ECHL Today - April 3

Brampton Beast (20-37-11) at Adirondack Thunder (37-25-6) 3 p.m. ET• Mike Vernace leads Brampton with 32 points (5g-27a).• Adirondack’s Michael Kirkpatrick leads rookies with 26 goals.• Beast are tied for fifth with nine shorthanded goals.• Thunder are fifth with 2.51 goals-against per game.Norfolk Admirals (29-34-5) at Reading Royals (35-24-10) 4 p.m. ET• Norfolk’s Braden Christoffer leads rookies with a 22.2 percent shooting percentage (10-for-45).• Reading’s Justin Crandall is second among rookies with 38 assists.• Admirals are 18-1-1 when leading after two periods.• Royals are second with 80 goals in the third period.Evansville IceMen (27-32-9) at Fort Wayne Komets (39-21-8) 5 p.m. ET• Tyson Fawcett leads Evansville against the Komets with six points (3g-3a).• Fort Wayne’s Shawn Szydlowski is third with 49 assists. • IceMen are tied for seventh with five shorthanded goals against.• Komets lead the league with 3.38 goals per game.Indy Fuel (31-35-3) at Quad City Mallards (34-28-6) 4:05 p.m. CT• Indy’s Ben Marshall is tied for third among defensemen with 182 shots on goal.• Olivier Archambault leads Quad City against the Fuel with three goals and six points.• Fuel are league’s second-least penalized team with 10.57 penalty minutes per game.• Mallards are 22-4-3 when scoring first.Wheeling Nailers (35-26-8) at Toledo Walleye (45-19-5) 5:15 p.m. ET• John McCarron leads Wheeling against the Walleye with four goals.• Toledo’s Tylor Spink has seven points (2g-5a) in four games with the team.• Nailers are 24-1-1 when leading after two periods.• Walleye are 31-6-2 when scoring first.