ECHL Today - Dec. 23

Maine Mariners (9-11-2) at Worcester Railers (9-11-4)                           5:05 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Jimmy Lambert has 15 points (4g-11a) in his last 12 games.
• Worcester’s Anthony Repaci has four goals in his last five games.
• Mariners are 4-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Railers have scored 28 of their 61 goals in the third period.

Rapid City Rush (11-13-2) at Allen Americans (9-16-1)                           4:10 p.m. CT

• Rapid City’s Blake Bennett has five goals in his last seven games.
• Allen’s Colby McAuley has multiple points in six of his last seven games (8g-7a).
• Rush have scored first in 16 of their 26 games.
• Americans are 7-0-1 when leading after one period.

Reading Royals (9-12-2) at Norfolk Admirals (14-8-3)                             6:05 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Adam Brubacher is tied for fourth among defensemen with five goals.
• Norfolk’s Carson Golder has 11 goals in his last 13 games.
• Royals are third on the penalty kill at 85.4 percent (70-for-82).
• Admirals have outscored their opponents 40-22 in the third period.

Florida Everblades (11-9-4) at South Carolina Stingrays (16-7-2)          6:05 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Joe Pendenza has four points (2g-2a) in his last two games.
• South Carolina’s Connor Moore is fifth among defensemen with 21 points (2g-19a).
• Everblades are second with 2.67 goals-against per game.
• Stingrays are 10-1-0 in their last 11 games.

Trois-Rivières Lions (13-13-1) at Adirondack Thunder (15-7-3)             7 p.m. ET

• Anthony Beauregard leads Trois-Rivières with 21 points (10g-11a).
• Adirondack’s Erik Middendorf is tied for eighth among rookies with 10 goals.
• Lions are 7-3-1 in one-goal games.
• Thunder have outscored their opponents 30-19 in the first period.

Orlando Solar Bears (13-9-2) at Atlanta Gladiators (10-14-0)                 7 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Mitchell Hoelscher has nine points (4g-5a) in his last six games.
• Atlanta’s Cody Sylvester is on a three-game point streak (2g-2a).
• Solar Bears have outscored their opponents 14-4 during three-game winning streak.
• Gladiators are 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Indy Fuel (10-10-3) at Kalamazoo Wings (12-13-0)                                   7 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Cameron Hillis is tied for third with 10 power-play assists.
• Erik Bradford leads Kalamazoo against the Fuel with seven points (0g-7a).
• Fuel are 8-2-1 in their last 11 games.
• K-Wings are 7-3-0 in one-goal games.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (9-14-4) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (19-8-0)         7:05 p.m. ET

• Simon Pinard leads Savannah against the Swamp Rabbits with five goals.
• Greenville’s Jake Smith has four points (3g-1a) in his last two games.
• Ghost Pirates are 8-2-0 when leading after two periods.
• Swamp Rabbits are 12-2-0 in one-goal games.

Fort Wayne Komets (13-9-3) at Iowa Heartlanders (11-11-5)                  6:05 p.m. CT

• Jack Dugan leads Fort Wayne against the Heartlanders with five points (1g-4a).
• Iowa’s Brett Budgell is on a four-game point streak (2g-4a).
• Komets have scored 22 goals in their last five games (4-1-0).
• Heartlanders are 8-2-0 when scoring first.

Cincinnati Cyclones (12-11-1) at Toledo Walleye (16-4-3)                       7:15 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Jalen Smereck leads defensemen with 31 points (6g-25a).
• Toledo’s Orrin Centazzo has eight points (4g-4a) in his last five games.
• Cyclones are fourth with 33.96 shots per game.
• Walleye are second on the power play at home at 30.0 percent (12-for-40). 

Tulsa Oilers (13-9-3) at Wichita Thunder (9-13-4)                        7:05 p.m. CT

• Kishaun Gervais leads Tulsa against the Thunder with three goals.
• Wichita’s Brayden Watts has 20 points (5g-15a) in his last 13 games.
• Oilers are 6-0-2 when leading after one period.
• Thunder are third on the power play at 27.8 percent (27-for-97).

Idaho Steelheads (20-5-1) at Utah Grizzlies (8-16-0)                     7:10 p.m. MT

• Idaho’s Wade Murphy has eight points (3g-5a) in his last six games.
• Utah’s Cole Gallant has 11 points (4g-7a) in his last eight games.
• Steelheads lead the league on the power play at 31.3 percent (30-for-96).
• Grizzlies are only team to have not had a game decided in overtime or a shootout.