ECHL Today - Dec. 28

Manchester Monarchs (13-13-2) at Adirondack Thunder (15-9-4)        7 p.m. ET

• Manchester’s Nic Pierog is tied for third among rookies with 13 goals.
• Mike Szmatula leads Adirondack against the Monarchs with four goals and six points.
• Monarchs are league’s least-penalized team with 9.25 penalty minutes per game.
• Thunder are second with one shorthanded goal against.

Florida Everblades (19-6-5) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (12-18-3)     7 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Jamie Phillips is second with 12 wins.
• Greenville’s Johno May leads rookies, and is tied for third overall, with 17 goals.
• Everblades have outscored their opponents 36-22 in the first period.
• Swamp Rabbits are tied for the league lead with four overtime wins.

Newfoundland Growlers (19-8-1) at Reading Royals (14-8-6)                 7 p.m. ET

• J.J. Piccinich leads Newfoundland against the Royals with six points (2g-4a).
• Reading’s Chris McCarthy has multiple points in seven of his last eight games (6g-13a).
• Growlers are first on the penalty kill on the road at 93.0 percent (53-for-57).
• Royals are 8-2-3 when outshot by their opponent.

Norfolk Admirals (12-15-3) at South Carolina Stingrays (18-12-1)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Chris Crane leads Norfolk against the Stingrays with five goals.
• South Carolina’s Andrew Cherniwchan is on a nine-game point streak (7g-6a).
• Admirals are 8-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Stingrays are first on the power play at home at 25.9 percent (14-for-54).

Worcester Railers (13-13-4) at Maine Mariners (16-11-1)             7:15 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Evan Buitenhuis is third with a 2.23 goals-against average.
• Ryan Ferrill leads Maine against the Railers with three goals.
• Railers are 8-1-4 in one-goal games.
• Mariners are league’s fourth-least penalized team with 11.14 penalty minutes per game.

Orlando Solar Bears (15-11-3) at Jacksonville Icemen (17-12-1)           7:30 p.m. ET

• Jonne Tammela leads Orlando against the Icemen with four goals.
• Jacksonville’s Dajon Mingo is tied for sixth among defesnemen with seven goals.
• Solar Bears are fifth with 3.55 goals per game.
• Icemen are 10-2-1 when leading after one period.

Wheeling Nailers (15-12-2) at Kalamazoo Wings (14-14-1)                    7:30 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Cam Brown is on an 11-game point streak (7g-18a).
• Justin Taylor leads Kalamazoo against the Nailers with three goals and six points.
• Nailers are second on the penalty kill on the road at 90.2 percent (55-for-61).
• K-Wings lead the league with 11 shorthanded goals.

Cincinnati Cyclones (20-5-4) at Indy Fuel (15-13-0)                                 7:35 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Michael Houser leads the league with a 1.78 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage.
• Matt Rupert leads Indy against the Cyclones with three goals.
• Cyclones are 13-2-2 in their last 17 games.
• Fuel are 3-0-0 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Kansas City Mavericks (16-9-2) at Tulsa Oilers (13-11-6)             7:05 p.m. CT

• Kansas City’s Willie Raskob is tied for fourth among defensemen with 20 points (3g-17a).
• Ryan Tesink leads Tulsa against the Mavericks with eight points (4g-4a).
• Mavericks are 10-1-1 when scoring first.
• Oilers lead the league in shots per game (35.40) and shots-against per game (26.60).

Idaho Steelheads (16-10-3) at Rapid City Rush (14-13-5)                       7:05 p.m. MT

• Kyle Schempp leads Idaho against the Rush with three goals.
• Rapid City’s Andrew Radjenovic leads the league with 129 shots on goal.
• Steelheads are second on the power play on the road at 25.6 percent (11-for-43).
• Rush are tied for the league lead with four wins when trailing after two periods.

Allen Americans (7-24-2) at Utah Grizzlies (16-7-4)                                7:05 p.m. MT

• Allen’s Spencer Asuchak has five points (3g-2a) in his last four games.
• Utah’s J.T. Henke leads the league with 33.3 percent shooting percentage (8-for-24).
• Americans are tied for third with two shorthanded goals against.
• Grizzlies are third with 27.81 shots-against per game.