ECHL Today - Dec. 27

South Carolina Stingrays (21-2-4) at Atlanta Gladiators (12-15-0)        6:30 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Andrew Cherniwchan is tied for third in plus-minus at +18.
• Eric Neiley leads Atlanta with 24 points (8g-16a).
• Stingrays are sixth with 3.63 goals per game.
• Gladiators are fourth with 34.59 shots per game.

Worcester Railers (9-17-1) at Adirondack Thunder (11-14-7)                 7 p.m. ET

• Barry Almeida leads Worcester against the Thunder with six points (2g-4a).
• Adirondack’s Mike Szmatula is on a six-game point streak (5g-4a).
• Railers are tied for the league lead with seven shorthanded goals.
• Thunder are 7-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Indy Fuel (14-13-0) at Kalamazoo Wings (9-14-3)                                     7 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Dylan McLaughlin is on a five-game goal streak (6g).
• Kalamazoo’s Dylan Sadowy is second with 17 goals.
• Fuel are league’s second-least penalized team with 10.41 penalty minutes per game.
• K-Wings are 6-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Norfolk Admirals (9-18-3) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (14-14-1)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Johnny Coughlin is tied for fourth among defensemen with seven goals.
• Patrick Bajkov leads Greenville against the Admirals with five points (3g-2a).
• Admirals are 5-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Swamp Rabbits are tied for the league lead with seven shorthanded goals.

Reading Royals (15-9-4) at Maine Mariners (15-10-1)                         7:15 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Eric Knodel is second among defensemen with 25 points (4g-21a).
• Taylor Cammarata leads Maine against the Royals with seven points (0g-7a).
• Royals are 12-1-3 when scoring first.
• Mariners are 6-0-1 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Wheeling Nailers (13-11-4) at Toledo Walleye (15-9-3)                        7:15 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Brandon Hawkins leads rookies with 101 shots on goal.
• Toledo’s Abbott Girduckis is tied for sixth among rookies with 22 points (10g-12a).
• Nailers are league’s least-penalized team with 9.89 penalty minutes per game.
• Walleye are first on the power play at home at 30.0 percent (12-for-40).

Jacksonville Icemen (9-14-4) at Florida Everblades (17-8-4)               7:30 p.m. ET

• Chase Lang leads Jacksonville against the Everblades with two goals and three points.
• Florida’s Logan Roe leads defensemen in plus-minus at +18.
• Icemen are 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Everblades are third with 2.66 goals-against per game.

Kansas City Mavericks (11-15-2) at Cincinnati Cyclones (19-6-4)        7:35 p.m. ET

• Kansas City’s Nick Schneider is fourth with 1,117 minutes played.
• Cincinnati’s Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is fourth with a .924 save percentage.
• Mavericks are tied for fourth with six shorthanded goals.
• Cyclones are 11-4-1 when outshooting their opponent.

Brampton Beast (17-11-1) at Fort Wayne Komets (15-9-4)                  8:05 p.m. ET

• Brampton’s David Vallorani is tied for the league lead with five game-winning goals.
• Fort Wayne’s Shawn Szydlowski is tied for the league lead with 15 power-play points (4g-11a).
• Beast are 12-5-0 when outshot by their opponent.
• Komets have scored a league-leading 39 goals in the first period.

Wichita Thunder (14-13-5) at Rapid City Rush (15-11-3)            7:05 p.m. MT

• Wichita’s Stefan Fournier is tied for the league lead with five game-winning goals.
• Keeghan Howdeshell leads Rapid City against the Thunder with three points (0g-3a).
• Thunder are 6-0-5 in one-goal games.
• Rush are sixth on the penalty kill at home at 86.3 percent (55-for-63).

Allen Americans (22-5-4) at Idaho Steelheads (17-9-5)                         7:10 p.m. MT

• Allen’s Jake Paterson is tied for the league lead with 12 wins.
• Idaho’s A.J. White is on an eight-game point streak (4g-11a).
• Americans are 11-1-4 in one-goal games.
• Steelheads have outscored their opponents 18-9 during their five-game winning streak.

Tulsa Oilers (13-16-2) at Utah Grizzlies (14-9-5)                                   7:10 p.m. MT

• Tulsa’s J.J. Piccinich is tied for third with 22 assists.
• Utah’s Tim McGauley leads the league in plus-minus at +24.
• Oilers lead the league with 38.03 shots per game.
• Grizzlies are tied for fourth with six shorthanded goals.