Jacksonville Icemen (34-29-7) at South Carolina Stingrays (33-23-13)           6:05 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Abbott Girduckis has eight points (2g-6a) in his last six games.
• Cole Ully leads South Carolina against the Icemen with eight goals.
• Icemen are tied for second with six shorthanded goals.
• Stingrays are 20-5-5 when scoring first.

Florida Everblades (41-19-8) at Orlando Solar Bears (36-28-7)                      7 p.m. ET

• Florida’s John McCarron leads the league with 31 goals.
• Orlando’s Mark Auk is tied for third among defensemen with 44 points (7g-37a).
• Everblades are 32-7-3 when scoring first.
• Solar Bears are league’s least-penalized team with 10.49 penalty minutes per game.

Indy Fuel (37-23-8) at Wheeling Nailers (21-39-7)                                                7:10 p.m. ET

• Nic Pierog leads Indy against the Nailers with seven goals.
• Wheeling’s Patrick Watling has eight points (4g-4a) in his last seven games.
• Fuel are 19-1-5 when leading after two periods.
• Nailers are second with 12 shorthanded goals.

Rapid City Rush (32-34-4) at Allen Americans (44-23-4)                                 7:05 p.m. CT

• Tyler Coulter leads Rapid City against the Americans with 12 points (6g-6a).
• Allen’s Corey Mackin is on a four-game point streak (2g-4a).
• Rush are 19-3-2 when leading after two periods.
• Americans are 23-8-0 when outshooting their opponent.

Wichita Thunder (41-21-8) at Kansas City Mavericks (30-31-10)                   7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Evan Buitenhuis leads the league with a 2.29 goals-against average.
• Lane Scheidl leads Kansas City against the Thunder with seven goals and 12 points.
• Thunder are first on the penalty kill on the road at 87.0 percent (127-for-146).
• Mavericks are league’s second-least penalized team with 11.04 penalty minutes per game.

Fort Wayne Komets (29-16-5) at Utah Grizzlies (34-26-11)                              7:10 p.m. MT

• Fort Wayne’s Zach Pochiro has seven points (3g-4a) in his last three games.
• Utah’s Matthew Boucher leads rookies with 24 goals and 51 points.
• Komets lead the league on the power play at 26.0 percent (51-for-196).
• Grizzlies are tied for third with 11 shorthanded goals.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Allen can clinch the regular season Western Conference title on Saturday if:

Allen wins OR Wichita loses in regulation OR Allen loses in overtime/shootout AND Wichita loses

Wichita can clinch the regular season Western Conference title on Saturday if:

Wichita wins AND Allen loses OR Wichita loses in overtime/shootout AND Allen loses in regulation

Florida can clinch the Brabham Cup on Saturday if:

Florida wins OR Florida loses in overtime/shootout OR Allen loses

Allen can clinch the Brabham Cup on Saturday if:

Allen wins AND Florida loses in regulation