ECHL Today - April 30

North Division Semifinals #1 Reading Royals at #4 Maine Mariners                                      6 p.m. ETSeries tied 2-2Series Matchup Sheet

• Frank DiChiara leads Reading in the series with five points (1g-4a).
• Maine’s Callum Booth is fifth with a 2.10 goals-against average.
• Royals are 2-0 when scoring first.
• Mariners have scored seven of their 11 goals in the third period.
• Game 6 is Monday at 7 p.m. ET at Reading

 #2 Newfoundland Growlers at #3 Trois-Rivières Lions                7 p.m. ETNewfoundland leads series 3-1Series Matchup Sheet

• Newfoundland’s Matt Hellickson leads the playoffs in plus-minus at +6.
• Trois-Rivières Hayden Shaw is tied for fourth among defensemen with 14 shots on goal.
• Growlers are second-least penalized team with 7.50 penalty minutes per game.
• Lions have scored five of their 11 goals in the third period.
• Game 6, if necessary, is Monday at 7 p.m. NT at Newfoundland

 South Division Semifinals #1 Florida Everblades at #4 Greenville Swamp Rabbits               7:05 p.m. ETFlorida leads series 3-1Series Matchup Sheet

• Florida’s Cam Johnson is second with a 1.88 goals-against average.
• Ben Freeman leads Greenville in the series with five points (2g-3a).
• Everblades are 3-0 in one-goal games.
• Swamp Rabbits lead the playoffs with three shorthanded goals.
• Game 6, if necessary, is Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Florida

 Central Division Semifinals #2 Fort Wayne Komets at #3 Wheeling Nailers                             7:10 p.m. ETSeries tied 2-2Series Matchup Sheet

• Fort Wayne’s Mark Rassell has five points (3g-2a) in his last two games.
• Wheeling’s Cam Hausinger is tied for second with four goals.
• Komets have scored six of their 10 goals in the first period.
• Nailers are 2-0 when leading after two periods.
• Game 6 is Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Fort Wayne

 #4 Cincinnati Cyclones at #1 Toledo Walleye                                7:35 p.m. ETCincinnati leads series 3-2Series Matchup Sheet

• Cincinnati’s Zack Andrusiak is tied for second with four goals.
• Toledo’s Billy Christopoulos is second with 151 saves.
• Cyclones are 2-0 when scoring first.
• Walleye have scored seven of their 14 goals in the first period.
• Game 7, if necessary, is Tuesday at 7:35 p.m. ET at Toledo

 Mountain Division Semifinals #2 Rapid City Rush at #3 Allen Americans                                    7:05 p.m. CTRapid City leads series 3-1Series Matchup Sheet

• Rapid City’s Calder Brooks is tied for second among rookies with three goals.
• Allen’s Luke Peressini leads the playoffs with 159 saves.
• Rush are 12-for-12 on the penalty kill in the series.
• Americans have scored three of their eight goals in the first period.
• Game 6, if necessary, is Monday at 7:05 p.m. MT at Rapid City

Other Series in 2022 Kelly Cup Playoffs South Division Semifinals #2 Atlanta Gladiators vs. #3 Jacksonville IcemenJacksonville wins series 4-0Series Matchup SheetGame 1 – Atlanta 2 at JACKSONVILLE 3Game 2 – Atlanta 4 at JACKSONVILLE 5 (OT)Game 3 – Atlanta 1 at JACKSONVILLE 2Game 4 – Atlanta 0 at JACKSONVILLE 5 Mountain Division Semifinals #1 Utah Grizzlies vs. #4 Tulsa OilersUtah leads series 3-2Series Matchup SheetGame 1 – Tulsa 3 at UTAH 6Game 2 – TULSA 5 at Utah 3Game 3 – UTAH 2 at Tulsa 1Game 4 – Utah 3 at TULSA 4Game 5 – UTAH 5 at Tulsa 1 Game 6 is Monday at 7:10 p.m. MT at Utah  MOST CAREER PLAYOFF GAMES COACHED108 – Matt Thomas (Atlantic City/Fresno/Stockton/Cincinnati, 2004-19)103 – Steve Martinson (San Diego/Elmira/Allen, 2003-Present)  94 – Jason Christie (Peoria/Utah/Ontario/Jacksonville, 2000-21)       – John Brophy (Hampton Roads, 1989-2000)  92 – Brad Ralph (Idaho/Florida 2013-Present) MOST CAREER PLAYOFF WINS55 – John Brophy (Hampton Roads, 1989-2000)54 – Steve Martinson (San Diego/Elmira/Allen, 2003-Present)     – Matt Thomas (Atlantic City/Fresno/Stockton/Cincinnati, 2004-19)50 – Brad Ralph (Idaho/Florida, 2013-Present)     – Davis Payne (Pee Dee/Alaska, 2000-07) MOST ASSISTS IN PLAYOFFS, CAREER74 – Matt Register (Ontario/Allen/Colorado/Toledo, 2013-21)69 – John Spoltore (Louisiana, 1996-2001)67 – Phil Berger (Charlotte/Greensboro, 1990-96)61 – Chad Costello (Colorado/Allen, 2013-Present)60 – Chris Valicevic (Louisiana/Greensboro, 1994-02)