ECHL Today - Jan. 5

Utah Grizzlies (11-17-0) at Newfoundland Growlers (14-12-4)                7 p.m. NT

• Mick Messner leads Utah against the Growlers with four points (2g-2a).
• Newfoundland’s Jonny Tychonick is tied for third among defensemen with 28 points (4g-24a).
• Grizzlies are only team to have not had a game decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Growlers are 10-2-2 when scoring first.

Maine Mariners (10-12-4) at Adirondack Thunder (19-8-3)                    7 p.m. ET

• Alex Kile leads Maine against the Thunder with four goals and eight points.
• Adirondack’s Vinnie Purpura has allowed nine goals in his last five appearances (5-0-0).
• Mariners are 5-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Thunder are 9-3-3 in one-goal games.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (11-16-4) at Jacksonville Icemen (16-11-3)       7 p.m. ET

• Savannah’s Brent Pedersen leads the league with six game-winning goals.
• Derek Lodermeier leads Jacksonville against the Ghost Pirates with four goals.
• Ghost Pirates are 6-2-1 when leading after one period.
• Icemen are fourth with 27.83 shots-against per game.

Cincinnati Cyclones (14-14-1) at Kalamazoo Wings (14-15-1)                 7 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Patrick Polino leads the league with five shorthanded goals.
• Erik Bradford leads Kalamazoo against the Cyclones with five points (3g-2a).
• Cyclones are 4-0-1 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• K-Wings are tied for second with one shorthanded goal against.

Wheeling Nailers (15-11-2) at Orlando Solar Bears (17-9-2)                    7 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Taylor Gauthier leads the league with a 2.06 goals-against average and .932 save percentage.
• Orlando’s Brayden Low is on a four-game point streak (6g-3a).
• Nailers are tied for second with one shorthanded goal against.
• Solar Bears are 12-4-1 in their last 17 games.

South Carolina Stingrays (17-9-2) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (21-9-1)       7:05 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Jackson Leppard is fourth with a 27.3 percent shooting percentage (6-for-22).
• Nikita Pavlychev leads Greenville against the Stingrays with three goals.
• Stingrays are fourth on the penalty kill at 84.1 percent (69-for-83).
• Swamp Rabbits are 13-2-1 in one-goal games.

Indy Fuel (12-12-4) at Norfolk Admirals (15-11-3)                                   7:05 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Cameron Hillis is tied for third with 12 power-play assists.
• Norfolk’s Yaniv Perets is 10th with a .915
• Fuel are fifth with 28.11 shots-against per game.
• Admirals are second with 2.72 goals-against per game.

Trois-Rivières Lions (15-15-2) at Worcester Railers (13-11-5)                7:05 p.m. ET

• Trois-Riveres’ Joe Vrbetic leads the league with 1,344 minutes played and 644 saves.
• Worcester’s Ashton Calder is tied for fourth among rookies with 28 points (14g-14a).
• Lions are 8-3-2 in one-goal games.
• Railers are tied for the league lead with four wins when trailing after two periods (4-9-2).

Fort Wayne Komets (16-12-3) at Toledo Walleye (20-4-4)                       7:15 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Noah Volcan has seven points (4g-3a) in his last seven games.
• Sam Craggs leads Toledo against the Komets with seven goals and 12 points.
• Komets are 7-0-3 in one-goal games.
• Walleye are tied for the league lead with six wins when trailing after one period (6-2-2).

Florida Everblades (14-10-4) at Atlanta Gladiators (11-19-0)                 7:30 p.m. ET

• Bobo Carpenter leads Florida against the Gladiators with three goals and six points.
• Atlanta’s Micah Miller is third among rookies with 95 shots on goal.
• Everblades are tied for fourth with 2.82 goals-against per game.
• Gladiators are tied for second with five shorthanded goals.

Rapid City Rush (14-14-2) at Tulsa Oilers (13-14-3)                                 7:05 p.m. CT

• Rapid City’s Brett Gravelle has nine points (5g-4a) in his last seven games.
• Tyler Poulson leads Tulsa with 19 points (11g-8a).
• Rush are league’s fourth-least penalized team with 10.90 penalty minutes per game.
• Oilers are third with 35.40 shots per game.

Allen Americans (13-17-1) at Wichita Thunder (10-16-4)                        7:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Easton Brodzinski has 11 goals in his last 12 games.
• Peter Bates leads Wichita against the Americans with three goals.
• Americans are seventh with 3.48 goals per game.
• Thunder are third on the power play at 25.9 percent (28-for-108).

Reading Royals (12-14-2) at Idaho Steelheads (22-8-1)                             7:10 p.m. MT

• Reading’s Shane Sellar is on a three-game point streak (2g-4a).
• Idaho’s Keaton Mastrodonato leads rookies with 16 goals.
• Royals are 8-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Steelheads have outscored their opponents 62-35 in the second period.