ECHL Today - Dec. 9

Iowa Heartlanders (4-9-5) at Newfoundland Growlers (15-5-1)              7 p.m. ET

• Cole Stallard leads Iowa with nine goals.
• Newfoundland’s Pavel Gogolev is on a six-game point streak (3g-6a).
• Heartlanders have gone to overtime or a shootout in seven of their last 10 games.
• Growlers are tied for second with 4.10 goals per game.

Orlando Solar Bears (6-8-5) at Atlanta Gladiators (10-6-1)                     7 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Jack LaFontaine is fifth with 332 saves.
• Atlanta’s Tyler Parks is tied for fourth with a .933 save percentage.
• Solar Bears are 6-0-2 when leading after two periods.
• Gladiators are second on the penalty kill at home at 92.9 percent (39-for-42).

Fort Wayne Komets (5-7-5) at Indy Fuel (14-5-1)                                     7 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Mark Rassell has three goals in his last two games.
• Indy’s Seamus Malone is on a five-game point streak (4g-3a).
• Komets are second on the power play on the road at 28.1 percent (9-for-32).
• Fuel lead the league with seven shorthanded goals.

Utah Grizzlies (9-10-0) at Jacksonville Icemen (10-9-0)                           7 p.m. ET

• Utah’s Andrew Nielsen leads defensemen, and is second overall, with 19 assists.
• Jacksonville’s Zach Jordan has three goals in his last four games.
• Grizzlies are 4-0-0 when leading after one period.
• Icemen lead the league with 26.63 shots-against per game.

Toledo Walleye (7-10-1) at Kalamazoo Wings (9-8-1)                               7 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Sebastian Cossa is second with 823 minutes played.
• Mason McCarty leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with six goals and seven points.
• Walleye are fourth with 27.56 shots-against per game.
• K-Wings are 4-0-0 when leading after one period.

Allen Americans (5-12-1) at Reading Royals (12-5-1)                               7 p.m. ET

• Allen’s Hank Crone has four goals in his last five games.
• Reading’s Max Newton has nine points (4g-5a) in his last six games.
• Americans are tied for second with one shorthanded goal against.
• Royals are 5-1-1 in one-goal games.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (9-6-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (11-4-2)    7:05 p.m. ET

• Nikita Pavlychev leads Greenville against the Stingrays with three goals.
• South Carolina’s Bear Hughes is tied for third among rookies with 10 goals.
• Swamp Rabbits are tied for the league lead with seven games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Stingrays are second on the power play at home at 29.4 percent (10-for-34).

Idaho Steelheads (14-3-1) at Worcester Railers (16-4-1)                          7:05 p.m. ET

• Idaho’s Ryan Dmowski leads the league with 104 shots on goal.
• Worcester’s Henrik Tikkanen is tied for fourth with a .933 save percentage.
• Steelheads are 6-1-1 on the road, outscoring their opponents 34-19.
• Railers have outscored their opponents 34-18 in the first period.

Trois-Rivières Lions (10-8-1) at Maine Mariners (9-9-1)                         7:15 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ Anthony Beauregard has five goals in his last six games.
• Nick Master leads Maine against the Lions with five points (1g-4a).
• Lions are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
• Mariners have scored first in 12 of their 19 games.

Florida Everblades (12-4-3) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (9-6-3)              7:30 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Jake Smith is on a five-game point streak (3g-2a).
• Savannah’s Vincent Marleau posted first hat trick in team history in last night’s 8-2 win over Florida.
• Everblades are 3-0-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• Ghost Pirates have outscored their opponents 25-13 in the second period.

Wheeling Nailers (10-9-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (12-2-4)                       7:35 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Josh Maniscalco is tied for first among defensemen with six goals.
• Cincinnati’s Louie Caporusso is on an eight-game point streak (6g-5a).
• Nailers are 6-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Five of the Cyclones’ last six games have been decided by one goal.

Wichita Thunder (11-7-2) at Rapid City Rush (12-8-0)                            7:05 p.m. MT

• Wichita’s Stefan Fournier is tied for second with three game-winning goals.
• Rapid City’s Matt Marcinew has 18 points (7g-11a) in his last nine games.
• Thunder are tied for the league lead with seven games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Rush are 9-1-0 when leading after two periods.