ECHL Today - Dec. 31

Quad City Mallards (8-18-3) at Kalamazoo Wings (13-11-3)                                3 p.m. ET

• Quad City’s Willie Raskob is third among rookies with 18 assists.
• Kalamazoo’s Joel Martin is third with 596 saves.
• Mallards are league’s least-penalized team with 8.79 penalty minutes per game.
• Wings are sixth with 35.30 shots per game.

Reading Royals (16-13-2) at Adirondack Thunder (16-14-2)                               5 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Michael Huntebrinker has five points (4g-1a) in his last two games.
• Terrence Wallin leads Adirondack against the Royals with four goals.
• Royals are league’s second-least penalized team with 11.06 penalty minutes per game.
• Thunder are second on the power play at 21.1 percent (28-for-133).

Wichita Thunder (19-10-2) at Allen Americans (18-8-5)                                       4:05 p.m. CT

• Mark MacMillan leads Wichita with 13 goals.
• Allen’s Joel Chouinard is tied for third in plus-minus at +20.
• Thunder are tied for second with one shorthanded goal against.
• Americans are second on the power play at home at 22.4 percent (17-for-76).

Worcester Railers (12-12-4) at Manchester Monarchs (20-10-2)                          6 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Patrick McNally leads defensemen with 11 goals.
• Michael Doherty leads Manchester against the Railers with four goals.
• Railers are sixth with 30.25 shots-against per game.
• Monarchs are first on the penalty kill at home at 90.0 percent (45-for-50).

Brampton Beast (14-12-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (18-11-1)                                 6:05 p.m. ET

• Brandon Marino leads Brampton against the Cyclones with four points (0g-4a).
• Cincinnati’s Justin Danforth leads rookies, and is second overall, with 17 goals.
• Beast are 10-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Cyclones are fifth on the power play at home at 20.8 percent (11-for-53).

Indy Fuel (11-15-3) at Wheeling Nailers (16-13-2)                                                 6:05 p.m. ET

• Tommy Olczyk leads Indy against the Nailers with two goals.
• Wheeling’s Cam Brown is tied for the league lead with 12 power-play assists.
• Fuel are 8-2-0 when leading after one period.
• Nailers are tied for fifth with 3.55 goals per game.

Toledo Walleye (20-8-3) at Fort Wayne Komets (19-8-2)                                      7:30 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Mike Borkowskiis on a three-game goal streak (5g).
• Shawn Szydlowski leads Fort Wayne against the Walleye with eight points (4g-4a).
• Walleye are second on the penalty kill on the road at 92.6 percent (50-for-54).
• Komets are tied for third with seven shorthanded goals.

Tulsa Oilers (13-12-6) at Kansas City Mavericks (17-16-1)                                   7:05 p.m. CT

• Joey Sides leads Tulsa against the Mavericks with five points (2g-3a).
• Mike McMurtry leads Kansas City with 15 goals and 32 points.
• Oilers are tied for the league lead with eight shorthanded goals.
• Mavericks are 9-2-1 in one-goal games.