ECHL Today - March 22

Jacksonville Icemen (33-27-4) at Norfolk Admirals (25-31-8)      7 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Dajon Mingo is tied for first among defensemen with five shorthanded points (2g-3a).
• Ben Duffy leads Norfolk against the Icemen with nine points (6g-3a).
• Icemen are sixth with 30.03 shots-against per game.
• Admirals are 17-1-2 when leading after two periods.

Newfoundland Growlers (40-19-6) at Reading Royals (27-28-9)      7 p.m. ET

• Newfoundland’s Brady Ferguson has at least one point in eight of his last 10 games (10g-6a).
• Josh MacDonald leads Reading against the Growlers with 11 points (5g-6a).
• Growlers are second on the penalty kill on the road at 88.3 percent (106-for-120).
• Royals are league’s second-least penalized team with 10.33 penalty minutes per game.

Kansas City Mavericks (32-26-5) at South Carolina Stingrays (30-30-6)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Kansas City’s Willie Raskob is tied for first among defensemen with 34 assists.
• Jordan Samuels-Thomas leads South Carolina against the Mavericks with four points (2g-2a).
• Mavericks are tied for seventh with six shorthanded goals against.
• Stingrays are fourth on the penalty kill at home at 87.5 percent (98-for-112).

Indy Fuel (30-29-4) at Wheeling Nailers (28-28-8)                           7:05 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Mathew Thompson has at least one point in five of his last six games (4g-4a).
• Zac Lynch leads Wheeling against the Fuel with four goals and 11 points.
• Fuel are 23-3-0 when leading after two periods.
• Nailers lead the league with 19 shorthanded goals.

Maine Mariners (34-26-3) at Worcester Railers (30-24-9)             7:05 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Dillan Fox has eight goals in his last nine games.
• Tyler Barnes leads Worcester against the Mariners with 14 points (5g-9a).
• Mariners are 11-0-3 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Railers are second on the penalty kill on the road at 88.9 percent (80-for-90).

Brampton Beast (30-26-6) at Toledo Walleye (36-19-8)                 7:15 p.m. ET

• Brampton’s David Vallorani has 13 points (7g-6a) in his last eight games.
• Bryan Moore leads Toledo against the Beast with five goals.
• Beast are first on the penalty kill on the road at 88.6 percent (117-for-132).
• Walleye are fifth with 32.94 shots per game.

Cincinnati Cyclones (46-11-7) at Fort Wayne Komets (31-22-9)    8 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Kevin Gosselin has at least one point in four of his first five pro games (4g-2a).
• J.C. Campagna leads Fort Wayne against the Cyclones with four goals.
• Cyclones lead the league in goals per game (3.98) and goals-against per game (2.36).
• Komets are 15-1-2 when leading after one period.

Utah Grizzlies (33-22-8) at Allen Americans (23-37-6)                   7:05 p.m. CT

• Caleb Herbert leads Utah against the Americans with five goals and 10 points.
• Allen’s Zach Pochiro leads the league with 34 goals.
• Grizzlies are fourth with 28.79 shots-against per game.
• Americans are second with four shorthanded goals against.

Idaho Steelheads (37-22-5) at Rapid City Rush (27-30-8)              7:05 p.m. MT

• Idaho’s Nolan Gluchowski is sixth among rookie defensemen with 35 points (11g-24a).
• Rapid City’s Adam Carlson is fourth with 1,190 saves.
• Steelheads are third on the power play on the road at 23.9 percent (32-for-134).
• Rush are 14-2-1 when leading after two periods.

Clinching scenarios for 2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs presented by SmileDirectClub

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

Newfoundland wins OR Newfoundland loses in overtime/shootout OR Worcester loses

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

Toledo wins AND Indy loses

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

Utah wins