ECHL Today - March 26

Norfolk Admirals (21-34-5) at Reading Royals (36-15-8)                         4 p.m. ET

• Alex Tonge leads Norfolk against the Royals with 10 points (4g-6a).
• Reading’s Trevor Gooch is on a three-game goal streak (5g).
• Admirals are 12-3-3 when leading after two periods.
• Royals are league’s least-penalized team with 9.37 penalty minutes per game.

Newfoundland Growlers (36-17-3) at Maine Mariners (26-27-6)                    6 p.m.ET

• Newfoundland’s Orrin Centazzo is tied for second among rookies with eight power-play goals.
• Tyler Hinam leads Maine against the Growlers with four points (1g-3a).
• Growlers lead the league with eight shorthanded goals on the road.
• Mariners are third on the power play at home at 26.5 percent (26-for-98).

Trois-Rivières Lions (25-26-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (21-35-6)        6:05 p.m. ET

• Olivier Archambault leads Trois-Rivières with 49 points (17g-32a).
• South Carolina’s Jonny Evans posted three points (1g-2a) in his pro debut last night against Trois-Rivières.
• Lions are 19-6-2 when scoring first.
• Each of the Stingrays’ last five game have been a shutout (3-2-0).

Worcester Railers (28-25-6) at Adirondack Thunder (25-33-2)               7 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Jacob Hayhurst has 11 points (4g-7a) in his last 10 games.
• Tyler Irvine leads Adirondack against the Railers with eight points (4g-4a).
• Railers lead the league with two shorthanded goals against.
• Thunder are 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Florida Everblades (34-18-10) at Jacksonville Icemen (35-20-5)             7 p.m. ET

• Florida’s John McCarron is tied for third with 28 goals.
• Craig Martin leads Jacksonville against the Everblades with 11 points (3g-8a).
• Everblades are 11-4-2 when outshooting their opponent on the road.
• Icemen have outscored their opponents 54-34 in the third period.

Indy Fuel (26-29-5) at Wheeling Nailers (32-26-2)                                            7:10 p.m. ET

• Spencer Watson leads Indy against the Nailers with four goals.
• Wheeling’s Patrick Watling is on a five-game point streak (6g-5a).
• Fuel are tied for third with six shorthanded goals against.
• Nailers are 21-10-1 when outshooting their opponent.

Allen Americans (28-24-7) at Toledo Walleye (40-17-3)                       7:15 p.m. ET

• Allen’s Branden Troock has 13 points (6g-7a) in his last nine games.
• Toledo’s TJ Hensick is second with 67 points (20g-46a).
• Americans are 12-3-1 when outshooting their opponent.
• Walleye are second with 34.45 shots per game.

Kalamazoo Wings (31-29-0) at Fort Wayne Komets (33-20-7)             7:30 p.m. ET

• Kalamazoo’s Logan Lambin is tied for second among rookies with 25 goals.
• Anthony Petruzzelli leads Fort Wayne against the K-Wings with eight goals and 15 points.
• K-Wings are 17-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Komets are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games.

Cincinnati Cyclones (32-27-3) at Iowa Heartlanders (27-26-8)                7 p.m. CT

• Cincinnati’s Louie Caporusso is tied for fourth with 40 assists.
• Iowa’s Kris Bennett has 26 points (14g-12a) in his last 13 games.
• Cyclones are 26-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Heartlanders are 24-5-2 when scoring first.

Atlanta Gladiators (39-19-4) at Rapid City Rush (31-21-9)                  7:05 p.m. MT

• Atlanta’s Derek Topatigh is tied for fourth among rookie defensemen with 11 goals.
• Rapid City’s Logan Nelson is second with 228 shots on goal.
• Gladiators are 27-6-1 in their last 34 games.
• Each of the Rush’s last five games have been decided by one goal (3-1-1).

Tulsa Oilers (31-27-5) at Utah Grizzlies (36-24-3)                                 7:10 p.m. MT

• Tulsa’s Jackson Leef has 11 points (5g-6a) in his last eight games.
• Mason Mannek leasd Utah against the Oilers with four goals and nine points.
• Oilers are 23-7-4 when scoring first.
• Grizzlies have scored a league-leading 84 goals in the second period.

Wichita Thunder (24-29-9) at Idaho Steelheads (33-27-3)                    7:10 p.m. MT

• Wichita’s Alex Peters is on a five-game point streak (4g-4a).
• Idaho’s Ryan Dmowski is on a three-game goal streak (7g).
• Thunder are tied for the league lead with 14 games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Steelheads are 23-9-1 at home, outscoring their opponents 113-67.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Reading can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Saturday if:

Reading wins AND Maine loses OR Reading wins AND Trois-Rivières loses in regulation

Toledo can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Saturday if:

Toledo wins AND Kalamazoo loses in regulation