ECHL Today - Dec. 17

Reading Royals (14-6-1) at Trois-Rivières Lions (11-10-1)                       3 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Pat Nagle is 6-1-0 in his last seven starts.
• Trois-Rivières’ Pierrick Dubé is tied for seventh among rookies with nine goals.
• Royals are 13-2-0 in their last 15 games.
• Lions are 10-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Toledo Walleye (10-10-3) at Norfolk Admirals (4-20-1)                           6:05 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins has nine points (4g-5a) in his last seven games.
• Norfolk’s Tag Bertuzzi is tied for 11th among rookies with eight goals.
• Walleye are 3-1-1 in one-goal games on the road.
• Admirals are 3-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (9-9-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (13-5-2)    6:05 p.m. ET

• Alex Swetlikoff leads Savannah against the Stingrays with two points (0g-2a).
• South Carolina’s Bear Hughes has 12 points (4g-8a) in his last eight games.
• Ghost Pirates are second with eight games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Stingrays are 8-0-1 at home, outscoring their opponents 42-21.

Maine Mariners (10-10-1) at Adirondack Thunder (5-12-4)                    7 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Tim Doherty is on a five-game point streak (4g-5a).
• Colin Long leads Adirondack against the Mariners with two points (0g-2a).
• Mariners are 4-1-1 when outshooting their opponent on the road.
• Thunder are 3-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Orlando Solar Bears (7-11-5) at Florida Everblades (14-4-2)                  7 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Michael Brodzinski is tied for ninth among defensemen with 15 points (4g-11a).
• Florida’s Jake Smith is on a seven-game point streak (5g-3a).
• Solar Bears are 6-0-2 when leading after two periods.
• Everblades have outscored their opponents 26-13 in the third period.

Cincinnati Cyclones (13-4-4) at Indy Fuel (17-6-1)                                   7 p.m. ET

• Justin Vaive leads Cincinnati against the Fuel with three goals.
• Indy’s Chad Yetman is on a six-game point streak (2g-5a).
• Cyclones are tied for the league lead with one shorthanded goal against.
• Fuel are 8-1-0 in their last nine games.

Newfoundland Growlers (18-5-1) at Worcester Railers (16-7-1)             7:05 p.m. ET

• Newfoundland’s Pavel Gogolev is on a nine-game point streak (5g-1210-1a).
• Anthony Repaci leads Worcester against the Growlers with six points (3g-3a).
• Growlers are 8-1-0 when outshot by their opponent.
• Railers are league’s least-penalized team with 8.00 penalty minutes per game.

Wheeling Nailers (11-12-0) at Fort Wayne Komets (8-8-5)                      7:30 p.m. ET

• Justin Addamo leads Wheeling against the Komets with four goals and six points.
• Fort Wayne’s Joshua Winquist is on an eight-game point streak (5g-9a).
• Seven of Nailers’ 11 road games have been decided by one goal.
• Komets have outscored  their opponents 13-6 over three-game winning streak.

Wichita Thunder (12-9-2) at Allen Americans (7-13-1)                            7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Michal Stinil has multiple points in six of his last seven games, totaling 13 points (7g-6a) over that span.
• Jack Combs leads Allen against the Thunder with four goals and seven points.
• Thunder are 8-3-2 in one-goal games.
• Americans are 4-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Kalamazoo Wings (11-10-1) at Iowa Heartlanders (5-10-7)                     7:05 p.m. CT

• Kalamazoo’s Marc Gatcomb scored his first pro goal in last night’s 4-1 win at Iowa.
• Tyler Busch leads Iowa against the K-Wings with three goals.
• K-Wings are 7-1-0 when scoring first.
• Heartlanders are tied for the league lead with nine games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Jacksonville Icemen (13-9-0) at Tulsa Oilers (7-9-5)                                 7:05 p.m. CT

• Jacksonville’s Christopher Brown is on a four-game point streak (1g-5a).
• Tulsa’s Jimmy Soper is on a three-game goal streak (3g).
• Icemen have outscored their opponents 20-8 during five-game winning streak.
• Oilers are tied for the league lead with one shorthanded goal against.

Rapid City Rush (13-11-0) at Idaho Steelheads (19-3-1)                           7:10 p.m. MT

• Rapid City’s Ilya Nikolaev has at least one point in six of his last seven games (4g-5a).
• Idaho’s Jordan Kawaguchi is on a three-game point streak (4g-2a).
• Rush have outscored their opponents 32-21 in the second period.
• Steelheads are 13-0-0 when scoring first.

Kansas City Mavericks (9-8-3) at Utah Grizzlies (9-12-0)                        7:10 p.m. MT

• Kansas City’s Cole Coskey has nine goals in his last nine games.
• Andrew Nielsen leads Utah against the Mavericks with eight points (1g-7a).
• Mavericks are 5-1-3 in one-goal games.
• Grizzlies are 4-0-0 when leading after one period.