Reading Royals (19-9-6) at Newfoundland Growlers (17-11-2) 7 p.m. NT
- Reading’s Trevor Gooch has 10 points (5g-5a) in his last seven games.
- Gordie Green leads Newfoundland against the Royals with five points (1g-4a).
- Royals are 14-4-1 in their last 19 games.
- Growlers are second on the power play at 24.2 percent (29-for-120).
Florida Everblades (23-13-6) at Orlando Solar Bears (20-16-3) 7 p.m. ET
- Blake Winiecki leads Florida against the Solar Bears with seven points (2g-5a).
- Orlando’s Brad Barone is tied for third with 13 wins.
- Everblades have a league-leading 15 wins on the road (15-4-4)
- Solar Bears are 11-2-3 in one-goal games.
Fort Wayne Komets (20-14-5) at Adirondack Thunder (15-17-2) 7 p.m. ET
- Fort Wayne’s Shawn Boudrais is on a five-game goal streak (5g).
- Adirondack’s Luke Stevens scored his first pro goal in Wednesday’s win over Fort Wayne.
- Komets are tied for fifth with four shorthanded goals on the road.
- Thunder are 10-0-0 when leading after two periods.
Norfolk Admirals (14-19-4) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (13-15-7) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Norfolk’s Dylan Wells is 3-0-1 in his last four appearances.
- Greenville’s Brett Kemp is on a seven-game point streak (5g-8a).
- Admirals are 8-3-4 in one-goal games.
- Swamp Rabbits have scored 22 goals over their last five games (4-0-1).
Kalamazoo Wings (21-16-0) at Worcester Railers (15-18-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Kalamazoo’s Logan Lambdin is tied for third among rookies with 15 goals.
- Worcester’s Jordan Smotherman is on a nine-game point streak (7g-6a).
- K-Wings are tied for fifth with eight shorthanded goals.
- Railers are tied for the league lead with two shorthanded goals against.
Indy Fuel (17-20-4) at Wheeling Nailers (20-17-1) 7:10 p.m. ET
- Indy’s Jared Thomas is on a three-game point streak (2g-2a).
- Patrick Watling leads Wheeling against the Fuel with six goals and 10 points.
- Fuel are 13-5-3 when scoring first.
- Nailers are tied for third with 3.50 goals per game.
Iowa Heartlanders (15-21-6) at Toledo Walleye (27-9-2) 7:15 p.m. ET
- Cole Golka leads Iowa against the Walleye with three goals.
- Toledo’s Brandon Schultz has 13 points (8g-5a) in his last 12 games.
- Heartlanders are 13-3-0 when scoring first.
- Walleye are 6-0-2 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
Tulsa Oilers (21-17-1) at Allen Americans (17-16-5) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Tulsa’s Dylan Sadowy leads the league with 22 goals.
- Chad Costello leads Allen against the Oilers with five goals and 10 points.
- Oilers are second with 35.41 shots per game.
- Americans are 8-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
Rapid City Rush (21-16-5) at Kansas City Mavericks (19-21-1) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Logan Nelson leads Rapid City against the Mavericks with nine points (2g-7a).
- Kansas City’s Darik Angeli is tied for second with seven power-play goals.
- Rush are 12-2-3 when leading after one period.
- Mavericks have scored a league-leading 56 goals in the third period.
Idaho Steelheads (24-16-1) at Wichita Thunder (15-21-5) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Idaho’s Jake Kupsky is second with a 2.11 goals-against average.
- Wichita’s Jay Dickman has six points (3g-3a) in his last four games.
- Steelheads are league’s fourth-least penalized team with 10.66 penalty minutes per game.
- Thunder are third on the penalty kill at 84.8 percent (128-for-151).
Jacksonville Icemen (23-13-3) at Utah Grizzlies (26-14-3) 7:10 p.m. MT
- Jacksonville’s Charles Williams is fourth with a 2.17 goals-against average.
- Utah’s Brian Bowen has eight goals in his last nine games.
- Icemen are 11-0-1 when leading after one period.
- Grizzlies lead the league with 16 shorthanded goals.