ECHL Today - March 6

Adirondack Thunder (22-25-13) at Newfoundland Growlers (39-17-1)          7 p.m. NT

• Adirondack’s Charlie Curti is tied for fourth among rookie defensemen with 30 points (11g-19a).
• Newfoundland’s Brady Ferguson has five points (3g-2a) in his last three games.
• Thunder are tied for fifth with five shorthanded goals against.
• Growlers are 7-0-1 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Florida Everblades (42-13-5) at Jacksonville Icemen (22-29-6)                       7 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Levko Koper has four goals in his last five games.
• Chase Lang leads Jacksonville against the Everblades with seven points (2g-5a).
• Everblades are 27-4-1 when scoring first.
• Icemen are 16-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Wheeling Nailers (24-28-5) at Kalamazoo Wings (22-27-8)                              7 p.m. ET

• Brandon Hawkins leads Wheeling against the K-Wings with four goals and six points.
• Kalamazoo’s Justin Taylor has six points (4g-2a) in his last four games.
• Nailers are league’s least-penalized team with 8.39 penalty minutes per game.
• K-Wings are fifth on the power play at home at 21.2 percent (21-for-99).

Reading Royals (34-16-6) at Maine Mariners (32-24-3)                                   7:15 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Eric Knodel is tied for fifth among defensemen with 29 assists.
• Dillan Fox leads Maine against the Royals with four goals and seven points.
• Royals are 11-1-6 in one-goal games.
• Mariners are fourth with four shorthanded goals against.

Brampton Beast (31-24-3) at Norfolk Admirals (13-37-7)                    7:30 p.m. ET

• Brampton’s David Vallorani is on a five-game point streak (5g-4a).
• Norfolk’s Alex Rodriguez is second among rookies with 179 shots on goal.
• Beast are fifth with 3.67 goals per game.
• Admirals are 8-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Orlando Solar Bears (26-28-6) at Atlanta Gladiators (28-28-3)                       7:35 p.m. ET

• Trevor Olson leads Orlando against the Gladiators with four goals.
• Atlanta’s Eric Neiley is on a five-game point streak (7g-3a).
• Solar Bears lead the league with 15 shorthanded goals.
• Gladiators are third with 33.98 shots per game.

Fort Wayne Komets (29-22-8) at Cincinnati Cyclones (36-16-8)                     7:35 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Brady Shaw has five points (2g-3a) in his last two games.
• Jesse Schultz leads Cincinnati against the Komets with 10 points (4g-6a).
• Komets are first on the power play on the road at 26.4 percent (34-for-129).
• Cyclones have a league-leading 11 wins when trailing after one period (11-7-1).

Toledo Walleye (34-16-5) at Indy Fuel (29-25-4)                                               7:35 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Josh Kestner is on a four-game point streak (6g-5a).
• Bobby MacIntyre leads Indy against the Walleye with nine points (1g-8a).
• Walleye are 13-4-5 in one-goal games.
• Fuel are 8-0-4 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Allen Americans (39-13-8) at Kansas City Mavericks (24-30-4)                      7:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Tyler Sheehy leads the league with 67 points (26g-41a).
• Kansas City’s Nick Schneider is eighth with 2,094 minutes played.
• Americans lead the league with 4.00 goals per game.
• Mavericks are tied for fifth with five shorthanded goals against.

Utah Grizzlies (33-17-10) at Rapid City Rush (28-24-6)                                    7:05 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Connor Yau is tied for third among rookies in plus-minus at +27.
• Tyler Coulter leads Rapid City against the Grizzlies with five goals.
• Grizzlies are second with 27.13 shots-against per game.
• Rush are 12-1-0 in one-goal games at home.

South Carolina Stingrays (43-12-4) at Idaho Steelheads (35-17-7)                  7:10 p.m. MT

• South Carolina’s Tariq Hammond is fifth in plus-minus at +31.
• Idaho’s Colton Saucerman is tied for sixth among defensemen with 138 shots on goal.
• Stingrays are second on the penalty kill on the road at 87.4 percent (104-for-119).
• Steelheads have a league-leading 21 wins in one-goal games (21-5-7).

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Newfoundland can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Newfoundland wins

Cincinnati can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Cincinnati wins AND Wheeling loses in regulation