ECHL Today - Dec. 23

Worcester Railers (18-8-1) at Adirondack Thunder (5-14-4)                   7 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Collin Adams has at least one point in eight of his last nine games (6g-7a).
• Adirondack’s Nick Rivera has six points (1g-5a) in his last six games.
• Railers are league’s least-penalized team with 7.89 penalty minutes per game.
• Thunder are fourth on the penalty kill at 84.7 percent (84-for-98).

Cincinnati Cyclones (15-4-5) at Indy Fuel (17-8-1)                                   7 p.m. ET

• Patrick Polino leads Cincinnati against the Fuel with five points (2g-3a).
• Indy’s Alex Wideman has nine points (3g-6a) in his last four games.
• Cyclones have outscored their opponents 28-14 in the first period.
• Fuel lead the league with eight shorthanded goals.

Atlanta Gladiators (16-7-2) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (12-7-6)        7:05 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Eric Neiley has at least one goal in eight of his last nine games (11g).
• Alex Ierullo leads Greenville against the Gladiators with four points (2g-2a).
• Gladiators are first on the penalty kill on the road at 93.8 percent (30-for-32).
• Six of the Swamp Rabbits last eight games have been decided by one goal.

Reading Royals (16-6-1) at Norfolk Admirals (4-21-1)                             7:05 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Jacob Gaucher is on a three-game point streak (3g-3a).
• Norfolk’s Carson Musser is tied for seventh among rookie defensemen with three goals.
• Royals are 11-2-1 when scoring first.
• Admirals are 3-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Wheeling Nailers (11-13-1) at Toledo Walleye (11-10-3)                          7:15 p.m. ET

• Carter Johnson leads Wheeling against the Walleye with three goals.
• Toledo’s Joseph Nardi is tied for second among rookies with 16 assists.
• Nailers are 7-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Walleye are third with 27.50 shots-against per game.

Jacksonville Icemen (15-9-1) at Florida Everblades (15-5-3)                   7:30 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Luke Martin has at least one point in nine of his last 10 games (3g-10a).
• Joe Pendenza leads Florida against the Icemen with three goals.
• Icemen lead the league with 26.48 shots-against per game.
• Everblades are 9-0-0 when scoring first.

Orlando Solar Bears (9-12-5) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (9-11-5)          7:30 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Tristin Langan is on a four-game point streak (3g-2a).
• Savannah’s Connor Corcoran is second among defensemen with 75 shots on goal.
• Solar Bears are 7-0-2 when leading after two periods.
• Ghost Pirates are third with nine games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Iowa Heartlanders (6-11-7) at Kansas City Mavericks (10-10-3)             7:05 p.m. CT

• Iowa’s Tyler Busch has eight points (4g-4a) in his last five games.
• Jeremy McKenna leads Kansas City against the Heartlanders with three goals.
• Heartlanders are tied for the league lead with 10 games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Mavericks are 6-1-3 in one-goal games.

Allen Americans (7-15-1) at Tulsa Oilers (8-10-5)                                     7:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Hank Crone leads rookies with 28 points (12g-16a).
• Tulsa’s Eddie Matsushima had his third two-goal game of the season in last night’s 3-2 win over Allen.
• Americans are 4-2-1 when leading after two periods.
• Oilers are fifth with 35.00 shots per game.

Rapid City Rush (13-14-0) at Wichita Thunder (15-9-2)                          7:05 p.m. CT

• Rapid City’s Daniil Chechelev leads the league with 592 saves.
• Cole MacDonald leads Wichita against the Rush with nine points (2g-7a).
• Rush are 10-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Thunder have scored 15 goals during their three-game winning streak.

Utah Grizzlies (11-13-0) at Idaho Steelheads (21-3-1)                               7:10 p.m. MT

• Andrew Nielsen leads Utah against the Steelheads with six points (2g-4a).
• Idaho’s Wade Murphy has 11 points (4g-7a) in his last nine games.
• Grizzlies are 4-0-0 when leading after one period.
• Steelheads have outscored their opponents 34-12 during seven-game winning streak.