ECHL Today - Dec. 23

Adirondack Thunder (15-6-5) at Reading Royals (14-11-2)                                 7 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Patch Alber is third among defensemen with eight power-play assists.
• Chris McCarthy leads Reading with 24 points (11g-13a).
• Thunder are tied for second on the power play on the road at 23.4 percent (11-for-47).
• Royals are tied for fourth with two shorthanded goals against.

Manchester Monarchs (18-8-2) at Elmira Jackals (6-14-5)                                   7:05 p.m. ET

• Manchester’s Quentin Shore is fourth among rookies with 24 points (9g-15a).
• Kenton Miller leads Elmira with six goals.
• Monarchs are fourth with 28.39 shots-against per game.
• Jackals are third on the power play at home at 25.8 percent (8-for-31).

Norfolk Admirals (5-18-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (13-10-2)                        7:05 p.m. ET

• Mikael Tam leads Norfolk against the Stingrays with four goals and six points.
• South Carolina’s Steven McParland is tied for sixth among rookies with 20 points (6g-14a).
• Admirals are tied for fourth with two shorthanded goals against.
• Stingrays are second with 2.76 goals-against per game.

Kalamazoo Wings (10-15-3) at Toledo Walleye (21-4-0)                                        7:15 p.m. ET

• Lane Scheidl leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with two goals.
• Toledo’s Shane Berschbach is second with 13 power-play points (2g-11a).
• K-Wings are 7-2-2 when scoring first.
• Walleye are 13-1-0 in their last 14 games.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (15-10-2) at Atlanta Gladiators (11-13-4)                  7:35 p.m. ET

• Matt Prapavessis leads Greenville against the Gladiators with four points (0g-4a).
• Atlanta’s Eric Neiley is third with 18 goals.
• Swamp Rabbits lead the league with six wins when trailing after one period (6-5-2).
• Gladiators are tied for the league lead with six games decided in overtime.

Brampton Beast (16-8-3) at Fort Wayne Komets (16-7-3)                         8 p.m. ET

• Brampton’s David Vallorani is on a nine-game point streak (6g-9a).
• Fort Wayne’s Mike Cazzola is on a four-game goal streak (6g).
• Beast are 13-1-2 when scoring first.
• Komets are first on the penalty kill at home at 95.0 percent (57-for-60).

Idaho Steelheads (15-10-3) at Allen Americans (17-13-1)                                      7:05 p.m. CT

• Travis Ewanyk leads Idaho against the Americans with three points (1g-2a).
• Allen’s Bryan Moore is on a four-game goal streak (4g).
• Steelheads are second on the power play at 23.1 percent (25-for-108).
• Americans are tied for fifth with 2.84 goals-against per game.

Tulsa Oilers (17-11-2) at Quad City Mallards (15-9-2)                                          7:05 p.m. CT

• Tulsa’s Jamie Phillips leads the league with 16 wins.
• Quad City’s Alex Petan is tied for sixth among rookies with 20 points (10g-10a).
• Oilers are fifth with 33.53 shots per game.
• Mallards are 8-2-1 when outshooting their opponent.

Missouri Mavericks (10-12-5) at Wichita Thunder (11-10-1)                                7:05 p.m. CT

• Missouri’s Dane Fox is third with 120 shots on goal.
• Vincent Arseneau leads Wichita against the Mavericks with three goals and four points.
• Mavericks are second on the penalty kill on the road at 90.9 percent (60-for-66).
• Thunder are 6-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Utah Grizzlies (9-16-3) at Colorado Eagles (18-6-4)                                               7:05 p.m. MT

• Ralph Cuddemi leads Utah against the Eagles with four points (2g-2a).
• Colorado’s Clarke Saunders is tied for third with a 2.23 goals-against average.
• Grizzlies are 7-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Eagles have outscored their opponents 31-17 during their current eight-game winning streak.

Alaska Aces (15-6-5) at Rapid City Rush (9-13-5)                                                 7:05 p.m. MT

• Alaska’s Kevin Carr is fifth with 473 saves.
• Ryan Walters leads Rapid City against the Aces with four goals and eight points.
• Aces are 10-0-4 when scoring first.
• Rush are tied as the league’s second-least penalized team with 10.93 penalty minutes per game.