ECHL Today - Feb. 23

Newfoundland Growlers (24-13-3) at Adirondack Thunder (17-24-2)    7 p.m. ET

• Zach O’Brien leads Newfoundland against the Thunder with nine points (3g-6a).
• Adirondack’s Sebastian Vidmar is on a four-game goal streak (4g).
• Growlers are fourth with 33.58 shots per game.
• Thunder are 9-for-9 on the penalty kill in their last three games.

Norfolk Admirals (17-25-4) at Jacksonville Icemen (29-14-3)                  7 p.m. ET

• Alex Tonge leads Norfolk with 18 goals and 36 points.
• Jacksonville’s Jake Elmer has five points (3g-2a) in his last three games.
• Admirals are 9-2-2 when leading after two periods.
• Icemen have outscored their opponents 17-9 during five-game winning streak.

Maine Mariners (20-20-6) at Trois-Rivières Lions (22-13-4)                   7 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Jeremy Brodeur is third with 842 saves.
• Anthony Nellis leads Trois-Rivières against the Mariners with 13 points (4g-9a).
• Mariners are 11-3-6 in one-goal games.
• Lions are second with 3.82 goals per game.  

South Carolina Stingrays (16-26-5) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (16-21-7)        7:05 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Lawton Courtnall has four points (3g-1a) in his last two games.
• Ayden MacDonald leads Greenville against the Stingrays with four goals.
• Stingrays are tied for third on the penalty kill at 84.0 percent (137-for-163).
• Swamp Rabbits are 12-3-2 when leading after two periods.

Reading Royals (23-12-7) at Wheeling Nailers (27-18-1)                      7:10 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Thomas Ebbing is second with a 24.3 percent shooting percentage (18-for-74).
• Wheeling’s Justin Almeida has 11 points (3g-8a) in his last six games.
• Royals are tied for third with five shorthanded goals against.
• Nailers are 20-1-0 when leading after two periods.

Orlando Solar Bears (25-19-3) at Florida Everblades (26-15-8)          7:30 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Brad Barone leads the league with 18 wins.
• John McCarron leads Florida against the Solar Bears with eight goals and 12 points.
• Solar Bears are 14-4-3 in one-goal games.
• Everblades are tied for fourth with 10 shorthanded goals.                    

Wichita Thunder (22-21-7) at Iowa Heartlanders (20-23-7)                     7 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Cam Clarke is fourth among defensemen with 15 power-play points (2g-13a).
• Iowa’s Ryan Kuffner is on a 13-game point streak (7g-16a).
• Thunder are 9-0-2 in their last 11 games.
• Heartlanders are 17-4-1 when scoring first.

Worcester Railers (20-20-3) at Idaho Steelheads (28-19-3)                  7:10 p.m. MT

• Worcester’s Jordan Smotherman has seven points (5g-2a) in his last five games.
• Idaho’s Jake Kupsky is tied for third with a 2.33 goals-against average.
• Railers are first on the power play on the road at 26.9 percent (18-for-67).
• Steelheads are second with 28.42 shots-against per game.