ECHL Today - March 23

Newfoundland Growlers (26-25-10) at Maine Mariners (27-26-7)          6 p.m. ET

• Isaac Johnson leads Newfoundland against Mariners with nine points (1g-8a).
• Maine’s Owen Pederson has five goals in his last seven games.
• Growlers are second on the power play on the road at 28.8 percent (32-for-111).
• Mariners are 5-0-1 in their last six games.

Trois-Rivières Lions (26-26-8) at South Carolina Stingrays (35-23-5)    6:05 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ Nicolas Guay has nine points (4g-5a) in his last nine games.
• Austin Magera leads South Carolina against the Lions with four points (2g-2a).
• Lions are 4-0-2 in their last six games.
• Stingrays have outscored their opponents 82-57 in the second period.

Norfolk Admirals (35-21-6) at Adirondack Thunder (38-15-8)               7 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Keaton Jameson has eight goals in his last seven games.
• Adirondack’s Tristan Ashbrook is sixth among rookies with 24 goals.
• Admirals are second with 27.27 shots-against per game.
• Thunder are 16-3-8 in one-goal games.

Orlando Solar Bears (32-22-8) at Atlanta Gladiators (20-39-4)               7 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Aaron Luchuk has eight points (4g-4a) in his last four games.
• Micah Miller leads Atlanta against the Solar Bears with four goals.
• Solar Bears are 19-11-5 when out shot by their opponent.
• Gladiators are tied for third with nine shorthanded goals.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (41-18-3) at Jacksonville Icemen (37-19-6)      7 p.m. ET

• Carter Souch leads Greenville against the Icemen with five goals and 13 points.
• Jacksonville’s Matt Vernon is fifth with a .920 save percentage.
• Swamp Rabbits are 24-3-3 in one-goal games.
• Icemen are 15-3-4 when out shot by their opponent.

Worcester Railers (26-28-7) at Reading Royals (25-30-7)                         7 p.m. ET

• Zach White leads Worcester against the Royals with three goals.
• Reading’s Devon Paliani has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last 10 games.
• Railers are tied for the league lead with seven wins when trailing after two periods.
• Royals are 14-1-2 when leading after two periods.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (24-32-6) at Florida Everblades (34-19-9)        7 p.m. ET

• Logan Drevitch leads Savannah against the Everblades with eight points (3g-5a).
• Florida’s Logan Lambin has six goals in his last five games.
• Ghost Pirates are 18-2-1 when leading after two periods.
• Everblades have outscored their opponents 72-42 in the third period.

Toledo Walleye (39-14-9) at Indy Fuel (34-22-6)                                       7 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins leads the league with 37 goals and 82 points.
• Indy’s Kyle Maksimovich has five goals in his last five games.
• Walleye have outscored their opponents 87-50 in the third period.
• Fuel are 20-2-4 when leading after one period.

Wichita Thunder (23-30-8) at Iowa Heartlanders (24-29-8)                     6:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Jay Dickman leads the league with 15 power-play goals.
• Iowa’s Jonny Sorenson scored his first pro goal in Friday’s 2-1 win over Wichita.
• Thunder are 16-2-4 when leading after two periods.
• Heartlanders have allowed six goals in their last four games (2-1-1).

Fort Wayne Komets (32-26-5) at Wheeling Nailers (34-26-3)                  7:10 p.m. ET

• Jack Dugan leads Fort Wayne against the Nailers with 10 points (4g-6a).
• Wheeling’s Isaac Belliveau is third among defensemen with 13 goals.
• Komets are tied for the league lead with 12 shorthanded goals.
• Nailers are 7-0-3 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Kalamazoo Wings (33-25-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (27-30-5)                 7:35 p.m. ET

• Erik Bradford leads Kalamazoo against the Cyclones with four goals and nine points.
• Cincinnati’s Noah Kane scored his first pro goal on Friday at Indy.
• K-Wings are tied for the league lead with three shorthanded goals against.
• Cyclones are sixth on the power play at home at 28.6 percent (30-for-127).

Kansas City Mavericks (45-11-6) at Allen Americans (27-31-3)              7:10 p.m. CT

• Kansas City’s Cole Coskey has nine points (3g-6a) in his last six games.
• Colby McAuley leads Allen against the Mavericks with 10 goals and 13 points.
• Mavericks have outscored their opponents 104-52 in the third period.
• Americans are 14-1-2 when leading after one period.

Utah Grizzlies (29-30-3) at Rapid City Rush (23-25-3)                             7:05 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Brett Stapley is on a four-game point streak (4g-7a).
• Rapid City’s Blake Bennett leads rookies with 28 goals.
• Grizzlies are one of two teams (Maine) to have not gone to a shootout.
• Rush are 17-3-3 when leading after two periods.

Tulsa Oilers (28-28-7) at Idaho Steelheads (41-18-4)                                7:10 p.m. MT

• Blake McLaughlin leads Tulsa against the Steelheads with seven goals.
• Idaho’s Francesco Arcuri has five goals in his last seven games.
• Oilers are 20-0-3 when leading after two periods.
• Steelheads are 29-3-3 when scoring first.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

Adirondack wins OR 

Adirondack loses in overtime/shootout AND Maine loses OR

Maine loses in regulation AND Trois-Rivières loses

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

Toledo wins OR

Toledo loses in overtime/shootout OR

Fort Wayne loses

MOST ROAD WINS, ONE SEASON 
26 – Idaho Steelheads, 2022-23 
     – Toledo Walleye, 2022-23 
     – Florida Everblades, 2017-18 
     – Cincinnati Cyclones, 2007-08 
     – Texas Wildcatters, 2007-08 
     – Louisiana IceGators, 2001-02 
25 – nine times, most recent:  
         Kansas City Mavericks, 2023-24 
         South Carolina Stingrays, 2019-20 (season was not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic)