Norfolk Admirals (1-9-0) at Newfoundland Growlers (8-0-1) 7 p.m. NT
- Norfolk’s Tag Bertuzzi has three points (1g-2a) in his last two games.
- Newfoundland’s Tyler Boland has a goal in eight of nine games this season.
- Admirals are 1-0-0 when outshooting their opponent.
- Growlers are 4-0-0 at home, outscoring their opponents 21-8.
Reading Royals (3-4-1) at Maine Mariners (4-5-0) 6 p.m. ET
- Reading’s Max Newton has five points (4g-1a) in his last two games.
- Maine’s Jacob Wilson scored his first pro goal last night against Reading.
- Royals lead the league with 24.50 shots-against per game.
- Mariners are 3-0-0 when leading after two periods.
Worcester Railers (9-1-0) at Adirondack Thunder (2-4-1) 7 p.m. ET
- Steve Jandric leads Worcester against the Thunder with nine points (5g-4a).
- Adirondack’s Jake Theut has stopped 59 of 63 shots in his last two appearances (.937 save percentage).
- Railers have scored first in eight of their 10 games.
- Thunder are tied for the league lead with three shorthanded goals.
Trois-Rivières Lions (2-5-1) at Jacksonville Icemen (4-5-0) 7 p.m. ET
- Trois-Rivières’ Colin Bilek is second among rookies with 29 shots on goal.
- Jacksonville’s Ara Nazarian is on a three-game point streak (3g-2a).
- Lions are 2-0-1 in one-goal games.
- Icemen are 3-0-0 when scoring first.
Florida Everblades (5-2-0) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (3-3-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Florida’s Cam Johnson has allowed two goals or less in each of his last four appearances.
- Nikita Pavlychev leads Greenville with five goals.
- Everblades are 5-0-0 when scoring first.
- Five of the Swamp Rabbits eight games have been decided by one goal (2-1-2).
Fort Wayne Komets (1-4-2) at Wheeling Nailers (4-4-0) 7:10 p.m. ET
- Fort Wayne’s Tye Felhaber is on a five-game point streak (1g-6a).
- Wheeling’s Taylor Gauthier is tied for first among rookies with four wins.
- Komets have scored first in five of their seven games.
- Nailers are 4-1-0 in their last five games.
Kalamazoo Wings (2-4-1) at Toledo Walleye (4-2-1) 7:15 p.m. ET
- Mason McCarty leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with two goals.
- Toledo’s Kurt Gosselin has three goals in his last two games.
- K-Wings have scored eight of their 17 goals in the third period.
- Walleye are 2-0-1 in one-goal games.
Indy Fuel (5-1-1) at Cincinnati Cyclones (6-0-1) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Indy’s Jan Mandát is tied for the league lead with eight goals.
- Cincinnati’s Josh Passolt is on a three-game goal streak (4g).
- Fuel are 3-0-0 when outshooting their opponent.
- Cyclones lead the league with 1.85 goals-against per game.
Utah Grizzlies (6-3-0) at Allen Americans (2-4-1) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Utah’s Cameron Wright is on a four-game point streak (2g-6a).
- Jack Combs leads Allen with seven points (3g-4a).
- Grizzlies have outscored their opponents 18-10 during four-game winning streak.
- Americans are 2-0-1 when scoring first.
Tulsa Oilers (2-2-2) at Kansas City Mavericks (4-2-1) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Tulsa’s Eddie Matsushima is on a four-game goal streak (5g).
- Kansas City’s Nick Pastujov is on a seven-game point streak (6g-4a).
- Oilers have outscored their opponents 6-2 in the first period.
- Mavericks have outscored their opponents 14-5 in the third period.
Iowa Heartlanders (1-7-0) at Wichita Thunder (5-2-1) 7:05 p.m. CT
- Iowa’s Matthew Boucher has scored at least goal in four of his five games this season.
- Wichita’s Stefan Fournier has scored a goal in five of his six games this season.
- Heartlanders went 4-for-5 on the power play in last night’s game at Kansas City.
- Thunder are 4-0-0 when scoring first.
Idaho Steelheads (7-2-0) at Rapid City Rush (3-6-0) 7:05 p.m. MT
- Patrick Kudla leads Idaho against the Rush with six points (1g-5a).
- Rapid City’s Daniil Chechelev leads the league with 228 saves.
- Steelheads are 3-0-0 when leading after one period.
- Rush have scored nine of their 22 goals in the second period.