ECHL Today - Dec. 28

Adirondack Thunder (11-12-1) at Maine Mariners (10-12-2)      6 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Alex Young has eight points (5g-3a) in his last nine games.
• Brooklyn Kalmikov leads Maine against the Thunder with three goals and five points.
• Thunder lead the league with seven shorthanded goals.
• Mariners are 9-2-1 when scoring first.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (14-11-2) at South Carolina Stingrays (17-8-1)  6:05 p.m. ET

• Savannah’s Dennis Cesana leads defensemen with 10 goals and 28 points.
• South Carolina’s Garin Bjorklund is second with a 1.87 goals-against average.
• Ghost Pirates are 9-1-0 when leading after one period.
• Stingrays have outscored their opponents 41-18 in the second period.

Reading Royals (10-15-4) at Worcester Railers (10-16-3)             6:05 p.m. ET

• Shane Sellar leads Reading against the Railers with three goals and four points.
• Worcester’s Anthony Repaci is on a five-game point streak (3g-6a).
• Royals are one of three teams to have not allowed a shorthanded goal.
• Railers are 6-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Norfolk Admirals (17-7-3) at Atlanta Gladiators (13-12-4)          7 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Carson Golder is tied for seventh with 13 goals.
• Atlanta’s Eric Neiley has four goals in his last five games.
• Admirals are 12-3-1 when outshooting their opponent.
• Gladiators are 7-2-0 in their last nine games.

Orlando Solar Bears (13-14-4) at Florida Everblades (19-6-2)    7 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Alexis Gravel has allowed two goals or less in five consecutive appearances.
• Logan Lambdin leads Florida against the Solar Bears with three goals.
• Solar Bears are 8-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Everblades are 13-2-1 when scoring first.

Toledo Walleye (18-7-3) at Indy Fuel (11-10-3)                             7 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Tyler Spezia is fourth with 15 goals.
• Indy’s Cam Hausinger has four goals in his last two games.
• Walleye are 6-0-3 in one-goal games.
• Fuel lead the league with 22.08 shots-against per game.

Jacksonville Icemen (16-9-2) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (12-10-3) 7:05 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Brendan Harris has five points (3g-2a) in his last two games.
• Bryce Brodzinski leads Greenville against the Icemen with five points (1g-4a).
• Icemen have scored 14 goals in their last two games.
• Swamp Rabbits are 9-1-3 in one-goal games.

Idaho Steelheads (15-10-3) at Wichita Thunder (16-11-2)            6:05 p.m. CT

• Idaho’s Matt Register is second among defensemen with 27 points (3g-24a).
• Wichita’s Peter Bates is on a six-game point streak (4g-4a).
• Steelheads have had six consecutive games decided by one goal.
• Thunder are 6-1-1 in their last eight games.

Iowa Heartlanders (15-8-4) at Wheeling Nailers (19-5-1)             7:10 p.m. ET

• Iowa’s Jules Boscq is tied for fifth among defensemen with five goals.
• Wheeling’s Taylor Gauthier has allowed two goals or less in four of his five appearances.
• Heartlanders have outscored their opponents 23-13 in the first period.
• Nailers are 9-1-1 at home, outscoring their opponents 41-23.

Cincinnati Cyclones (5-17-4) at Fort Wayne Komets (16-8-1)     7:35 p.m. ET

• Dante Sheriff leads Cincinnati against the Komets with six points (1g-5a).
• Fort Wayne’s Jack Dugan is on a five-game point streak (5g-6a).
• Cyclones are 5-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Komets are 9-2-1 when scoring first.

Kalamazoo Wings (11-13-1) at Bloomington Bison (10-14-2)       7:05 p.m. CT

• Kalamazoo’s Ty Young has made 36 or more saves in three of his five appearances.
• Bloomington’s Chongmin Lee is tied for third among rookies with 15 assists.
• K-Wings are 8-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Bison are fourth on the penalty kill at home at 89.7 percent (26-for-29).

Kansas City Mavericks (18-7-3) at Allen Americans (8-14-5)      7:10 p.m. CT

• Kansas City’s Cade Borchardt is tied for the league lead with 19 goals.
• Easton Brodzinski leads Allen with 11 goals.
• Mavericks are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games.
• Americans are 6-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Rapid City Rush (7-14-7) at Utah Grizzlies (7-17-3)                     7:10 p.m. MT

• Rapid City’s Luke Mylymok has three goals in his last two games.
• Neil Shea leads Utah against the Rush with two goals.
• Rush have gone to overtime or a shootout in four of their last seven games.
• Grizzlies have scored 37 of their 81 goals in the second period.

Tulsa Oilers (17-8-2) at Tahoe Knight Monsters (16-8-3)             7 p.m. PT

• Tulsa’s Reid Petryk has seven points (1g-6a) in his last six games.
• Tahoe’s Sloan Stanick leads rookies with 14 goals and 32 points.
• Oilers are 7-0-2 in one-goal games.
• Knight Monsters are 11-2-1 when outshooting their opponent.