ECHL Today - March 16

Idaho Steelheads (40-17-3) at Trois-Rivières Lions (24-26-7)                  3 p.m. ET

• Idaho’s Matt Register is second among defensemen with 51 points (8g-43a).
• Trois-Rivières’ Nicolas Guay has eight points (3g-5a) in his last five games.
• Steelheads are 25-10-2 when outshooting their opponent.
• Lions are 16-1-3 when leading after two periods.

Reading Royals (25-27-7) at Maine Mariners (24-26-7)                            6 p.m. ET

• Devon Paliani leads Reading against the Mariners with four goals.
• Maine’s Chase Zieky is on a three-game point streak (3g-3a).
• Royals are 14-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Mariners are tied for third with eight wins when trailing after one period.

Florida Everblades (31-18-9) at South Carolina Stingrays (34-22-4)      6:05 p.m. ET

Completion of suspended game from Saturday, Dec. 23

• Florida’s Cam Johnson is second with 2,231 minutes played.
• Ivan Lodnia leads South Carolina against the Everblades with eight points (2g-6a).
• Everblades have outscored their opponents 69-40 in the third period.
• Stingrays are 24-3-0 when leading after one period.

Tulsa Oilers (27-27-6) at Indy Fuel (31-21-6)                                             7 p.m. ET

• Tulsa’s Kyle Crnkovic is 12th among rookies with 45 points (15g-30a).
• Indy’s Mitchell Weeks is tied for second with three shutouts.
• Oilers are 19-0-3 when leading after two periods.
• Fuel are 26-5-3 when scoring first.

Allen Americans (25-29-3) at Kalamazoo Wings (31-23-3)                       7 p.m. ET

• Allen’s Colby McAuley is tied for fourth with 11 power-play goals.
• Kalamazoo’s Hunter Vorva is fourth with a 2.36 goals-against average.
• Americans are 13-1-2 when leading after one period.
• K-Wings are 17-8-3 in one-goal games.

Toledo Walleye (35-14-9) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (40-16-3)          7:05 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Noah Prokop scored his first pro goal in pro debut last night at Greenville.
• Greenville’s Brett Kemp has eight points (2g-6a) in his last six games.
• Walleye are 30-9-6 when outshooting their opponent.
• Swamp Rabbits are 23-2-3 in one-goal games.

Adirondack Thunder (35-15-8) at Worcester Railers (25-26-7)               7:05 p.m. ET  

• Adirondack’s Tristan Ashbrook has seven points (4g-3a) in his last five games.
• Ashton Calder leads Worcester against the Thunder with five goals.
• Thunder are 21-7-5 when outshooting their opponent.
• Railers are 18-4-3 when scoring first.

Wheeling Nailers (33-24-3) at Iowa Heartlanders (23-28-8)                     6:05 p.m. CT

• Wheeling’s Justin Lee has six points (2g-4a) in his last seven games.
• Louis Boudon leads Iowa against the Nailers with four points (1g-3a).
• Nailers are 7-0-3 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Heartlanders are 14-2-1 when leading after two periods.

Rapid City Rush (22-34-3) at Kansas City Mavericks (44-10-5)              6:05 p.m. CT

• Blake Bennett leads Rapid City against the Mavericks with five goals.
• Kansas City’s Cade Borchardt is tied for first among rookies with 62 points (19g-43a).
• Rush are 16-3-3 when leading after two periods.
• Mavericks are 27-3-4 in their last 34 games.

Cincinnati Cyclones (25-28-5) at Fort Wayne Komets (31-24-5)             7:30 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Patrick Polino leads the league with five shorthanded goals.
• Jack Dugan leads Fort Wayne against the Cyclones with 12 points (2g-10a).
• Cyclones are fourth with 3.55 goals per game.
• Komets are 21-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Norfolk Admirals (34-19-5) at Utah Grizzlies (26-30-2)                           7:10 p.m. MT

• Norfolk’s Keaton Jameson is on a three-game goal streak (5g).
• Utah’s Kyle Mayhew is tied for first among rookie defensemen with 41 points (10g-31a).
• Admirals are 19-4-1 in their last 24 games.
• Grizzlies are league’s fourth-least penalized team with 10.43 penalty minutes per game.