Worcester Railers (14-14-5) at Reading Royals (19-15-2)                                      7 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Woody Hudson is fifth among rookies with 12 goals.
• Reading’s John Muse is 3-1-0 with a 1.25 goals-against average and a .961 save percentage in four appearances against the Railers.
• Railers are tied for fourth with seven shorthanded goals.
• Royals are league’s second-least penalized team with 10.39 penalty minutes per game.

Norfolk Admirals (13-17-4) at Atlanta Gladiators (16-18-3)                                 7:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Grant Besse is third among rookies with 29 points (14g-15a).
• Lindsay Sparks leads Atlanta with 32 points (6g-26a).
• Admirals are tied for fourth with three shorthanded goals on the road.
• Gladiators are 8-2-1 when leading after two periods.

Adirondack Thunder (20-14-3) at Wheeling Nailers (18-15-3)                             7:05 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Troy Bourke has at least one point in each of his six games this season (3g-9a).
• Wheeling’s Cam Brown leads rookies with 26 assists.
• Thunder have outscored their opponents 44-31 in the third period.
• Nailers lead the league on the power play at 21.1 percent (32-for-152).

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (17-15-3) at Jacksonville Icemen (9-19-5)                  7:30 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Joe Houk is tied for fourth among defensemen with 26 points (8g-18a).
• Elgin Pearce leads Jacksonville against the Swamp Rabbits with three goals and four points.
• Swamp Rabbits are tied for the league lead with four wins when trailing after two periods (4-10-0).
• Icemen are 6-2-2 when leading after two periods.

Utah Grizzlies (12-14-8) at Allen Americans (18-11-5)                                          7:05 p.m. CT

• Michael Pelech leads Utah with 33 points (10g-23a).
• Allen’s David Makowski is tied for second among defensemen with 29 points (7g-22a).
• Grizzlies have had a league-leading 13 games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Americans are fourth on the penalty kill at home at 87.5 percent (77-for-88).

Wichita Thunder (21-11-3) at Tulsa Oilers (13-13-8)                                             7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Jeremy Beaudry is third among defensemen with five power-play goals.
• Garrett Ladd leads Tulsa against the Thunder with two goals.
• Thunder are fourth on the penalty kill on the road at 91.1 percent (51-for-56).
• Oilers are tied for the league lead with eight shorthanded goals.

Rapid City Rush (10-21-1) at Colorado Eagles (25-5-4)                                        7:05 p.m. MT

• Rapid City’s Dante Salituro is tied for sixth among rookies with 11 goals.
• Michael Joly leads Colorado against the Rush with 11 goals and 16 points.
• Rush are first on the power play on the road at 25.0 percent (13-for-52).
• Eagles are 14-2-4 in one-goal games.

Kalamazoo Wings (17-12-3) at Idaho Steelheads (20-10-5)                                   7:10 p.m. MT

• Kalamazoo’s Joel Martin is second with 683 saves.
• Idaho’s Jefferson Dahl and Steven McParland are both on four-game goal streaks.
• Wings have scored six or more goals in three of their last five games.
• Steelheads are second with 36.83 shots per game.