ECHL Today - April 15

Worcester Railers (32-31-6) at Trois-Rivières Lions (32-29-6) 7 p.m. ET

Worcester’s Ken Appleby is third with a .918 save percentage.
Olivier Archambault leads Trois-Rivières against the Railers with four goals and nine points.
Railers are league’s fifth-least penalized team with 10.75 penalty minutes per game.
Lions are 20-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Reading Royals (43-17-9) at Adirondack Thunder (27-38-3) 7 p.m. ET

Reading’s Trevor Gooch has four goals in his last four games.
Patrick Grasso leads Adirondack against the Royals with nine points (5g-4a).
Royals are league’s least-penalized team with 9.22 penalty minutes per game.
Thunder are 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Toledo Walleye (47-19-4) at Kalamazoo Wings (36-33-1) 7 p.m. ET

Toledo’s Mitchell Heard has 10 points (6g-4a) in his last seven games.
Max Humitz leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with four goals and six points.
Walleye are 18-5-4 in one-goal games.
K-Wings are fifth with seven shorthanded goals at home.

Orlando Solar Bears (33-29-7) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (32-27-10) 7:05 p.m. ET

Maxim Cajkovic leads Orlando against the Swamp Rabbits with three goals.
Greenville’s Max Zimmer is tied for the league lead with eight game-winning goals.
Solar Bears are tied for third with three shorthanded goals against on the road.
Swamp Rabbits are seventh with 2.88 goals-against per game.

Fort Wayne Komets (38-25-7) at Wheeling Nailers (37-29-4) 7:10 p.m. ET

Kellen Jones leads Fort Wayne against the Nailers with 10 points (2g-8a).
Wheeling’s Cam Hausinger has three goals in his last two games.
Komets are third with 3.71 goals per game.
Nailers are tied for the league lead with eight overtime wins.

Newfoundland Growlers (41-20-3) at Maine Mariners (31-31-8) 7:15 p.m. ET

Newfoundland’s Zach O’Brien is on a six-game point streak (5g-8a).
Mathew Santos leads Maine against the Growlers with six goals and 11 points.
Growlers lead the league on the power play at 28.3 percent (67-for-237).
Mariners are 21-7-3 when scoring first.

South Carolina Stingrays (28-37-6) at Norfolk Admirals (26-37-6) 7:30 p.m. ET

South Carolina’s Jonny Evans has four goals in his last two games.
Alex Tonge leads Norfolk against the Stingrays with six goals and 10 points.
Stingrays are 7-1-0 in their last eight games.
Admirals are 17-4-4 when leading after two periods.

Atlanta Gladiators (43-23-4) at Florida Everblades (40-20-10) 7:30 p.m. ET

Atlanta’s Cody Sylvester is tied for the league lead with eight game-winning goals.
Blake Winiecki leads Florida against the Gladiators with 11 points (2g-9a).
Gladiators have a league-leading 10 wins when trailing after one period (10-17-1).
Everblades are third with 28.14 shots-against per game.

Indy Fuel (32-33-5) at Cincinnati Cyclones (36-31-3) 7:35 p.m. ET

Jared Thomas leads Indy against the Cyclones with 11 points (5g-6a).
Cincinnati’s Jesse Schultz leads the league with 21 power-play assists.
Fuel are sixth with 28.97 shots-against per game.
Cyclones are 24-8-2 when outshooting their opponent.

Iowa Heartlanders (29-32-9) at Allen Americans (33-28-9) 7:05 p.m. CT

Iowa’s Kris Bennett leads rookies with 73 points (35g-38a).
Allen’s Branden Troock is on a three-game goal streak (5g).
Heartlanders are second on the power play on the road at 24.2 percent (29-for-120).
Americans are 18-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Wichita Thunder (27-34-9) at Kansas City Mavericks (30-33-7) 7:05 p.m. CT

Wichita’s Jay Dickman is on a three-game point streak (2g-3a).
Nick Pastujov leads Kansas City against the Thunder with 10 points (3g-7a).
Thunder are 10-0-4 in one-goal games on the road.
Mavericks are 21-5-3 when scoring first.

Tulsa Oilers (35-29-6) at Rapid City Rush (35-24-11) 7:05 p.m. MT

Tulsa’s Jackson Leef has seven goals in his last 10 games.
Max Coatta leads Rapid City against the Oilers with seven goals and 13 points.
Oilers lead the league with 36.31 shots per game.
Rush lead the league on the penalty kill at 85.3 percent (214-for-251).

Idaho Steelheads (36-31-3) at Utah Grizzlies (40-27-3) 7:10 p.m. MT

A.J. White leads Idaho against the Grizzlies with six goals and 16 points.
Utah’s Charle-Edouard D’Astous leads defensemen with 26 goals.
Steelheads are tied for second with six shorthanded goals against.
Grizzlies have outscored their opponents 91-64 in the second period.

MOST SHUTOUTS BY GOALTENDER, SEASON8 – Laurent Brossoit (Alaska/Bakersfield, 2013-14) – Ryan Zapolski (South Carolina, 2012-13) – J.P. Lamoureux (Alaska, 2008-09)7 – eight times, most recent: Trent Miner, Utah (2021-22)

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Trois-Rivières can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday:

Trois-Rivières wins OR Maine loses OR Trois-Rivières loses in overtime/shootout

Worcester can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

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

Tulsa can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Tulsa wins in regulation AND Allen OR Idaho loses in regulation

Idaho can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Idaho wins in regulation AND Allen loses in regulation

Cincinnati can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Cincinnati wins in regulation ANDKalamazoo does not win in regulation OR Cincinnati loses in overtime/shootout AND Kalamazoo loses in regulation

Reading can clinch the North Division title on Friday if:

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

Florida can clinch the South Division title on Friday if:

Florida wins in regulation

Utah can clinch the Mountain Division title on Friday if:

Utah wins OR Rapid City loses in regulation OR Utah loses in overtime/shootout AND Rapid City loses

Toledo can win the Brabham Cup on Friday if:

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