ECHL Today - March 7

Adirondack Thunder (22-26-13) at Newfoundland Growlers (40-17-1)          7 p.m. NT

• Casey Pierro-Zabotel leads Adirondack against the Growlers with five goals.
• Newfoundland’s Justin Brazeau has six goals in his last four games.
• Thunder are tied for first on the penalty kill on the road at 87.5 percent (84-for-96).
• Growlers are second with 80 goals in the third period.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (28-29-5) at Florida Everblades (42-13-6)            7 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Nathan Perkovich has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last seven games.
• Justin Auger leads Florida against the Swamp Rabbits with five goals.
• Swamp Rabbits are tied for third with 12 shorthanded goals.
• Everblades are third with 2.54 goals-against per game.

Atlanta Gladiators (29-28-3) at Jacksonville Icemen (23-29-6)                        7 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Derek Nesbitt is on a four-game point streak (2g-7a).
• Mike Hedden leads Jacksonville against the Gladiators with 10 points (2g-8a).
• Gladiators are fifth on the power play on the road at 20.5 percent (24-for-117).
• Icemen are 17-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Reading Royals (35-16-6) at Worcester Railers (19-35-4)                                    7:05 p.m. ET

• Corey Mackin leads Reading against the Railers with 12 points (3g-9a).
• Barry Almeida leads Worcester with 37 points (16g-21a).
• Royals are 28-1-4 when scoring first.
• Railers are tied for third with 12 shorthanded goals.

Brampton Beast (32-24-3) at Norfolk Admirals (13-38-7)                    7:30 p.m. ET

• Brampton’s David Vallorani is on a four-game goal streak (6g).
• Norfolk’s Alex Rodriguez is second among rookies with 183 shots on goal.
• Beast have scored a league-leading 73 goals in the first period.
• Admirals are 8-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Toledo Walleye (35-16-5) at Cincinnati Cyclones (37-16-8)                             7:35 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s  Gregor MacLeod has seven points (4g-3a) in his last four games.
• Justin Baudry leads Cincinnati against the Walleye with five goals and six points.
• Walleye have outscored their opponents 80-48 in the second period.
• Cyclones have outscored their opponents 17-5 during their four-game winning streak.

Kalamazoo Wings (23-27-8) at Fort Wayne Komets (29-23-8)                         7:35 p.m. ET

• Kalamazoo’s Aaron Thow is tied for seventh among rookies with five power-play goals.
• Brett McKenzie leads Fort Wayne against the K-Wings with 17 points (5g-12a).
• K-Wings are 12-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Komets lead the league on the power play at 24.2 percent (58-for-240).

Tulsa Oilers (28-26-8) at Allen Americans (40-13-8)                                         7:05 p.m. CT

• J.J. Piccinich leads Tulsa against the Americans with seven points (3g-4a).
• Allen’s Jordan Topping has three goals in his last two games.
• Oilers lead the league with 36.61 shots per game.
• Americans have had a league-leading 21 games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Wichita Thunder (22-29-8) at Kansas City Mavericks (24-30-5)                     7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Peter Crinella is tied for second with a 22.7 percent shooting percentage (17-for-75).
• Rocco Carzo leads Kansas City against the Thunder with 12 points (4g-8a).
• Thunder are 17-2-0 when leading after two periods.
• Mavericks are 10-3-5 in one-goal games.

Utah Grizzlies (33-17-11) at Rapid City Rush (29-24-6)                                    7:05 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Taylor Richart is tied for first among defensemen with eight power-play goals.
• Brennan Saulnier leads Rapid City against the Grizzlies with nine points (4g-5a).
• Grizzlies are fifth with 2.62 goals-against per game.
• Rush are sixth on the penalty kill at 84.0 percent (216-for-257).

South Carolina Stingrays (43-13-4) at Idaho Steelheads (36-17-7)                  7:10 p.m. MT

• South Carolina’s Tom Parisi is tied for fifth among defensemen with 11 goals.
• Idaho’s Brett Supinski has at least one point in 10 of his last 11 games (7g-6a).
• Stingrays are tied for second with three shorthanded goals against.
• Steelheads are first on the penalty kill at home at 89.3 percent (100-for-112).

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Reading can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Saturday if:

Reading wins AND Adirondack loses OR Reading loses in overtime/shootout AND Adirondack loses in regulation