ECHL Today - Dec. 31

Worcester Railers (12-11-5) at Reading Royals (11-13-2)                         3 p.m. ET

• Blade Jenkins leads Worcester against the Royals with six points (2g-4a).
• Reading’s Shane Sellar has seven goals in his last seven games.
• Railers are 7-2-2 when scoring first.
• Royals are 6-1-0 in their last seven games.

Newfoundland Growlers (14-11-4) at Adirondack Thunder (17-8-3)      5 p.m. ET

• Newfoundland’s Jonny Tychonick leads rookie defensemen with 28 points (4g-24a).
• Adirondack’s Shane Harper has seven points (2g-5a) in his last six games.
• Growlers are 6-1-4 in one-goal games.
• Thunder have outscored their opponents 32-23 in the first period.

Atlanta Gladiators (11-17-0) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (10-16-4)         5 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Navrin Mutter has four goals in his last six games.
• Pat Guay leads Savannah against the Gladiators with four goals and eight points.
• Gladiators are tied for second with one shorthanded goal against.
• Ghost Pirates are 8-2-0 when leading after two periods.

Tulsa Oilers (13-12-3) at Utah Grizzlies (10-17-0)                                     3:10 p.m. ET

• Tulsa’s Kyle Crnkovic is sixth among rookies with 16 assists.
• Utah’s Cole Gallant has 15 points (5g-10a) in his last 12 games.
• Oilers are third with 35.43 shots per game.
• Grizzlies are 8-2-0 when leading after two periods.

Indy Fuel (12-11-4) at Kalamazoo Wings (13-14-1)                                   6 p.m. ET

• Cameron Hillis leads Indy against the K-Wings with nine points (0g-9a).
• Kalamazoo’s Josh Passolt has six goals in his last eight games.
• Fuel are 9-3-2 in their last 14 games.
• K-Wings are tied for second with one shorthanded goal against.

Jacksonville Icemen (15-10-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (14-13-1)              6:05 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Matt Vernon is 6-1-0 in his last seven decisions.
• Cincinnati’s Jalen Smereck leads defensemen with 33 points (6g-27a).
• Icemen have scored 39 of their 87 goals in the third period.
• Cyclones lead the league with seven shorthanded goals.

Florida Everblades (13-9-4) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (20-9-1)        6:05 p.m. ET

• Florida’s Patrick Holway is on a five-game point streak (3g-4a).
• Ethan Somoza leads Greenville against the Everblades with four goals and five points.
• Everblades have scored 13 goals during their three-game winning streak.
• Swamp Rabbits are 12-2-1 in one-goal games.

Norfolk Admirals (15-10-3) at Wheeling Nailers (14-11-2)                       6:10 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Justin Robidas has 10 points (7g-3a) in his last nine games.
• Wheeling’s Jaxon Castor earned his first pro win in Saturday’s 5-3 win over Norfolk.
• Admirals lead the league on the penalty kill at 86.9 percent (106-for-122).
• Nailers have allowed nine goals in their last six games (4-1-1).

Idaho Steelheads (22-6-1) at Allen Americans (11-17-1)                           6:10 p.m. CT

• Idaho’s Wade Murphy is tied for the league lead with 39 points (17g-22a).
• Allen’s Kris Myllari is tied for first among defensemen with seven goals.
• Steelheads have outshot their opponent in 24 of their 29 games.
• Americans are 7-0-1 when leading after one period.

Toledo Walleye (19-4-4) at Fort Wayne Komets (15-11-3)                       7:30 p.m. ET

• Sam Craggs leads Toledo against the Komets with six goals and 11 points.
• Fort Wayne’s Ture Linden is on a five-game point streak (4g-2a).
• Walleye are 7-0-1 in their last eight games.
• Komets are third on the power play at home at 28.1 percent (16-for-57).

Wichita Thunder (10-15-4) at Kansas City Mavericks (22-7-1)               7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Peter Bates is third with 37 points (16g-21a).
• Kansas City’s Jacob Hayhurst has six goals in his last five games.
• Thunder are third on the power play on the road at 26.8 percent (15-for-56).
• Mavericks have outscored their opponents 19-6 during five-game winning streak.

Iowa Heartlanders (11-14-5) at Rapid City Rush (13-14-2)                      7:05 p.m. MT

• Pavel Novak leads Iowa against the Rush with four goals and six points.
• Rapid City’s Logan Nelson has 15 points (5g-10a) in his last 13 games.
• Heartlanders are seventh with 32.50 shots per game.
• Rush have won five consecutive home games.