ECHL Today - Jan. 8

Adirondack Thunder (12-10-2) at Maine Mariners (12-11-4)                  6 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Patrick Grasso is tied for fifth among rookies with 10 goals.
• Maine’s Mathew Santos is on a three-game point streak (2g-4).
• Thunder are 9-2-0 when leading after one period.
• Mariners have outscored their opponents 36-26 in the second period.

South Carolina Stingrays (10-16-3) at Florida Everblades (17-8-6)        7 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Ben Holmstrom has five points (3g-2a) in his last four games.
• Florida’s John McCarron has at least one point in 12 of his last 13 games (7g-11a).
• Stingrays are 7-2-3 in one-goal games.
• Everblades are 9-2-1 in their last 12 games.

Worcester Railers (9-14-1) at Reading Royals (11-7-5)                            7 p.m. ET

• Jordan Smotherman leads Worcester against the Royals with three goals and four points.
• Reading’s Trevor Gooch has three goals in four games this season.
• Railers are 6-0-2 when leading after two periods.
• Royals are 7-1-2 at home, outscoring their opponents 33-22.

Indy Fuel (11-14-4) at Wheeling Nailers (15-11-1)                                            7:10 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Jan Mandat has eight points (3g-5a) in his last five games.
• Patrick Watling leads Wheeling against the Fuel with five goals.
• Fuel are 6-1-1 when leading after one period.
• Nailers are 11-4-0 when outshooting their opponent.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (9-12-6) at Atlanta Gladiators (14-13-3)        7:30 p.m. ET

• Diego Cuglietta leads Greenville against the Gladiators with six goals.
• Atlanta’s Mike Pelech is one point shy of becoming just the eighth player in ECHL history with 600 career points.
• Swamp Rabbits are tied for seventh with three shorthanded goals against.
• Gladiators have outscored their opponents 33-20 in the second period.

Toledo Walleye (19-6-2) at Fort Wayne Komets (16-9-3)                     7:30 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins has nine points (2g-7a) in his last three games.
• Matt Alvaro leads Fort Wayne against the Walleye with three goals.
• Walleye are 14-2-2 in their last 18 games.
• Komets have outscored their opponents 34-19 in the third period.

Kalamazoo Wings (15-11-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (18-11-1)             7:35 p.m. ET

• Kalamazoo’s Max Humitz is tied for ninth among rookies with nine goals.
• Cincinnati’s Justin Vaive has eight points (4g-4a) in his last five games.
• K-Wings are 10-1-0 when leading after one period.
• Cyclones are 8-0-2 when outshooting their opponent at home.

Allen Americans (13-9-3) at Tulsa Oilers (14-12-1)                               7:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Chad Costello is on a four-game point streak (3g-4a).
• Tulsa’s Jack Doremus leads rookies with 13 goals.
• Americans have outscored their opponents 23-12 during five-game winning streak.
• Oilers are league’s third-least penalized team with 9.62 penalty minutes per game.

Wichita Thunder (10-15-4) at Kansas City Mavericks (14-14-1)         7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Carter Johnson is on a seven-game point streak (4g-6a).
• Kansas City’s Marcus Crawford is fifth among defensemen with 21 points (4g-17a).
• Thunder are tied for third with seven games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Mavericks are tied for fourth with two shorthanded goals against.

Iowa Heartlanders (9-17-4) at Rapid City Rush (14-13-4)                    7:05 p.m. MT

• Iowa’s Billy Constantinou is tied for fifth among rookie defensemen with four goals.
• Rapid City’s Logan Nelson leads the league with 26 assists.
• Heartlanders are 7-2-0 when scoring first.
• Rush are 8-1-2 when leading after two periods.

Utah Grizzlies (20-11-1) at Idaho Steelheads (17-12-1)                         7:10 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Luke Martin has seven points (2g-5a) in his last six games.
• Idaho’s Jake Kupsky is second with a 1.92 goals-against average.
• Grizzlies have outscored their opponents 46-27 in the second period.
• Steelheads are 11-4-0 when outshooting their opponent at home.