ECHL Today - Dec. 27

Wheeling Nailers (18-5-1) at Cincinnati Cyclones (5-16-4)    7 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Sergei Murashov has won 10 consecutive appearances.
• Tristan Ashbrook leads Cincinnati against the Nailers with two goals.
• Nailers have outscored their opponents 33-15 in the third period.
• Cyclones are 5-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Fort Wayne Komets (15-8-1) at Indy Fuel (11-9-3)        7 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Kyle Mayew leads defensemen with 11 power-play points (1g-10a).
• Cam Hausinger leads Indy with eight goals and 13 points.
• Komets are 9-1-1 in one-goal games.
• Fuel lead the league with 22.13 shots-against per game.

South Carolina Stingrays (17-7-1) at Jacksonville Icemen (15-9-2)   7 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Charlie Combs is fourth among rookies with 80 shots on goal.
• Ivan Chukarov leads Jacksonville against the Stingrays with two goals.
• Stingrays lead the league on the penalty kill at 93.4 percent (71-for-76).
• Icemen are tied for the league lead with four shorthanded goals at home.

Bloomington Bison (10-13-2) at Kalamazoo Wings (10-13-1)  7 p.m. ET

• Bloomington’s Mark Sinclair is seventh with a 2.18 goals-against average.
• Kalamazoo’s Joseph Arntsen is tied for sixth among rookie defensemen with four goals.
• Bison are fourth on penalty kill at 86.8 percent (59-for-68).
• K-Wings are league’s least-penalized team with 8.54 penalty minutes per game.

Worcester Railers (10-15-3) at Reading Royals (9-15-4)    7 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Anthony Callin has five points (3g-2a) in his last two games.
• Reading’s Gianfranco Cassaro is tied for first among rookies with seven power-play assists.
• Railers are tied for third with eight games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Royals are 6-2-2 when scoring first.

Adirondack Thunder (11-11-1) at Trois-Rivières Lions (16-4-3) 7 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Tag Bertuzzi has five points (3g-2a) in his last two games.
• Trois-Rivières’ Zachary Émond is fifth with a .932 save percentage.
• Thunder are 4-1-1 in one-goal games.
• Lions lead the league on the power play at 26.8 percent (22-for-82).

Iowa Heartlanders (15-8-3) at Toledo Walleye (17-7-3)      7:15 p.m. ET

• Iowa’s William Rousseau is fifth with a 2.15 goals-against average.
• Mitchell Lewandowski leads Toledo against the Heartlanders with three goals.
• Heartlanders have outscored their opponents 22-13 in the first period.
• Walleye are second on the power play at 25.0 percent (22-for-88).

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (12-10-2) at Atlanta Gladiators (12-12-4) 7:30 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Bryce Brodzinski is tied for ninth among rookies with nine goals.
• Derek Topatigh leads Atlanta against the Swamp Rabbits with six points (3g-3a).
• Nine of Swamp Rabbits 12 wins have been by one goal.
• Gladiators are 8-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Orlando Solar Bears (13-13-4) at Florida Everblades (18-6-2)  7:30 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Spencer Kersten is third among rookies with 24 points (9g-15a).
• Carson Gicewicz leads Florida against the Solar Bears with five points (2g-3a).
• Solar Bears have gone to overtime or a shootout in seven of their last 14 games.
• Everblades have a league-leading five wins when trailing after two periods (5-4-1).

Norfolk Admirals (17-6-3) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (13-11-2)  7:30 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Darick Louis-Jean is third in plus-minus at +19.
• Savannah’s Dennis Cesana is second among defensemen with 24 points (9g-15a).
• Admirals are tied for the league lead with four wins when trailing after one period (4-1-0).
• Ghost Pirates are tied for the league lead with six shorthanded goals.

Idaho Steelheads (15-10-2) at Wichita Thunder (15-11-2)   7:05 p.m. CT

• Idaho’s Ty Pelton-Byce is third with 17 goals.
• Wichita’s Gabriel Carriere is third with a 2.13 goals-against average.
• Steelheads are third with 3.74 goals per game.
• Thunder are 6-2-1 in their last nine games.

Kansas City Mavericks (17-7-3) at Allen Americans (8-13-5)   7:10 p.m. CT

• Max Andreev leads Kansas City against the Americans with seven points (2g-5a).
• Allen’s Mark Duarte has eight goals in his last 11 games.
• Mavericks are 14-1-2 when scoring first.
• Americans are 6-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Rapid City Rush (6-14-7) at Utah Grizzlies (7-16-3)        7:10 p.m. MT

• Rapid City’s Ryan Wagner is third with 101 shots on goal.
• Utah’s Gianni Fairbrother is tied for third among defensemen with eight goals.
• Rush are tied for fifth with four shorthanded goals.
• Grizzlies have scored 18 goals in their last three games (2-0-1).

Tulsa Oilers (16-8-2) at Tahoe Knight Monsters (16-8-2)    7:30 p.m. PT

• Sean Olson leads Tulsa against the Knight Monsters with five points (2g-3a).
• Tahoe’s Jesper Vikman is fifth with 10 wins.
• Oilers are 12-5-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• Knight Monsters have scored four or more goals in nine of their last 10 games.