ECHL Today - March 17

Fort Wayne Komets (30-21-9) at Brampton Beast (30-25-6)                            2 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Brady Shaw is fourth with 229 shots on goal.
• Brampton’s David Vallorani leads the league with nine game-winning goals.
• Komets are 21-8-4 when scoring first.
• Beast are 21-1-2 when leading after two periods.

Reading Royals (27-27-9) at Adirondack Thunder (33-22-8)                           3 p.m. ET

• Alex Roos leads Reading against the Thunder with three goals.
• Adirondack’s Conor Riley has five points (4g-1a) in his last two games.
• Royals are sixth with 32.89 shots per game.
• Thunder are second on the power play at 22.1 percent (52-for-235).

Jacksonville Icemen (32-26-4) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (21-35-6)           3 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Dajon Mingo is tied for second among defensemen with four shorthanded points (2g-2a).
• Austen Brassard leads Greenville against the Icemen with five goals.
• Icemen lead the league on the penalty kill at 87.9 percent (232-for-264).
• Swamp Rabbits are 11-1-2 when leading after two periods.

Toledo Walleye (35-18-8) at Kalamazoo Wings (31-27-4)                                 3 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s A.J. Jenks is tied for third with 12 power-play goals.
• Kyle Blaney leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with nine points (3g-6a).
• Walleye are third with 81 goals in the second period.
• K-Wings are sixth with 3.40 goals per game.

Newfoundland Growlers (39-19-5) at Maine Mariners (33-26-3)                        3 p.m. ET

• Marcus Power leads Newfoundland against the Mariners with five goals.
• Maine’s Michael McNicholas is tied for fourth among rookies with 32 assists.
• Growlers are tied for first on the penalty kill on the road at 88.6 percent (101-for-114).
• Mariners are league’s sixth-least penalized team with 12.40 penalty minutes per game.

Florida Everblades (45-15-5) at South Carolina Stingrays (28-30-6)              3:05 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Michael Neville is second among rookies in plus-minus at +33.
• South Carolina’s Grant Besse is fifth with 28 goals.
• Everblades are second with 11 shorthanded goals on the road.
• Stingrays are second on the penalty kill at home at 89.5 percent (94-for-105).

Norfolk Admirals (24-30-8) at Atlanta Gladiators (26-25-10)                          3:05 p.m. ET

• Luke Nogard leads Norfolk against the Gladiators with four goals.
• Justin MacDonald leads Atlanta with 44 points (19g-25a).
• Admirals are 16-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Gladiators are first on the power play at home at 21.2 percent (24-for-113).

Manchester Monarchs (32-26-4) at Worcester Railers (30-23-9)                        3:05 p.m. ET

• Nic Pierog leads Manchester against the Railers with 10 points (6g-4a).
• Worcester’s Barry Almeida is second with 242 shots on goal.
• Monarchs are league’s least-penalized team with 9.44 penalty minutes per game.
• Railers are sixth with 2.90 goals-against per game.

Wichita Thunder (24-29-9) at Allen Americans (22-37-6)                                4:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Jason Salvaggio is on a three-game goal streak (3g).
• Dante Salituro leads Allen against the Thunder with 14 points (6g-8a).
• Thunder are 13-2-3 when leading after two periods.
• Americans are second with four shorthanded goals against.

Idaho Steelheads (35-22-5) at Orlando Solar Bears (34-21-5)                          5:30 p.m. ET

• Idaho’s Tomas Sholl is second with a .927 save percentage.
• Orlando’s Cody Donaghey is eighth among defensemen with 37 points (13g-24a).
• Steelheads are 10-0-5 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Solar Bears are tied for third with 3.60 goals per game.

Clinching scenarios for 2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs presented by SmileDirectClub

Idaho can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

Idaho wins

Florida can clinch the South Division title on Sunday if:

Florida wins AND Orlando loses OR Florida loses in overtime/shootout AND Orlando loses in regulation