ECHL Today - Jan. 18

Wheeling Nailers (17-17-4) at Indy Fuel (19-18-1)                                            6:05 p.m. ET

• Yushiroh Hirano leads Wheeling against the Fuel with eight points (3g-5a).
• Indy’s Charles Williams is fifth with 652 saves.
• Nailers are league’s least-penalized team with 9.13 penalty minutes per game.
• Fuel are 17-2-0 when leading after two periods.

Atlanta Gladiators (17-20-0) at South Carolina Stingrays (29-5-4)        6:05 p.m. ET

• Samuel Asselin leads Atlanta against the Stingrays with five points (2g-3a).
• South Carolina’s Andrew Cherniwchan has nine points (3g-6a) in his last seven games.
• Gladiators are 4-0-0 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Stingrays have outscored their opponents 44-17 in the second period.

Worcester Railers (15-21-2) at Adirondack Thunder (14-18-10)             7 p.m. ET

• Barry Almeida leads Worcester against the Thunder with nine points (2g-7a).
• Adirondack’s Eamon McAdam is fourth with 1,454 minutes played.
• Railers are tied for the league lead with 10 shorthanded goals.
• Thunder are sixth on the penalty kill at 85.0 percent (119-for-140).

Orlando Solar Bears (15-15-6) at Jacksonville Icemen (12-20-4)            7 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Clint Windsor is fourth with a .922 save percentage.
• Emerson Clark leads Jacksonville against the Solar Bears with three points (0g-3a).
• Solar Bears are tied for the league lead with seven shorthanded goals on the road.
• Icemen are 8-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Florida Everblades (24-11-4) at Kalamazoo Wings (13-19-4)                   7 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Ken Appleby is tied for second with 16 wins.
• Kalamazoo’s Aaron Thow is third among rookies with eight power-play assists.
• Everblades are tied for second with 13 road wins (13-5-3).
• K-Wings are 6-2-2 in one-goal games at home.

Norfolk Admirals (11-24-5) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (20-19-2)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s J.C. Campagna has four goals in his last five games.
• Patrick Bajkov leads Greenville against the Admirals with five goals.
• Admirals are 7-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Swamp Rabbits are league’s fifth-least penalized team with 11.59 penalty minutes per game.

Maine Mariners (19-17-2) at Brampton Beast (23-14-2)                      7:15 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Terrence Wallin is tied for second with six game-winning goals.
• Brampton’s Francois Beauchemin is fifth with a 23.1 percent shooting percentage (15-for-65).
• Mariners are tied for sixth with three shorthanded goals against.
• Beast are 20-3-1 when scoring first.

Rapid City Rush (22-14-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (23-10-6)               7:35 p.m. ET

• Rapid City’s Brennan Saulnier is on a four-game point streak (3g-6a).
• Justin Vaive leads Cincinnati against the Rush with three goals.
• Rush are fourth on the penalty kill at 86.0 percent (154-for-179).
• Cyclones are second with 2.54 goals-against per game.

Toledo Walleye (20-12-4) at Fort Wayne Komets (19-14-5)                 7:35 p.m. ET

• T.J. Hensick leads Toledo against the Komets with nine points (3g-6a).
• Fort Wayne’s Alan Lyszczarczyk is second among rookies with 34 points (12g-22a).
• Walleye are second on the power play on the road at 25.0 percent (19-for-76).
• Komets have scored a league-leading 53 goals in the first period.

Allen Americans (27-8-7) at Kansas City Mavericks (17-19-2)            7:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Tyler Sheehy is tied for second among rookies with 11 power-play points (2g-9a).
• Bryan Lemos leads Kansas City against the Americans with five points (2g-3a).
• Americans are fourth with 3.86 goals per game.
• Mavericks are 13-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Tulsa Oilers (17-21-4) at Idaho Steelheads (23-13-5)                            7:10 p.m. MT

• Adam Pleskach leads Tulsa against the Steelheads with five points (2g-3a).
• Idaho’s Zack Andrusiak is fifth among rookies with 109 shots on goal.
• Oilers lead the league with 36.43 shots per game.
• Steelheads are third with 2.73 goals-against per game.

Wichita Thunder (18-18-7) at Utah Grizzlies (21-11-7)                         7:10 p.m. MT

• Wichita’s Patrik Parkkonen leads defensemen with 26 assists.
• Tim McGauley leads Utah against the Thunder with 10 points (2g-8a).
• Thunder are 14-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Grizzlies are 14-3-4 in their last 21 games.