ECHL Today - March 1

Kalamazoo Wings (27-20-3) at Newfoundland Growlers (24-21-9)         7 p.m. NT

• Kalamazoo’s Hunter Vorva is third with a .926 save percentage.
• Newfoundland’s Zach O’Brien leads the league with 29 power-play points (9g-20a).
• K-Wings lead the league with one shorthanded goal against.
• Growlers are second with 16 games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Iowa Heartlanders (21-24-7) at Indy Fuel (29-18-5)                                  7 p.m. ET

• Casey Dornbach leads Iowa against the Fuel with six points (2g-4a).
• Indy’s Kyle Maksimovich has 14 points (5g-9a) in his last nine games.
• Heartlanders are on a five-game road winning streak.
• Fuel are 24-5-3 when scoring first.

Adirondack Thunder (33-12-7) at Reading Royals (22-24-7)                   7 p.m. ET

• Shane Harper leads Adirondack against the Royals with eight points (1g-7a).
• Reading’s Mason Millman has seven points (3g-4a) in his last seven games.
• Thunder are fifth on the power play on the road at 24.3 percent (17-for-70).
• Royals are 13-1-2 when leading after two periods.

Maine Mariners (22-23-6) at Norfolk Admirals (31-19-4)                        7:05 p.m. ET

• Wyllum Deveaux leads Maine against the Admirals with four goals and five points.
• Norfolk’s Stepan Timofeyev has seven points (4g-3a) in his last six games.
• Mariners are tied for the league lead with eight wins when trailing after one period (8-13-3).
• Admirals are 11-2-0 in their last 13 games.

Florida Everblades (27-15-9) at South Carolina Stingrays (31-19-3)      7:05 p.m. ET

• Oliver Chau leads Florida against the Stingrays with five points (2g-3a).
• South Carolina’s Mitchell Gibson is third with a 2.27 goals-against average.
• Everblades have outscored their opponents 60-32 in the third period.
• Stingrays lead the league with 26.15 shots-against per game.

Fort Wayne Komets (26-22-5) at Toledo Walleye (29-12-9)                     7:15 p.m. ET

• Jack Dugan leads Fort Wayne against the Walleye with 10 points (3g-7a).
• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins leads the league with 31 goals and 66 points.
• Komets are tied for third with four shorthanded goals on the road.
• Walleye are fourth with 34.56 shots per game.

Wheeling Nailers (30-21-2) at Cincinnati Cyclones (23-25-5)                   7:35 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Taylor Gauthier leads the league with 20 wins.
• Cincinnati’s Patrick Polino leads the league with five shorthanded goals.
• Nailers are sixth with 28.74 shots-against per game.
• Cyclones lead the league on the power play at 27.7 percent (28-for-101).

Jacksonville Icemen (33-15-5) at Orlando Solar Bears (26-18-8)             8 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Matt Vernon is 11-0-1 in his last 12 appearances.
• Tyler Bird leads Orlando against the Icemen with four goals and six points.
• Icemen have outscored their opponents 71-42 in the third period.
• Solar Bears lead the league on the penalty kill at 85.8 percent (145-for-169).

Tulsa Oilers (24-23-6) at Allen Americans (22-25-3)                                 7:10 p.m. CT

• Eddie Matsushima leads Tulsa against the Americans with 15 points (6g-9a).
• Allen’s Colby McAuley is tied for fourth with 11 power-play goals.
• Oilers lead the league with 37.79 shots per game.
• Americans are 12-0-2 when leading after one period.

Wichita Thunder (19-26-7) at Kansas City Mavericks (39-10-3)             7:35 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Jay Dickman is on a six-game point streak (4g-8a).
• Jacob Hayhurst leads Kansas City against the Thunder with nine goals and 17 points.
• Thunder have scored 23 goals during five-game winning streak.
• Mavericks are fourth with 2.73 goals-against per game.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (20-28-5) at Rapid City Rush (20-31-2)             7:05 p.m. MT

• Savannah’s Jordan Kaplan has five goals in his last seven games.
• Rapid City’s Blake Bennett is tied for second among rookies with five game-winning goals.
• Ghost Pirates are tied for fourth with three shorthanded goals against.
• Rush are tied for the league low with five games decided beyond regulation.

Utah Grizzlies (24-28-1) at Idaho Steelheads (36-14-3)                             7:10 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Brandon Cutler has 11 points (7g-4a) in his last 11 games.
• Wade Murphy leads Idaho against the Grizzlies with eight points (3g-5a).
• Grizzlies are league’s fourth-least penalized team with 10.53 penalty minutes per game.
• Steelheads lead the league with 4.34 goals per game.