ECHL Today - March 27

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (27-26-7) at Orlando Solar Bears (31-27-4)         2 p.m. ET

• Liam Pecararo leads Greenville against the Solar Bears with six points (2g-4a).
• Orlando’s Tristin Langan is on a three-game point streak (2g-3a).
• Swamp Rabbits are third on the penalty kill on the road at 85.2 percent (98-for-115).
• Solar Bears are 10-2-3 in one-goal games at home.

Newfoundland Growlers (36-18-3) at Maine Mariners (27-27-6)                         3 p.m.ET

• Zach O’Brien leads Newfoundland against the Mariners with 11 points (5g-6a).
• Maine’s Mathew Santos has 11 points (4g-7a) in his last six games.
• Growlers lead the league with 3.95 goals per game.
• Mariners are 13-3-2 when leading after one period.

Worcester Railers (29-25-6) at Reading Royals (36-16-8)                                     3 p.m. ET

• Brent Beaudoin leads Worcester against the Royals with four goals.
• Reading’s Thomas Ebbing is on a seven-game point streak (5g-4a).
• Railers lead the league with two shorthanded goals against.
• Royals have outscored their opponents 67-44 in the first period.

Trois-Rivières Lions (26-26-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (21-36-6)                3:05 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ Max Kaufman scored his first pro goal last night at South Carolina.
• Andrew Cherniwchan leads South Carolina with 40 points (18g-22a).
• Lions are fifth with 33.43 shots per game.
• Stingrays are 16-2-3 when leading after two periods.

Wheeling Nailers (32-27-3) at Fort Wayne Komets (34-20-7)                          5 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Patrick Watling is tied for second with 68 points (28g-40a).
• Fort Wayne’s Lynden McCallum is on an eight-game point streak (4g-5a).
• Nailers are tied for fifth on the power play on the road at 23.1 percent (31-for-134).
• Komets have scored 14 goals in their last three games (3-0-0).

Kalamazoo Wings (31-29-1) at Indy Fuel (27-29-5)                                           5 p.m. ET

• Jake Slaker leads Kalamazoo against the Fuel with 14 points (4g-10a).
• Indy’s Seamus Malone has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last eight games.
• K-Wings are tied for the league low with six games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Fuel are fourth with 13 shorthanded goals.

Allen Americans (2824-8) at Toledo Walleye (41-17-3)                                    5:15 p.m. ET

• Allen’s Spencer Asuchak has 11 points (6g-5a) in his last eight games.
• Toledo’s TJ Hensick is tied for fourth in plus-minus at +25.
• Americans are 12-2-3 when leading after one period.
• Walleye are 15-4-3 in one-goal games.

Atlanta Gladiators (39-20-4) at Rapid City Rush (32-21-9)                              4:05 p.m. MT

• Atlanta’s Cody Sylvester leads the league with eight game-winning goals.
• Rapid City’s Alec Butcher has three goals in his last two games.
• Gladiators are second with 18 shorthanded goals.
• Rush are 21-4-6 when scoring first.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

Reading wins AND Maine loses OR Reading loses in overtime/shootout AND Maine loses in regulation

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

Toledo wins OR Toledo loses in overtime/shootout OR Kalamazoo loses

Atlanta can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

Atlanta wins AND Greenville loses in regulation