ECHL Today - March 9

Reading Royals (25-25-9) at Brampton Beast (29-23-6)                         4 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Chris McCarthy is second with 62 points (16g-46a).
• David Vallorani leads Brampton against the Royals with four goals and five points.
• Royals are league’s second-least penalized team with 10.17 penalty minutes per game.
• Beast have outscored their opponents 72-55 in the third period.

Orlando Solar Bears (31-21-4) at Newfoundland Growlers (39-16-4)    7 p.m. NT

• Orlando’s Mathieu Foget is on a four-game point streak (3g-3a).
• Newfoundland’s Scott Pooley has nine points (6g-3a) in his last four games.
• Solar Bears are fifth with 3.54 goals per game.
• Growlers have outscored their opponents 67-40 in the first period.

South Carolina Stingrays (26-28-5) at Maine Mariners (33-25-2)           6 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Tim Davison is fifth among rookie defensemen with 112 shots on goal.
• Maine’s Michael McNicholas is tied for third among rookies with 31 assists.
• Stingrays are tied for fourth with five shorthanded goals on the road.
• Mariners are 10-0-2 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Manchester Monarchs (30-25-4) at Adirondack Thunder (31-21-8)        7 p.m. ET

• Manchester’s Nic Pierog leads rookies with 27 goals.
• Matt Salhany leads Adirondack against the Monarchs with 16 points (3g-13a).
• Monarchs are league’s least-penalized team with 9.46 penalty minutes per game.
• Thunder are sixth with 2.93 goals-against per game.

Atlanta Gladiators (24-25-8) at Florida Everblades (41-15-5)               7 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Sean Bonar is tied for the league lead with four shutouts.
• Blake Winiecki leads Florida against the Gladiators with seven goals and 13 points.
• Gladiators are 17-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Everblades are third with 33.64 shots per game.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (21-34-6) at Jacksonville Icemen (31-25-4)           7 p.m. ET

• Austen Brassard leads Greenville against the Icemen with five goals.
• Jacksonville’s Cody Fowlie has eight points (4g-4a) in his last six games.
• Swamp Rabbits are 11-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Icemen lead the league with nine shorthanded goals at home.

Norfolk Admirals (23-29-7) at Worcester Railers (27-22-9)                 7:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Ty Reichenbach leads the league with 1,276 saves.
• Worcester’s Ryan Hitchcock is on a five-game point streak (3g-4a).
• Admirals are 15-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Railers are tied for third with five shorthanded goals against.

Toledo Walleye (33-16-8) at Fort Wayne Komets (28-20-9)                  7:30 p.m. ET

• Dylan Sadowy leads Toledo against the Komets with five goals.
• Fort Wayne’s J.C. Campagna has seven goals in his last seven games.
• Walleye are fifth with 33.02 shots per game.
• Komets are 9-1-5 in one-goal games at home.

Indy Fuel (27-28-3) at Kalamazoo Wings (30-24-4)                                7:30 p.m. ET

• Josh Shalla leads Indy against the K-Wings with eight goals.
• Kalamazoo’s Jake Hildebrand is fifth with 1,014 saves.
• Fuel are 21-3-0 when leading after two periods.
• K-Wings are sixth with 3.50 goals per game.

Tulsa Oilers (34-20-6) at Allen Americans (21-36-6)                             7:05 p.m. CT

• Jared Thomas leads Tulsa against the Americans with 11 points (6g-5a).
• Allen’s David Makowski is tied for second among defensemen with five power-play goals.
• Oilers are 22-1-4 when scoring first.
• Americans are second with four shorthanded goals against.

Utah Grizzlies (32-20-7) at Rapid City Rush (24-29-8)                           7:05 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Caleb Herbert is fourth with 29 goals.
• Rapid City’s Adam Carlson has posted shutouts in his last two appearances.
• Grizzlies are second on the penalty kill on the road at 88.7 percent (94-for-106).
• Rush are 12-2-1 when leading after one period.

Wichita Thunder (23-28-9) at Idaho Steelheads (35-21-4)                    7:10 p.m. MT

• Wichita’s Keoni Texeira is tied for sixth among defensemen with 37 points (6g-31a).
• Idaho’s Tomas Sholl leads the league with a .930 save percentage.
• Thunder lead the league on the power play at 23.1 percent (51-for-221).
• Steelheads are fourth with 2.75 goals-against per game.