ECHL Today - Dec. 14

Kalamazoo Wings (10-9-1) at Iowa Heartlanders (4-9-7)                         10:35 a.m. CT

• Brandon Saigeon leads Kalamazoo against the Heartlanders with five points (2g-3a).
• Iowa’s Tyler Busch has six assists in his last seven games.
• K-Wings are 6-1-0 when scoring first.
• Heartlanders are third on the penalty kill at home at 87.0 percent (20-for-23).

South Carolina Stingrays (12-5-2) at Atlanta Gladiators (13-6-1)           7 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Bear Hughes is tied for fifth among rookies with 20 points (11g-9a).
• Atlanta’s Derek Topatigh is second with 11 power-play assists.
• Stingrays are fourth with 3.68 goals per game.
• Gladiators lead the league on the penalty kill at 92.7 percent (76-for-82).

Wheeling Nailers (11-10-0) at Indy Fuel (15-6-1)                                      7 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Cedric Desruisseaux is on a five-game point streak (5g-2a).
• Bryan Lemos leads Indy against the Nailers with four points (2g-2a).
• Nailers are 7-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Fuel are 6-1-1 in one-goal games.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (9-8-3) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (10-6-5)      7:05 p.m. ET

• Savannah’s Tristan Thompson is tied for ninth among defensemen with four goals.
• Greenville’s Alex Ierullo is third among rookies with 23 points (7g-16a).
• Ghost Pirates are league’s third-least penalized team with 10.85 penalty minutes per game.
• Swamp Rabbits are 8-1-4 in one-goal games.

Toledo Walleye (8-10-3) at Norfolk Admirals (4-18-1)                             7:05 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Sebastian Cossa is fifth with 372 saves.
• Norfolk’s Brett Van Os has six points (2g-4a) in his last five games.
• Walleye are fourth with 28.10 shots-against per game.
• Admirals are 3-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Orlando Solar Bears (6-10-5) at Florida Everblades (13-4-3)                  7:30 p.m. ET

• Joe Carroll leads Orlando against the Everblades with four points (1g-3a).
• Florida’s Oliver Chau has five goals in his last eight games.
• Solar Bears are tied for fourth with four shorthanded goals.
• Everblades are 7-1-0 at home, outscoring their opponents 27-13.

Rapid City Rush (13-9-0) at Idaho Steelheads (17-3-1)                             7:10 p.m. MT

• Rapid City’s Matt Marcinew is second with 29 points (13g-16a).
• Patrick Kudla leads Idaho against the Rush with seven points (1g-6a).
• Rush are second with four wins when trailing after one period (4-4-0).
• Steelheads have outscored their opponents 14-5 during three-game winning streak.