ECHL Today - April 2

Reading Royals (38-16-8) at Trois-Rivières Lions (28-27-5)                     3 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Thomas Ebbing is on a three-game goal streak (5g).
• Olivier Archambault leads Trois-Rivières against the Royals with six goals and 13 points.
• Royals lead the league with one shorthanded goal against on the road.
• Lions are sixth with 33.25 shots per game.

Worcester Railers (29-27-6) at Newfoundland Growlers (37-19-3)         7 p.m. NT

• Worcester’s Colten Ellis is fourth among rookie goaltender with a .914 save percentage.
• Zach O’Brien leads Newfoundland against the Railers with six goals and 16 points.
• Railers lead the league with three shorthanded goals against.
• Growlers lead the league with 3.95 goals per game.

Maine Mariners (29-28-6) at Adirondack Thunder (28-35-3)                  7 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Mathew Santos is on a four-game point streak (6g-5a).
• Sebastian Vidmar leads Adirondack against the Mariners with eight goals and 13 points.
• Mariners are 15-3-2 when leading after one period.
• Thunder are tied for the league-low with six games decided in overtime or a shootout.

South Carolina Stingrays (24-36-6) at Orlando Solar Bears (31-27-6)   7 p.m. ET

• Justin Florek leads South Carolina against the Solar Bears with five goals and 19 points.
• Orlando’s Aaron Luchuk is on a three-game point streak (3g-3a).
• Stingrays are 19-2-3 when leading after two periods.
• Solar Bears are 17-7-6 in one-goal games.

Idaho Steelheads (35-28-3) at Florida Everblades (36-19-10)                  7 p.m. ET

• Idaho’s Will Merchant is on a five-game point streak (5g-3a).
• Florida’s Parker Gahagen is fourth with a 2.29 goals-against average.
• Steelheads are second with 28.03 shots-against per game.
• Everblades are fifth with 12 shorthanded goals.

 Atlanta Gladiators (41-20-4) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (28-26-9)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Cody Sylvester leads Atlanta against the Swamp Rabbits with eight goals and 13 points.
• Greenville’s Ethan Somoza scored his first pro goal last night against Atlanta.
• Gladiators are second with 18 shorthanded goals.
• Swamp Rabbits are 20-3-3 when leading after two periods.

Indy Fuel (29-30-5) at Toledo Walleye (43-17-3)                                   7:15 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Spencer Watson is tied for third with 29 goals.
• TJ Hensick leads Toledo against the Fuel with six goals and eight points.
• Fuel are tied for second with six shorthanded goals against.
• Walleye are first on the power play at home at 29.8 percent (34-for-114).

Kalamazoo Wings (33-9-21) at Fort Wayne Komets (36-21-7)             7:30 p.m. ET

• Kalamazoo’s Matheson Iacopelli has 15 points (10g-5a) in his last nine games.
• Anthony Petruzzelli leads Fort Wayne against the K-Wings with eight goals and 15 points.
• K-Wings are tied for the league low with six games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Komets have outscored their opponents 88-55 in the third period.

Jacksonville Icemen (37-22-5) at Norfolk Admirals (23-36-5)              7:30 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Brendan Harris has five points (4g-1a) in his last three games.
• Alex Tonge leads Norfolk against the Icemen with nine points (4g-5a).
• Icemen lead the league with 2.48 goals-against per game.
• Admirals are 14-4-3 when leading after two periods.

Iowa Heartlanders (27-28-9) at Cincinnati Cyclones (34-28-3)            7:35 p.m. ET

• Kris Bennett leads Iowa against the Cyclones with five goals.
• Cincinnati’s Jesse Shultz leads the league with 21 power-play assists
• Heartlanders are second on the power play on the road at 26.1 percent (29-for-111).
• Cyclones are 27-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Wichita Thunder (24-31-9) at Kansas City Mavericks (29-31-6)         7:05 p.m. CT

• Brayden Watts leads Wichita against the Mavericks with eight points (2g-6a).
• Kansas City’s Ben Johnson is on a three-game point streak (2g-2a).
• Thunder are tied for the league lead with 14 games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Mavericks are 20-4-2 when scoring first.

Allen Americans (30-25-8) at Tulsa Oilers (32-28-5)                             7:05 p.m. CT

• Chad Costello leads Allen against the Oilers with six goals and 16 points.
• Tulsa’s Jackson Leef has 14 points (7g-7a) in his last 10 games.
• Americans are 13-3-1 when outshooting their opponent.
• Oilers are league’s second-least penalized team with 10.54 penalty minutes per game.

Rapid City Rush (33-22-10) at Utah Grizzlies (38-25-3)                        7:10 p.m. MT

• Rapid City’s Brett Gravelle is tied for sixth among rookies with 22 goals.
• Trey Bradley leads Utah against the Rush with 12 points (5g-7a).
• Rush are 11-2-3 in one-goal games on the road.
• Grizzlies lead the league with 20 shorthanded goals.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

Florida wins OR Greenville loses in regulation OR Florida loses in overtime/shootout AND Greenville loses