ECHL Today - Feb. 23

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (25-27-4) at Atlanta Gladiators (23-28-3)        2:05 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Matt Marcinew has five goals in his last five games.
• Tommy Marchin leads Atlanta against the Swamp Rabbits with 11 goals.
• Swamp Rabbits are tied for second with 11 shorthanded goals.
• Gladiators are 6-0-3 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Reading Royals (31-15-5) at Adirondack Thunder (20-23-13)                 3 p.m. ET

• Corey Mackin leads Reading against the Thunder with three goals.
• Adirondack’s Charlie Curti is tied for first among rookie defensemen with 11 goals.
• Royals are 12-5-0 when outshot by their opponent.
• Thunder are 15-2-1 when leading after two periods.

Florida Everblades (37-13-5) at Jacksonville Icemen (20-25-6)               3 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Zach Magwood is fourth with a 22.2 percent shooting percentage (18-for-81).
• Jacksonville’s Mike Hedden is on a three-game goal streak (4g).
• Everblades are fifth with 3.67 goals per game.
• Icemen are 15-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Newfoundland Growlers (36-15-1) at Maine Mariners (31-21-3)                    3 p.m. ET

• Newfoundland’s Zach O’Brien has at least one point in 10 of his last 11 games (6g-7a).
• Terrence Wallin leads Maine against the Growlers with five goals.
• Growlers are second with 3.98 goals per game.
• Mariners are 10-2-1 in their last 13 games.

Norfolk Admirals (13-33-6) at Orlando Solar Bears (24-24-6)                 3 p.m. ET

• Alex Rodriguez leads Norfolk with 14 goals and 25 points.
• Orlando’s Cody Donaghey is fifth among defensemen with 135 shots on goal.
• Admirals are 8-0-2 when leading after two periods.
• Solar Bears are third on the penalty kill at 87.2 percent (184-for-211).

Worcester Railers (18-33-3) at South Carolina Stingrays (40-10-4)        3:05 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Nic Pierog is tied for the league lead with six shorthanded points (5g-1a).
• South Carolina’s Cole Ully is on a seven-game point streak (5g-8a).
• Railers are tied for second with 11 shorthanded goals.
• Stingrays are fourth with 33.96 shots per game.

Wheeling Nailers (23-23-5) at Brampton Beast (30-21-3)                         4 p.m. ET

• Cam Brown leads Wheeling with 16 goals and 37 points.
• Brampton’s Alex Dubeau leasd rookies with 21 wins.
• Nailers are league’s least-penalized team with 8.63 penalty minutes per game.
• Beast are fourth with 3.69 goals per game.

Allen Americans (36-12-8) at Tulsa Oilers (26-25-6)                             4:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Alex Breton leads defensemen with 47 points (9g-38a).
• J.J. Piccinich leads Tulsa against the Americans with six points (3g-3a).
• Americans are 23-3-2 when scoring first.
• Oilers are league’s fourth-least penalized team with 11.42 penalty minutes per game.

Kansas City Mavericks (23-28-4) at Utah Grizzlies (32-16-7)                  5 p.m. MT

• Kansas City’s Nick Schneider is fifth with 2,000 minutes played.
• Utah’s Yuri Terao is tied for second among rookies with five game-winning goals.
• Mavericks are tied for fifth with four shorthanded goals against.
• Grizzlies are 20-3-1 when scoring first.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

South Carolina can clinch a berth in the 2020 Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

South Carolina wins AND Greenville loses