ECHL Today - Jan. 7

Utah Grizzlies (12-18-0) at Newfoundland Growlers (15-12-5)                4 p.m. NT

• Brett Stapley leads Utah against the Growlers with three goals and six points.
• Newfoundland’s Zach O’Brien is on a six-game point streak (3g-5a).
• Grizzlies are 9-2-0 when leading after two periods.
• Growlers are 6-1-5 in one-goal games.

Trois-Rivières Lions (16-15-3) at Adirondack Thunder (21-8-3)             3 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ Matthew Boucher has six points (3g-3a) in his last two games.
• Yushiroh Hirano leads Adirondack against the Lions with six points (2g-4a).
• Lions are 8-3-3 in one-goal games.
• Thunder are 11-2-1 in their last 14 games.

Jacksonville Icemen (17-12-3) at Atlanta Gladiators (11-20-1)                3 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Christopher Brown is tied for fifth with seven power-play goals.
• Micah Miller leads Atlanta against the Icemen with three goals.
• Icemen have outscored their opponents 44-28 in the third period.
• Gladiators are tied for second with one shorthanded goal against.

Worcester Railers (14-12-5) at Maine Mariners (10-13-5)                       3 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Blade Jenkins has 10 points (2g-8a) in his last seven games.
• Jimmy Lambert leads Maine against the Railers with three goals.
• Railers are 7-2-0 when leading after one period.
• Mariners are fourth on the penalty kill at home at 84.8 percent (28-for-33).

Indy Fuel (14-12-4) at Norfolk Admirals (15-13-3)                                   3:05 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Zach Driscoll is seventh with a 2.51 goals-against average.
• Norfolk’s Justin Robidas is tied for ninth among rookies with 12 goals.
• Fuel are 11-4-2 in their last 17 games.
• Admirals are 11-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (23-9-1) at South Carolina Stingrays (18-10-2)     3:05 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Josh McKechney is on a three-game goal streak (5g).
• Josh Wilkins leads South Carolina with five goals and seven points.
• Swamp Rabbits are 4-0-1 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Stingrays are third with 26.83 shots-against per game.

Iowa Heartlanders (11-16-5) at Fort Wayne Komets (17-13-2)                5 p.m. ET

• Iowa’s Hunter Jones has made 34 or more saves in three consecutive appearances.
• Fort Wayne’s Jack Dugan is tied for second with 28 assists.
• Heartlanders are 6-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Komets are 9-3-2 when outshooting their opponent.

Rapid City Rush (14-16-2) at Tulsa Oilers (15-14-3)                                 4:05 p.m. CT

• Blake Bennett leads Rapid City against the Oilers with four goals and five points.
• Tulsa’s Eddie Matsushima has six goals in his last six games.
• Rush are tied for fifth with four shorthanded goals.
• Oilers are third with 36.06 shots per game.

Allen Americans (15-17-1) at Wichita Thunder (10-18-4)                        4:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Easton Brodzinski has 13 goals in his last 14 games.
• Peter Bates leads Wichita against the Americans with four goals and six points.
• Americans are 7-2-1 in one-goal games.
• Thunder are third on the power play at 26.1 percent (29-for-111).

Cincinnati Cyclones (14-14-3) at Toledo Walleye (22-4-4)                       5:15 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Zach Andrusiak has three goals in his last four games.
• Brandon Hawkins leads Toledo against the Cyclones with nine points (4g-5a).
• Cyclones have gone to overtime or a shootout in three of their last six games.
• Walleye are 14-1-2 in their last 17 games.