ECHL Today - Oct. 21

Reading Royals (0-1-0) at Newfoundland Growlers (1-0-0)         7 p.m. NT

• Reading’s Adam Brubacher and Ryan Chyzowski both scored two goals in last night’s game.
• Newfoundland’s Tyler Weiss had three points (2g-1a) in Friday’s 7-4 win.
• Royals went 3-for-6 on the power play on Friday.
• Growlers’ Dryden McKay made 29 saves last night.

Trois-Rivières Lions (1-0-0) at Maine Mariners (0-1-0)               6 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ Joe Vrbetic stopped 33 of 35 shots in Friday’s win.
• Reid Stefanson scored both of Maine’s goal in 4-2 loss at Trois-Rivières last night.
• Lions went 2-for-6 on the power play in last night’s game.
• Mariners outshot Trois-Rivières 35-34 last night.

Orlando Solar Bears (0-0-1) at South Carolina Stingrays (0-0-0)        6:05 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Aaron Luchuk had two assists on Thursday against Florida.
• South Carolina’s Garet Hunt is ECHL all-time leader with 2,687 career penalty minutes.
• Solar Bears went 1-for-4 on the power play in Thursday’s shootout loss to Florida.
• Stingrays have qualified for the postseason 27 times in 29 seasons.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (1-0-0) at Atlanta Gladiators (0-0-0)     7 p.m. ET

• Savannah’s Jordan Papirny stopped 31 of 33 shots in 3-2 shootout win over Norfolk last night.
• Atlanta’s Derek Nesbitt makes his head-coaching debut.
• Ghost Pirates went 1-for-4 on the power play in last night’s game.
• Gladiators were 21-10-5 at home last season.

Florida Everblades (1-0-0) at Jacksonville Icemen (0-0-0)           7 p.m. ET

• Mark Senden led Florida with six shots on goal on Thursday at Orlando.
• Jacksonville’s Nick Luukko is 84-50-10 in two seasons as head coach.
• Everblades’ Cam Johnson made 36 saves in 4-3 shootout win at Orlando on Thursday.
• Icemen have won at least 21 home games in each of the last three seasons.

Toledo Walleye (0-0-0) at Kalamazoo Wings (0-0-0)                     7 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins was tied for second last season with 39 goals.
• Kalamazoo’s Justin Taylor ranks third in ECHL history with 795 career games played.
• Walleye’s Pat Mikesch makes professional head-coaching debut.
• K-Wings Joel Martin enters second season as team’s head coach.

Norfolk Admirals (0-0-1) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (0-0-0)  7:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Justin Robidas scored first pro goal in pro debut last night at Savannah.
• Greenville’s Andrew Lord is 111-71-34 in three seasons as team’s head coach.
• Admirals went 1-for-4 on the power play last night at Savannah.
• Swamp Rabbits have qualified for the postseason in each of the last three seasons.

Adirondack Thunder (0-0-0) at Worcester Railers (0-0-0)           7:05 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Patrick Grasso was fifth last season with 37 goals.
• Worcester’s Henrik Tikkanen was ninth last season with a .914 save percentage.
• Thunder went 16-7-5 in their final 28 games last season.
• Railers were league’s least-penalized team last season with 9.13 penalty minutes per game.

Wichita Thunder (0-1-0) at Kansas City Mavericks (1-0-0)         6:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Bradley Marek scored two goals in pro debut last night against Kansas City.
• Kansas City’s Max Andreev had three points (1g-2a) in pro debut in last night’s 6-3 win at Wichita.
• Thunder went 1-for-1 on the power play in Friday’s game.
• Mavericks outshot Wichita 40-32 last night.

Indy Fuel (0-1-0) at Fort Wayne Komets (1-0-0)                           7:30 p.m. ET

• Jon Martin scored Indy’s lone goal in 4-1 loss to Fort Wayne last night.
• Fort Wayne’s Nolan Volcan scored first pro goal in pro debut on Friday.
• Fuel went 1-for-3 on the power play on Friday.
• Komets outshot Indy 37-18 in last night’s game.

Wheeling Nailers (0-0-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (0-0-0)               7:35 p.m. ET

• Cédric Desruisseaux led Wheeling last season with 30 goals and 59 points.
• Cincinnati’s Jalen Smereck was tied for fifth among defensemen last season with 50 points (11g-39a).
• Nailers were seventh last season with 30.11 shots-against per game.
• Cyclones have won Central Division title three times in the last four seasons.

Allen Americans (1-0-0) at Idaho Steelheads (0-1-0)                     7:10 p.m. MT

• Allen’s Philippe Daoust scored two goals in 5-2 win last night.
• Jade Miller and Wade Murphy scored Idaho’s goals on Friday night.
• Americans went 8-for-8 on the penalty in Friday’s game.
• Steelheads outshot Allen 45-19 in last night’s game.

Tulsa Oilers (0-0-0) at Utah Grizzlies (0-0-0)                                 7:10 p.m. MT

• Tulsa’s Rob Murray is sixth in ECHL history with 854 career games coached.
• Jordan Martel had 44 points (18g-26a) in 45 games with Utah last season.
• Oilers were third last season with 35.43 shots per game.
• Grizzlies have qualified for the postseason for three consecutive seasons.