Reading Royals (25-24-9) at Newfoundland Growlers (37-16-4)              7 p.m. NT

• Josh MacDonald leads Reading against the Growlers with five goals and 10 points.
• Newfoundland’s Zach O’Brien has seven points (4g-3a) in his last two games.
• Royals are 19-1-3 when leading after two periods.
• Growlers are third with 3.65 goals per game.

Worcester Railers (25-22-9) at Adirondack Thunder (31-20-7)               7 p.m. ET

• Ryan Hitchcock leads Worcester against the Thunder with three goals and six points.
• Adirondack’s James Henry is on a five-game point streak (0g-10a).
• Railers are 7-1-4 in one-goal games on the road.
• Thunder are 20-7-5 when outshooting their opponent.

Norfolk Admirals (23-28-7) at Maine Mariners (31-25-2)                        7 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s TJ Melancon is tied for third among defensemen with 16 power-play points (5g-11a).
• Greg Chase leads Maine against the Admirals with five points (2g-3a).
• Admirals are 7-1-4 in one-goal games on the road.
• Mariners are 10-0-2 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Toledo Walleye (33-15-8) at Brampton Beast (28-23-6)                        7:15 p.m. ET

• Bryan Moore leads Toledo against the Beast with five goals.
• Brampton’s David Vallorani has at least one point in 10 of his last 11 games (11g-7a).
• Walleye have outscored their opponents 64-49 in the first period.
• Beast are fifth on the penalty kill at 85.4 percent (199-for-233).

Atlanta Gladiators (24-23-8) at Florida Everblades (39-15-5)             7:30 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Alex Overhardt is tied for seventh among rookies with six power-play goals.
• Blake Winiecki leads Florida against the Gladiators with five goals and 10 points.
• Gladiators are 17-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Everblades are second with 26.88 shots-against per game.

Wheeling Nailers (27-24-7) at Fort Wayne Komets (26-20-9)              7:30 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Michael Phillips leads rookies with nine power-play goals.
• J.C. Campagna leads Fort Wayne against the Nailers with four goals.
• Nailers are third on the power play on the road at 26.0 percent (32-for-123).
• Komets are 12-0-2 when leading after one period.

Kansas City Mavericks (29-23-4) at Allen Americans (21-34-6)          7:05 p.m. CT

• Kansas City’s Willie Raskob is fifth among defensemen with 38 points (6g-32a).
• Spencer Asuchak leads Allen against the Mavericks with four goals.
• Mavericks are 21-2-1 when leading after two periods.
• Americans are tied for the league lead with one shorthanded goal against at home.

Utah Grizzlies (32-18-7) at Rapid City Rush (22-29-8)                          7:05 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Caleb Herbert is third with 29 goals.
• Tyler Poulson leads Rapid City against the Grizzlies with four goals.
• Grizzlies are 12-3-7 in one-goal games.
• Rush have had a league-leading 18 games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Wichita Thunder (22-27-9) at Idaho Steelheads (34-20-4)                    7:10 p.m. MT

• Jakob Stukel leads Wichita against the Steelheads with four points (2g-2a).
• Idaho’s Nolan Gluchowski is seventh among rookie defensemen with 30 points (7g-23a).
• Thunder are first on the power play on the road at 26.7 percent (28-for-105).
• Steelheads are tied for the league lead with eight wins when trailing after one period.

Clinching scenarios for 2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs presented by SmileDirectClub

Cincinnati can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Wednesday if:

Wheeling loses in regulation