ECHL Today - Jan. 4

Jacksonville Icemen (18-13-1) at Newfoundland Growlers (20-10-1)          7 p.m. NT

• Jacksonvillle’s Dajon Mingo is tied for fifth among defensemen with eight power-play goals.
• Newfoundland’s Scott Pooley is tied for second among rookies with 14 goals.
• Icemen are second with 10 shorthanded goals.
• Growlers are 14-2-1 when scoring first.

Manchester Monarchs (14-15-2) at Adirondack Thunder (18-9-4)                7 p.m. ET

• Manchester’s Daniil Miromanov is second among rookies with a 14.8 percent shooting percentage (4-for-27).
• Mike Szmatula leads Adirondack against the Monarchs with five goals.
• Monarchs are league’s least-penalized team with 10.23 penalty minutes per game.
• Thunder are 13-2-1 when scoring first.

Norfolk Admirals (14-16-3) at Reading Royals (15-9-7)                                   7 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Jalen Smereck is tied for second among rookie defensemen with 23 points (2g-21a).
• Chris McCarthy leads Reading with 31 points (8g-23a).
• Admirals are 9-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Royals are league’s second-least penalized team with 10.87 penalty minutes per game.

Worcester Railers (13-14-5) at South Carolina Stingrays (18-13-1)              7:05 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Evan Buitenhuis is third with a 2.38 goals-against average.
• South Carolina’s Jonathan Charbonneau is tied for third among rookies with 21 assists.
• Railers are tied for third with two shorthanded goals against.
• Stingrays are first on the power play at home at 26.3 percent (15-for-57).

Brampton Beast (14-16-3) at Maine Mariners (18-12-1)                                   7:15 p.m. ET

• Brampton’s Nathan Todd is on a three-game point streak (3g-3a).
• Maine’s Michael McNicholas is second among rookies with three shorthanded assists.
• Beast are fifth with 33.45 shots per game.
• Mariners lead the league on the penalty kill at 87.4 percent (97-for-111).

Kalamazoo Wings (15-16-1) at Toledo Walleye (22-7-3)                                   7:30 p.m. ET

• Chris Collins leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with three goals and five points.
• Toledo’s TJ Hensick leads the league with 41 points (12g-29a).
• K-Wings lead the league with 11 shorthanded goals.
• Walleye lead the league with 3.88 goals per game.

Atlanta Gladiators (7-18-6) at Florida Everblades (22-6-5)                             7:30 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Alex Overhardt is tied for second among rookies with five power-play goals.
• Florida’s Justin Auger has at least one point in seven of his last eight games (6g-3a).
• Gladiators are 6-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Everblades are 9-0-2 in their last 11 home games.

Fort Wayne Komets (17-14-1) at Cincinnati Cyclones (22-6-4)                       7:35 p.m. ET

• Justin Hodgman leads Fort Wayne against the Cyclones with five points (2g-3a).
• Cincinnati’s Alex Wideman is on a five-game goal streak (5g).
• Komets are sixth with 29.06 shots-against per game.
• Cyclones have outscored their opponents 42-15 in the third period.

Wheeling Nailers (16-14-2) at Indy Fuel (17-15-0)                                             7:35 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Michael Phillips is tied for second among rookies with five power-play goals.
• Kevin Dufour leads Indy against the Nailers with four goals.
• Nailers are third on the power play on the road at 26.1 percent (18-for-69).
• Fuel are 8-2-0 in one-goal games.

Rapid City Rush (14-16-5) at Kansas City Mavericks (17-12-2)                      7:05 p.m. CT

• Pierre-Luc Mercier leads Rapid City against the Mavericks with four points (2g-2a).
• Kansas City’s Willie Raskob is tied for fifth among defensemen with 23 points (4g-19a).
• Rush have had a league-leading 12 games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Mavericks are 12-1-0 at home, having outscored their opponents 59-29.

Allen Americans (9-26-2) at Tulsa Oilers (16-11-6)                                          7:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Zach Pochiro is tied for third with seven power-play goals.
• Roman Ammirato leads Tulsa against the Americans with six points (0g-6a).
• Americans are 5-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Oilers lead the league in shots per game (35.45) and shots-against per game (26.30).

Wichita Thunder (15-13-7) at Utah Grizzlies (18-8-4)                                       7:05 p.m. MT

• Wichita’s Steven Iacobellis has six points (1g-5a) in his last two games.
• Jake Marchment leads Utah against the Thunder with four goals.
• Thunder are 9-0-3 when leading after two periods.
• Grizzlies are fourth with 2.70 goals-against per game.