ECHL Today - March 24

Newfoundland Growlers (27-25-10) at Maine Mariners (27-27-7)          3 p.m. ET

• Newfoundland’s Isaac Johnson is on a five-game point streak (3g-6a).
• Maine’s Alex Kile is second with 32 goals.
• Growlers are 22-2-0 when leading after two periods.
• Mariners have outscored their opponents 84-65 in the third period.

Norfolk Admirals (36-21-6) at Adirondack Thunder (38-16-8)               3 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Danny Katic has 11 goals in his last 12 games.
• Yushiroh Hirano leads Adirondack against the Admirals with eight points (1g-7a).
• Admirals are 25-12-4 when outshooting their opponent.
• Thunder are third with 34.52 shots per game.

Worcester Railers (26-28-8) at Reading Royals (26-30-7)                         3 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Austin Heidemann scored his first pro goal in last night’s game at Reading.
• Tag Bertuzzi leads Reading against the Railers with seven points (2g-5a).
• Railers are 19-4-4 when scoring first.
• Royals are 10-0-7 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Trois-Rivières Lions (27-26-8) at South Carolina Stingrays (35-24-5)    3:05 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ Alex-Olivier Voyer is on a four-game point streak (4g-2a).
• South Carolina’s Jack Adams is tied for fourth among rookies with eight power-play goals.
• Lions are 5-0-2 in their last seven games.
• Stingrays are fourth with 3.52 goals per game.

Wichita Thunder (23-31-8) at Iowa Heartlanders (25-29-8)                     2:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Michal Stinil has 18 points (12g-6a) in his last 13 games.
• Brett Budgell leads Iowa against the Thunder with six points (3g-3a).
• Thunder are 11-3-4 when leading after one period.
• Heartlanders have allowed eight goals in their last five games (3-1-1).

Cincinnati Cyclones (27-30-6) at Wheeling Nailers (35-26-3)                   4:10 p.m. ET

• Patrick Polino leads Cincinnati against the Nailers with five points (1g-4a).
• Wheeling’s Jordan Martel has four goals in his last four games.
• Cyclones are 19-3-2 when leading after two periods.
• Nailers are tied for the league lead with three shorthanded goals against.

Kalamazoo Wings (34-25-3) at Indy Fuel (34-23-6)                       5 p.m. ET

• Kalamazoo’s Brad Morrison is on a six-game point streak (3g-9a).
• Colin Bilek leads Indy against the K-Wings with five goals.
• K-Wings are tied for the league lead with three shorthanded goals against.
• Fuel are 29-5-3 when scoring first.

Utah Grizzlies (29-31-3) at Rapid City Rush (24-35-3)                 4:05 p.m. MT

• Brandon Cutler leads Utah against the Rush with five goals.
• Rapid City’s Alex Aleardi is on a 12-game point streak (8g-10a).
• Grizzlies are one of two teams (Maine) to have not gone to a shootout this season.
• Rush are 18-3-3 when leading after two periods.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

Adirondack wins OR 
Adirondack loses in overtime/shootout OR
Trois-Rivières loses OR
Newfoundland loses