ECHL Today - March 2

Indy Fuel (29-18-6) at Cincinnati Cyclones (24-25-5)                               4:10 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Colin Bilek is on a three-game goal streak (3g).
• Cincinnati’s Jalen Smereck leads defensemen with 57 points (12g-45a).
• Fuel are 18-2-4 when leading after one period.
• Cyclones lead the league with 11 shorthanded goals.

Kalamazoo Wings (28-20-3) at Newfoundland Growlers (24-22-9)         7 p.m. NT

• Kalamazoo’s Derek Daschke is tied for first among defensemen with 14 goals.
• Newfoundland’s Tate Singleton is tied for second among rookies with 21 goals.
• K-Wings are 10-3-1 in their last 14 games.
• Growlers are 12-3-2 when leading after one period.

Maine Mariners (22-24-6) at Norfolk Admirals (31-19-4)                        6:05 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Brad Arvanitis is third with a .927 save percentage.
• Norfolk’s Kamerin Nault has five goals in his last five games.
• Mariners are 10-3-2 when leading after two periods.
• Admirals are tied for fourth with three shorthanded goals against.

Florida Everblades (28-15-9) at South Carolina Stingrays (31-20-3)      6:05 p.m. ET

• Mark Senden leads Florida against the Stingrays with four goals and six points.
• South Carolina’s Austin Magera is tied for second among rookies with 21 goals.
• Everblades are 20-3-4 when scoring first.
• Stingrays have outshot their opponent in 39 of their 54 games.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (36-16-2) at Atlanta Gladiators (18-35-3)    7 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Anthony Beauchamp is on a four-game point streak (2g-5a).
• Jackson Pierson leads Atlanta against the Swamp Rabbits with four goals.
• Swamp Rabbits are 20-2-2 in one-goal games.
• Gladiators are 10-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Orlando Solar Bears (27-18-8) at Jacksonville Icemen (33-16-5)             7 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Aaron Luchuk is on a three-game goal streak (3g).
• Brendan Harris leads Jacksonville against the Solar Bears with five goals and 11 points.
• Solar Bears are 20-3-2 when scoring first.
• Icemen are league’s least-penalized team with 8.04 penalty minutes per game.

Adirondack Thunder (33-13-7) at Reading Royals (22-24-7)                   7 p.m. ET

• Ryan Smith leads Adirondack against the Royals with five goals.
• Reading’s Ryan Cox has five goals in his last six games.
• Thunder have outscored their opponents 54-40 in the first period.
• Royals have outscored their opponents 12-2 during three-game winning streak.

Trois-Rivières Lions (20-24-6) at Worcester Railers (22-23-6)                7:05 p.m. ET

• Jakov Novak leads Trois-Rivières against the Railers with 10 points (2g-8a).
• Worcester’s Ashton Calder is tied for 10th among rookies with 40 points (21g-19a).
• Lions are 13-1-3 when leading after two periods.
• Railers are tied for the league lead with seven wins when trailing after two periods (7-17-2).

Iowa Heartlanders (22-24-7) at Toledo Walleye (30-12-9)                        7:15 p.m. ET

• Iowa’s Casey Dornbach is on a seven-game point streak (3g-6a).
• Trenton Bliss leads Toledo against the Heartlanders with nine points (4g-5a).
• Heartlanders have won a team record six consecutive road games.
• Walleye are second with 26.98 shots-against per game.

Wheeling Nailers (30-22-2) at Fort Wayne Komets (26-23-5)                  7:30 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Tanner Laderoute is tied for eighth among rookies with 19 goals.
• Ture Linden leads Fort Wayne against the Nailers with five points (2g-3a).
• Nailers are tied for second with two shorthanded goals against.
• Komets are second on the power play at home at 27.2 percent (22-for-81).

Allen Americans (23-25-3) at Wichita Thunder (19-26-8)                        7:05 p.m. CT

• Hank Crone leads Allen against the Thunder with four goals and eight points.
• Wichita’s Mitchell Russell is on a three-game goal streak (3g).
• Americans are 18-5-2 when scoring first.
• Thunder are 5-0-1 in their last six games.

Kansas City Mavericks (40-10-3) at Tulsa Oilers (24-24-6)                      7:05 p.m. CT

• Kansas City’s Cade Borchardt has 13 points (4g-9a) in his last 10 games.
• Tulsa’s Kyle Crnkovic is tied for 10th among rookies with 40 points (14g-26a).
• Mavericks have outscored their opponents 90-45 in the third period.
• Oilers are tied for second with two shorthanded goals against.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (21-28-5) at Rapid City Rush (20-32-2)             7:05 p.m. MT

• Savannah’s Logan Drevitch has 15 points (6g-9a) in his last 11 games.
• Rapid City’s Blake Bennett leads rookies with 23 goals.
• Ghost Pirates are tied for fourth with three shorthanded goals against.
• Rush are 15-3-2 when leading after two periods.

Utah Grizzlies (24-29-1) at Idaho Steelheads (37-14-3)                             7:10 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Dylan Fitze has six goals in his last five games.
• Idaho’s Parker AuCoin has at least one point in each of his seven games with the team (2g-7a).
• Grizzlies are 14-2-0 when leading after one period.
• Steelheads are 12-4-3 in one-goal games.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Kansas City can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Saturday if:

Kansas City wins AND Wichita loses in regulation AND Utah loses