ECHL Today - July 2

Kelly Cup Finals (Best of Five)

South Carolina Stingrays at Fort Wayne Komets                8:00 p.m. ETFort Wayne leads series 2-1Series Matchup Sheet•    South Carolina’s Matthew Weis leads the playoffs with seven power-play points (1g-6a).•    Brandon Hawkins leads Fort Wayne in the series with four goals and seven points.•    Stingrays lead the playoffs with 31.83 shots per game.•    Komets are second on the power play at home at 26.7 percent (4-for-15).•    South Carolina’s Max Gottlieb is tied for the playoff lead among defensemen with five assists.•    Fort Wayne’s Dylan Ferguson leads the playoffs in minutes played (697) and saves (336).•    Game 5, if necessary, is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Fort Wayne

2021 Kelly Cup Finals

Game 1 – FORT WAYNE 7 at South Carolina 2Game 2 – Fort Wayne 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 4Game 3 – South Carolina 4 at FORT WAYNE 6Game 4 – Friday, July 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IndianaGame 5 – Saturday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana (If Necessary)

Other Series in 2021 Kelly Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Finals (Best of Five)

#2 Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. #4 South Carolina StingraysSouth Carolina wins series 3-1Series Matchup SheetGame 1 – Greenville 1 at SOUTH CAROLINA 5Game 2 – South Carolina 2 at GREENVILLE 5Game 3 – SOUTH CAROLINA 3 at Greenville 2Game 4 – Greenville 1 at SOUTH CAROLINA 2

Western Conference Finals (Best of Five)

#1 Allen Americans vs. #3 Fort Wayne KometsFort Wayne wins series 3-1Series Matchup SheetGame 1 – Fort Wayne 2 at ALLEN 5Game 2 – FORT WAYNE 5 at Allen 4 (OT)Game 3 – Allen 3 at FORT WAYNE 4Game 4 – Allen 2 at FORT WAYNE 3 (OT)

Eastern Conference Semifinals (Best of Five)

#1 Florida Everblades vs. #4 South Carolina StingraysSouth Carolina wins series 3-2Series Matchup SheetGame 1 – Florida 2 at SOUTH CAROLINA 3 (OT)Game 2 – FLORIDA 5 at South Carolina 4Game 3 – South Carolina 1 at FLORIDA 5Game 4 – SOUTH CAROLINA 4 at Florida 2Game 5 – SOUTH CAROLINA 3 at Florida 2 

#2 Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. #3 Indy FuelGreenville wins series 3-1Series Matchup SheetGame 1 – GREENVILLE 2 at Indy 0Game 2 – Indy 1 at GREENVILLE 3Game 3 – INDY 3 at Greenville 2 Game 4 – Indy 2 at GREENVILLE 3

Western Conference Semifinals (Best of Five)

#1 Allen Americans vs. #4 Utah GrizzliesAllen wins series 3-0Series Matchup SheetGame 1 – Utah 1 at ALLEN 3Game 2 – Utah 2 at ALLEN 4Game 3 – ALLEN 4 at Utah 3 (2OT)

#2 Wichita Thunder vs. #3 Fort Wayne KometsFort Wayne wins series 3-2Series Matchup SheetGame 1 – FORT WAYNE 3 at Wichita 2Game 2 – Fort Wayne 2 at WICHITA 5Game 3 – Wichita 0 at FORT WAYNE 3Game 4 – WICHITA 4 at Fort Wayne 2Game 5 – Wichita 3 at FORT WAYNE 4  (OT)

MOST CAREER PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED131 – Matt Register (Ontario/Colorado/Toledo/Allen, 2013-Present)104 – Scott Burt (Toledo/Idaho/Utah/Alaska, 1999-2011)102 – A.J. Jenks (Florida/Toledo/Fort Wayne, 2013-Present)        – Chris Valicevic (Louisiana/Greensboro, 1994-2002)  93 – Jay Murphy  (Louisiana/Richmond/Greensboro, 1995-2003)        – Mathieu Aubin (Cincinnati/Bakersfield/Utah, 2007-18)