ECHL Today - Dec. 16

Newfoundland Growlers (17-5-1) at Adirondack Thunder (5-11-4)        7 p.m. ET

• Newfoundland’s Todd Skirving has five goals in his last four games.
• Xavier Parent leads Adirondack against the Growlers with three points (1g-2a).
• Growlers are tied for the league lead with five wins when trailing after one period (5-3-1).
• Thunder have scored 26 of their 53 goals in the third period.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (11-6-5) at Atlanta Gladiators (13-7-1)        7 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Nikita Pavlychev is tied for the league lead with 14 goals.
• Eric Neiley leads Atlanta against the Swamp Rabbits with four points (2g-2a).
• Swamp Rabbits are tied for fourth with four shorthanded goals.
• Gladiators are 11-1-1 when scoring first.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (9-9-3) at Orlando Solar Bears (6-11-5)            7 p.m. ET

• Savannah’s Pat Guay is tied for sixth among rookies with 20 points (8g-12a).
• Mathieu Foget leads Orlando against the Ghost Pirates with two goals.
• Ghost Pirates are league’s third-least penalized team with 10.62 penalty minutes per game.
• Solar Bears are tied for fourth with four shorthanded goals.

Reading Royals (13-6-1) at Trois-Rivières Lions (11-9-1)                         7 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Charlie Gerard is on a five-game point streak (3g-5a).
• Trois-Rivières’ Nicolas Lariviere is third with a 31.3 percent shooting percentage (5-for-16).
• Royals are 6-1-1 in one-goal games.
• Lions are second on the power play at home at 29.3 percent (12-for-41).

Toledo Walleye (9-10-3) at Norfolk Admirals (4-19-1)                             7:05 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins has eight points (3g-5a) in his last six games.
• Tag Bertuzzi leads Norfolk with eight goals and 18 points.
• Walleye are fourth with 27.73 shots-against per game.
• Admirals are 3-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Indy Fuel (16-6-1) at Wheeling Nailers (11-11-0)                                      7:10 p.m. ET

• Alex Wideman leads Indy against the Nailers with three goals and five points.
• Wheeling’s Cedric Desruisseaux is on a five-game goal streak (6g).
• Fuel are 11-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• Nailers are 7-1-0 when leading after two periods.

Fort Wayne Komets (7-8-5) at Cincinnati Cyclones (13-3-4)                   7:35 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Joshua Winquist is on a seven-game point streak (4g-8a).
• Patrick Polino leads Cincinnati against the Komets with three goals.
• Komets lead the league with 36.85 shots per game.
• Cyclones are second with 2.55 goals-against per game.

Wichita Thunder (12-8-2) at Allen Americans (6-13-1)                            7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Quinn Preston is on a six-game point streak (4g-4a).
• Jack Combs leads Allen against the Thunder with three goals and five points.
• Thunder are tied for the league lead with four wins when trailing after two periods.
• Americans are tied for the league lead with one shorthanded goal against.

Kalamazoo Wings (10-10-1) at Iowa Heartlanders (5-9-7)                       7:05 p.m. CT

• Kalamazoo’s Evan Cormier is third with 407 saves.
• Iowa’s Tyler Busch has six points (3g-3a) in his last two games.
• K-Wings are 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Heartlanders are second on the penalty kill at home at 88.0 percent (22-for-25).

Jacksonville Icemen (12-9-0) at Tulsa Oilers (7-8-5)                                 7:05 p.m. CT

• Jacksonville’s Luke Martin is tied for fifth among defensemen with 17 points (5g-12a).
• Tulsa’s Ryley Lindgren has at least one point in seven of his last eight games (5g-3a).
• Icemen are second with 26.62 shots-against per game.
• Oilers are 4-0-2 when outshooting their opponent at home.

Rapid City Rush (13-10-0) at Idaho Steelheads (18-3-1)                           7:10 p.m. MT

• Jon Martin leads Rapid City against the Steelheads with three goals.
• Idaho’s Matt Register leads the league in plus-minus at +23.
• Rush are seventh with 33.87 shots per game.
• Steelheads have outscored their opponents 37-13 in the third period.