams is fifth with 1,371 minutes played.
• Rush are fourth on the penalty kill at 85.7 percent (150-for-175).
• Fuel are sixth with 2.86 goals-against per game.

Tulsa Oilers (17-21-3) at Idaho Steelheads (22-13-5)                            7:10 p.m. MT

• Danny Moynihan leads Tulsa against the Steelheads with four goals.
• Idaho’s Colton Saucerman is second among defensemen with 114 shots on goal.
• Oilers lead the league with 36.61 shots per game.
• Steelheads are tied for the league lead with 13 wins in one-goal games. (13-4-5).

Wichita Thunder (18-17-7) at Utah Grizzlies (20-11-7)                         7:10 p.m. MT

• Wichita’s Mitch Gillam leads the league with 858 saves.
• Ty Lewis leads Utah against the Thunder with five goals.
• Thunder are 16-3-3 when scoring first.
• Grizzlies are tied for third with two shorthanded goals against.