ECHL Today - Jan. 4

Adirondack Thunder (13-15-9) at Newfoundland Growlers (23-10-0)    7 p.m. NT

• Adirondack’s Casey Pierro-Zabotel is on a four-game goal streak (4g).
• Aaron Luchuk leads Newfoundland against the Thunder with seven points (3g-4a).
• Thunder are third with 11 games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Growlers have outscored their opponents 23-14 during their five-game winning streak.

Jacksonville Icemen (9-17-4) at Maine Mariners (17-12-1)                      6 p.m. ET

• Chase Lang leads Jacksonville with eight goals and 21 points.
• Maine’s Ty Ronning has four points (1g-3a) in his last two games.
• Icemen are 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Mariners are 6-0-1 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Florida Everblades (20-8-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (23-3-4)        6:05 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Logan Roe leads defensemen in plus-minus at +22.
• South Carolina’s Parker Milner leads the league with a 1.86 goals-against average.
• Everblades are 18-5-2 when outshooting their opponent.
• Stingrays are first on the power play at home at 94.9 percent (37-for-39).

Worcester Railers (11-19-2) at Reading Royals (18-11-4)                                7 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Drew Callin is on a three-game goal streak (4g).
• Reading’s Eric Knodel is tied for third among defensemen with 25 points (4g-21a).
• Railers lead the league with eight shorthanded goals.
• Royals are 9-1-4 in one-goal games.

Norfolk Admirals (10-22-3) at Atlanta Gladiators (13-16-0)                7:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Alex Rodfiguez leads rookies with 119 shots on goal.
• Eric Neiley leads Atlanta with 28 points (10g-18a).
• Admirals are 6-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Gladiators are fifth with 34.17 shots per game.

Indy Fuel (16-16-1) at Toledo Walleye (19-9-3)                                     7:15 p.m. ET

• Bobby MacIntyre leads Indy against the Walleye with five points (0g-5a).
• Toledo’s Josh Kestner is on a five-game point streak (2g-5a).
• Fuel are first on the power play on the road at 27.8 percent (20-for-72).
• Walleye are third on the penalty kill at home at 89.6 percent (43-for-48).

Wheeling Nailers (16-12-4) at Cincinnati Cyclones (20-8-6)                7:35 p.m. ET

• Yushiroh Hirano leads Wheeling with 26 points (9g-17a).
• Cincinnati’s Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is fourth with a 2.20 goals-against average.
• Nailers are league’s least-penalized team with 9.31 penalty minutes per game.
• Cyclones are tied for second with 12 home wins (12-2-2).

Kalamazoo Wings (12-16-3) at Fort Wayne Komets (16-12-5)             7:35 p.m. ET

• Dylan Sadowy leads Kalamazoo against the Komets with five goals and nine points.
• Fort Wayne’s Brady Shaw is tied for seventh with 36 points (12g-24a).
• K-Wings are 8-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Komets are fourth on the power play at home at 22.9 percent (16-for-70).

Wichita Thunder (15-15-6) at Allen Americans (23-7-6)                      7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Evan Weninger is fifth with a .924 save percentage.
• Allen’s Gabriel Gagne is tied for the league lead with five game-winning goals.
• Thunder are 11-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Americans are fourth with 3.78 goals per game.

Idaho Steelheads (19-11-5) at Tulsa Oilers (14-18-3)                            7:05 p.m. CT

• Idaho’s Tomas Sholl is tied for second with three shutouts.
• Tulsa’s Adam Pleskach leads the league with 127 shots on goal.
• Steelheads are sixth with 29.46 shots-against per game.
• Oilers are 8-1-1 when leading after one period.

Rapid City Rush (17-12-3) at Utah Grizzlies (18-9-5)                            7:10 p.m. MT

• Rapid City’s Peter Quenneville is tied for second with 15 power-play points (5g-10a).
• Tim McGauley leads Utah against the Rush with five goals.
• Rush are 10-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Grizzlies have outscored their opponents 40-25 in the third period.