Wheeling Nailers (8-18-5) at Indy Fuel (21-8-2) 3:05 p.m. ET
- Patrick Watling leads Wheeling against the Fuel with nine points (2g-7a).
- Indy’s Nic Pierog is tied for second with 16 goals.
- Nailers are second with six shorthanded goals.
- Fuel are 9-0-2 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
Allen Americans (19-9-1) at Utah Grizzlies (13-11-9) 1:10 p.m. MT
- Allen’s Joseph Garreffa is fourth among rookies with 20 points (9g-11a).
- Utah’s Hunter Skinner leads rookie defensemen with seven goals.
- Americans are third with 3.55 goals per game.
- Grizzlies are second with 33.09 shots per game.
Wichita Thunder (20-8-5) at Tulsa Oilers (15-14-3) 4:05 p.m. CT
- Anthony Beauregard leads Wichita against the Oilers with four points (0g-4a).
- Tulsa’s Matt Lane is on a three-game point streak (4g-2a).
- Thunder are second with 10 wins in one-goal games (10-4-5).
- Oilers are third on the penalty kill at home at 90.5 percent (38-for-42).
Kansas City Mavericks (13-13-5) at Rapid City Rush (16-18-2) 4:05 p.m. MT
- Kansas City’s Marcus Crawford is tied for fourth among defensemen with four goals.
- Rapid City’s Peter Quenneville is fourth with 110 shots on goal.
- Mavericks are league’s least-penalized team with 10.32 penalty minutes per game.
- Rush have allowed five goals during their four-game winning streak.