ECHL Today - March 9

Manchester Monarchs (34-20-5) at Adirondack Thunder (33-20-6)                                7 p.m. ET

• Manchester’s Jordan LaVallalee-Smotherman is second with 30 goals.
• Shane Conacher leads Adirondack against the Monarchs with 12 points (3g-9a).
• Monarchs are first on the power play on the road at 22.6 percent (33-for-146).
• Thunder are 15-1-3 when leading after one period.

Fort Wayne Komets (39-15-3) at Kalamazoo Wings (28-24-5)                                          7 p.m. ET

• Garrett Thompson leads Fort Wayne against the Wings with six points (3g-3a).
• Kalamazoo’s Josh Pitt leads the league with 12 power-play goals.
• Komets are tied for second with 12 shorthanded goals.
• Wings have scored a league-leading 73 goals in the first period.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (20-32-7) at South Carolina Stingrays (37-12-7)                   7:05 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Evan Jasper is tied for eighth among rookies with 41 points (16g-25a).
• South Carolina’s Parker Milner leads the league with a 1.97 goals-against average.
• Swamp Rabbits are 7-0-1 when leading after two periods on the road.
• Stingrays are first on the penalty kill at home at 89.0 percent (105-for-118).

Reading Royals (32-21-6) at Wheeling Nailers (30-23-7)                                                   7:05 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Matt Willows is third with 236 shots on goal.
• Cody Wydo leads Wheeling against the Royals with four goals and seven points.
• Royals are league’s least-penalized team with 9.56 penalty minutes per game.
• Nailers are third on the power play at 19.8 percent (48-for-242).

Norfolk Admirals (23-30-6) at Brampton Beast (22-27-10)                                               7:15 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Brodie Dupont is fourth with 61 points (21g-40a).
• Brampton’s Chris Leveille has at least one point in four of his last five games (2g-5a).
• Admirals are league’s fourth-least penalized team with 11.47 penalty minutes per game.
• Beast are second on the penalty kill at home at 88.6 percent (124-for-140).

Quad City Mallards (20-35-4) at Toledo Walleye (40-14-5)                                               7:15 p.m. ET

• Quad City’s Willie Raskob leads rookie defensemen with 30 assists.
• A.J. Jenks leads Toledo against the Mallards with three goals.
• Mallards are 12-5-4 in one-goal games.
• Walleye are tied for the league lead with two shorthanded goals against.

Florida Everblades (39-12-6) at Jacksonville Icemen (22-29-7)                                         7:30 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Martin Ouellette is third with 24 wins.
• Elgin Pearce leads Jacksonville against the Everblades with five goals and seven points.
• Everblades are 32-6-4 against South Division opponents.
• Icemen have outscored their opponents 63-46 in the first period.

Cincinnati Cyclones (33-21-2) at Indy Fuel (27-28-3)                                                        7:35 p.m. ET

• Winston Day Chief leads Cincinnati against the Fuel with five goals.
• Indy’s Robin Press is on an 11-game point streak (4g-12a).
• Cyclones are 22-10-2 when outshot by their opponent.
• Fuel are first on the power play at home at 24.8 percent (28-for-113).

Colorado Eagles (37-16-6) at Rapid City Rush (20-34-4)                                                  7:05 p.m. MT

• Colorado’s Joe Cannata leads the league with a .933 save percentage.
• Pavel Jenys leads Rapid City against the Eagles with five goals.
• Eagles are fourth with 3.56 goals per game.
• Rush are 5-1-0 when outshooting their opponent at home.

Allen Americans (28-24-6) at Utah Grizzlies (25-23-11)                                                     7:05 p.m. MT

• Alex Guptill leads Allen against the Grizzlies with four goals.
• Utah’s Austin Ortega is on an 11-game point streak (7g-16a).
• Americans are 22-5-1 when scoring first.
• Grizzlies have scored four or more goals in seven consecutive games.

Kansas City Mavericks (30-27-2) at Idaho Steelheads (33-19-7)                                       7:10 p.m. MT

• Kansas City’s Bryce Aneloski is second among defensemen with 179 shots on goal.
• Idaho’s Justin Parizek is fourth among rookies with 23 goals.
• Mavericks are 7-0-2 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Steelheads are fourth with 28.85 shots-against per game.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Toledo can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Toledo wins AND Kansas City loses in regulation OR Toledo wins in regulation/overtime AND Kansas City loses