ECHL Today - Oct. 22

Reading Royals (0-1-0) at Newfoundland Growlers (1-0-0)                                 7 p.m. NT

• Reading’s Alec Butcher had two points (1g-1a) in last night’s 4-2 loss to Growlers.
• Newfoundland’s Brett Budgell scored goal in pro debut on Friday.
• Royals went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill in Friday’s game.
• Growlers outshot Reading 28-27 last night.

Trois-Rivières Lions (0-0-1) at Maine Mariners (1-0-0)                                       6 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ William Leblanc had two points (1g-1a) last night against Maine.
• Maine’s Grant Gabriele scored his first pro goal in Friday’s 4-3 overtime win at Trois-Rivières.
• Lions outshot Maine 40-23 on Friday.
• Mariners went 2-for-2 on the power play in last night’s win at Trois-Rivières.

Norfolk Admirals (0-1-0) at South Carolina Stingrays (1-0-0)                             6:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Cale Morris made 27 saves in last night’s game.
• South Carolina’s Tarek Baker scored his first pro goal in Friday’s 5-2 win over Admirals.
• Stingrays went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill last night.
• Brett Van Os led the Admirals with five shots on goal in Friday’s game.

Florida Everblades (0-1-0) at Atlanta Gladiators (1-0-0)                                                 7 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Evan Fitzpatrick stopped all 10 shots he faced in relief on Friday.
• Atlanta’s Reece Vitelli scored his first pro goal in Friday’s 4-2 win over Florida on Friday.
• Everblades outshot Atlanta 32-29 on Friday.
• Gladiators went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill in last night’s game.

Orlando Solar Bears (0-0-0) at Jacksonville Icemen (0-0-0)                                 7 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Brad Barone was tied for the league lead with a .919 save percentage last season.
• Jacksonville’s Parker Gahagen was second in the league last season with a 2.32 goals-against average for Florida.
• Solar Bears’ Matt Carkner makes his head-coaching debut.
• IceMen head coach Nick Luukko led team to 40-27-5 record in his first season.

Indy Fuel (1-0-0) at Kalamazoo Wings (0-0-0)                                                       7 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Chad Yetman (2g-1a) and Alex Wideman (1g-2a) both had three points in Friday’s 7-5 win over Fort Wayne.
• Kalamazoo’s Justin Taylor ranks fifth in ECHL history with 724 career games played.
• Fuel went 2-for-4 on the power play in last night’s win over Fort Wayne.
• K-Wings’ Joel Martin makes his head-coaching debut.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (0-0-0) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (0-0-0)               7:05 p.m. ET

• First game in Ghost Pirates’ team history.
• Greenville’s Ayden MacDonald was tied for the league lead last season with eight game-winning goals.
• Savannah head coach Rick Bennett, who led Union College to 2014 NCAA National Championship, makes professional head-coaching debut.
• Swamp Rabbits’ Andrew Lord is 71-48-25 in two seasons.

Adirondack Thunder (0-0-0) at Worcester Railers (0-0-0)                                   7:05 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Jake Ryczek was tied for second among defensemen last season with four game-winning goals.
• Worcester’s Ken Appleby was tied for third last season with a .918 save percentage.
• Both Thunder’s Peter MacArthur and Railers’ Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman make their head-coaching debuts.

Toledo Walleye (0-0-0) at Wheeling Nailers (0-0-0)                                              7:10 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins was tied for the league lead with 35 goals last season.
• Wheeling’s Josh Maniscalco was third among defensemen last season with 53 points (17g-36a).
• Walleye have advanced to the postseason in six consecutive seasons.
• Nailers’ head coach Derek Army is 43-46-5 as he enters his second full season.

Cincinnati Cyclones (0-0-0) at Fort Wayne Komets (0-1-0)                                 7:30 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Matt Berry was tied was tied for fourth with a +30 rating last season for Toledo.
• Fort Wayne’s Tye Felhaber had two assists last night at Indy.
• Cyclones’ head coach Jason Payne led team to 36-32-4 record in his first season.
• Komets went 2-for-5 on the power play in Friday’s game at Indy.

Idaho Steelheads (1-0-0) at Iowa Heartlanders (0-1-0)                                         7:05 p.m. CT

• Idaho’s Ryan Dmowski had a hat trick in Friday’s 6-2 win at Iowa.
• Iowa’s Hunter Jones made 36 saves in last night’s game.
• Steelheads outshot Iowa 42-29 on Friday.
• Heartlanders went 1-for-4 on the power play in last night’s game.

Tulsa Oilers (1-0-0) at Kansas City Mavericks (0-0-0)                                          7:05 p.m. CT

• Tulsa’s Dylan Sadowy scored game-winning goal in 4-3 win over Allen last night.
• Kansas City’s Jordan Sambrook was second among defensemen last season with a +30 rating for Florida.
• Oilers outshot Allen 30-21 in Friday’s game.
• Mavericks’ head coach Tad O’Had is 63-64-17 in two seasons.

Allen Americans (0-1-0) at Wichita Thunder (0-0-0)                                            7:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Hank Crone scored first pro goal in last night’s 4-3 loss at Tulsa.
• Wichita’s Evan Buitenhuis was tied for the league lead with a .919 save percentage last season.
• Americans went 1-for-6 on the power play on Friday.
• Thunder head coach Bruce Ramsay is 129-117-3 in four ECHL seasons.

Rapid City Rush (1-0-0) at Utah Grizzlies (0-1-0)                                                 7:10 p.m. MT

• Rapid City’s Daniil Chechelev made 34 saves in last night’s 5-3 win.
• Cam Wright led Utah on Friday with five shots on goal.
• Rush went 1-for-3 on the power play in Friday’s game.
• Grizzlies outshot Rapid City 37-26 last night.