ECHL Today - March 29

Reading Royals (26-32-7) at Adirondack Thunder (38-17-8)                   7 p.m. ET

• Devon Paliani leads Reading against the Thunder with six points (3g-3a).
• Adirondack’s Tristan Ashbrook has 14 points (7g-7a) in his last 10 games.
• Royals are 14-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Thunder are third with 34.46 shots per game.

Cincinnati Cyclones (28-30-6) at Kalamazoo Wings (34-26-3)                 7 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Jalen Smereck is second with 31 power-play points (4g-27a).
• Erik Bradford leads Kalamazoo against the Cyclones with 12 points (6g-6a).
• Cyclones are tied for the league lead with 12 shorthanded goals.
• K-Wings are tied for third with 2.84 goals-against per game.

Maine Mariners (28-27-7) at Trois-Rivières Lions (28-27-8)                   7 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Alex Kile is tied for third with 32 goals.
• Miguël Tourigny leads Trois-Rivières against the Mariners with 10 points (2g-8a).
• Mariners have outscored their opponents 85-68 in the third period.
• Lions are 18-2-4 when leading after two periods.

South Carolina Stingrays (36-24-5) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (42-18-4)   7:05 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Austin Magera is tied for first among rookies with 67 points (25g-42a).
• Greenville’s Jake Flynn scored his first pro goal in last night’s 3-2 win over Savannah.
• Stingrays lead the league with 26.28 shots-against per game.
• Swamp Rabbits are 25-3-4 in one-goal games.

Atlanta Gladiators (20-40-4) at Norfolk Admirals (37-21-6)                    7:05 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Micah Miller is tied for second among rookies with 196 shots on goal.
• Norfolk’s Danny Katic has 13 goals in his last 13 games.
• Gladiators are 11-1-0 when leading after one period.
• Admirals have outscored their opponents 78-54 in the first period.

Newfoundland Growlers (27-27-10) at Worcester Railers (28-28-8)       7:05 p.m. ET

• Newfoundland’s Keenan Suthers is on a three-game goal streak (4g).
• Blade Jenkins leads Worcester against the Growlers with three goals and five points.
• Growlers are tied for third on the power play at 24.3 percent (60-for-247).
• Railers have a league-leading eight wins when trailing after two periods.

Wheeling Nailers (35-27-3) at Toledo Walleye (41-14-9)                          7:15 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Thimo Nickl is second among rookies in plus-minus at +24.
• Toledo’s Trenton Bliss has 13 points (6g-7a) in his last 10 games.
• Nailers have a league-leading 10 wins when trailing after one period (10-15-1).
• Walleye have outshot their opponent in 49 of their 64 games.

Jacksonville Icemen (39-19-6) at Florida Everblades (34-21-9)               7:30 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Riley Fiddler-Schultz has nine goals in his last 12 games.
• Oliver Chau leads Florida against the Icemen with seven points (2g-5a).
• Icemen are 16-2-4 when outshot by their opponent.
• Everblades lead the league on the penalty kill at 85.2 percent (178-for-209).

Orlando Solar Bears (34-23-8) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (25-32-7)      7:30 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Alex Frye has six goals in his last six games.
• Logan Drevitch leads Savannah against the Solar Bears with six points (2g-4a).
• Solar Bears are tied for fourth with nine shorthanded goals.
• Ghost Pirates are 18-2-1 when leading after two periods.

Indy Fuel (35-24-6) at Fort Wayne Komets (32-27-5)                               8 p.m. ET

• Colin Bilek leads Indy against the Komets with nine points (4g-5a).
• Fort Wayne’s Jack Dugan is second with 53 assists.
• Fuel are third with 27.23 shots-against per game.
• Komets are first on the power play at home at 30.0 percent (30-for-100).

Wichita Thunder (23-32-8) at Tulsa Oilers (28-29-7)                                7:20 p.m. CT

• Jay Dickman leads Wichita against the Oilers with six goals and 12 points.
• Tulsa’s Eddie Matsushima is tied for third with seven game-winning goals.
• Thunder are tied for third on the power play at 24.3 percent (49-for-202).
• Oilers lead the league with 37.02 shots per game.

Iowa Heartlanders (26-30-8) at Kansas City Mavericks (47-11-6)          7:35 p.m. CT

• Iowa’s Brett Budgell has eight points (4g-4a) in his last six games.
• Kansas City’s Marc-Olivier Duquette is tied for the league lead in plus-minus at +31.
• Heartlanders are 16-2-1 when leading after two periods.
• Mavericks have outscored their opponents 105-54 in the third period.

Allen Americans (27-33-3) at Rapid City Rush (26-35-3)                         7:05 p.m. MT

• Blake Murray leads Allen against the Rush with eight points (4g-4a).
• Rapid City’s Mark Durate has six goals in his last four games.
• Americans are 11-5-3 in one-goal games.
• Rush have scored 13 goals during their three-game winning streak.

Idaho Steelheads (43-18-4) at Utah Grizzlies (29-33-3)                             7:10 p.m. MT

• Idaho’s Wade Murphy is tied for the league lead in plus-minus at +31.
• Brandon Cutler leads Utah against the Steelheads with four goals.
• Steelheads have outscored their opponents 114-69 in the second period.
• Grizzlies are 6-0-3 in games decided in overtime.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Norfolk can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

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

Greenville can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Greenville wins in regulation OR Greenville wins in overtime/shootout AND Orlando loses OR Greenville loses in overtime/shootout AND Orlando loses in regulation 

Kansas City can clinch the Mountain Division title on Friday if:

Kansas City wins AND Idaho loses in regulation