ECHL Today - Dec. 29

Norfolk Admirals (17-8-3) at Atlanta Gladiators (14-12-4)          3 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Darick Louis-Jean is tied for first among defensemen in plus-minus at +18.
• Atlanta’s Ethan Haider is 6-1-0 in his last seven appearances.
• Admirals have outscored their opponents 33-21 in the first period.
• Gladiators are league’s third-least penalized team with 9.20 penalty minutes per game.

Maine Mariners (10-13-2) at Trois-Rivières Lions (17-4-3)         3 p.m. ET

• Maine’s Brooklyn Kalmikov has 10 points (4g-6a) in his last six games.
• Logan Nijhoff leads Trois-Rivières against the Mariners with three goals and four points.
• Mariners are 9-2-1 when scoring first.
• Lions are 8-1-1 when outshooting their opponent.

Jacksonville Icemen (17-9-2) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (12-11-3) 3:05 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Matt Vernon has won five consecutive appearances.
• Greenville’s Parker Berge is second among rookie defensemen with 19 points (5g-14a).
• Icemen are 14-3-2 when scoring first.
• Swamp Rabbits are 8-1-0 when leading after two periods.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (15-11-2) at South Carolina Stingrays (17-9-1) 3:05 p.m. ET

• Savannah’s Dennis Cesana is on a three-game point streak (2g-5a).
• South Carolina’s Josh Wilkins has five goals in his last five games.
• Ghost Pirates are second with 34.53 shots per game.
• Stingrays are 12-0-0 when leading after one period.

Adirondack Thunder (12-12-1) at Worcester Railers (11-16-3)   3:05 p.m. ET

• Kevin O’Neil leads Adirondack with 19 points (5g-14a).
• Worcester’s Connor Welsh is tied for fifth among defensemen with 23 points (4g-19a).
• Thunder are 8-3-1 when outshooting their opponent.
• Railers are 6-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Kalamazoo Wings (12-13-1) at Bloomington Bison (10-15-2)       3 p.m. CT

• Kalamazoo’s Ben Berard has six points (3g-3a) in his last four games.
• Eddie Matsushima leads Bloomington with 10 goals.
• K-Wings are 8-2-1 when scoring first.
• Bison are 6-0-0 when leading after one period.

Iowa Heartlanders (15-9-4) at Wheeling Nailers (20-5-1)             4:10 p.m. ET

• Iowa’s T.J. Walsh is on a five-game point streak (3g-4a).
• Wheeling’s Chris Ortiz is tied for seventh among defensemen with 21 points (2g-19a).
• Heartlanders are 7-1-4 in one-goal games.
• Nailers are third with 3.69 goals per game.

Indy Fuel (11-11-3) at Fort Wayne Komets (17-8-1)                     5:05 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Ben Gaudreau is eighth among rookie goaltenders with a 2.31 goals-against average.
• Fort Wayne’s Jack Dugan is on a six-game point streak (5g-9a).
• Fuel are 4-1-2 when leading after one period.
• Komets are 6-1-0 in their last seven games.

Cincinnati Cyclones (5-18-4) at Toledo Walleye (19-7-3)             5:15 p.m. ET

• Chas Sharpe leads Cincinnati with nine goals.
• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins is on a four-game point streak (4g-2a).
• Cyclones are 5-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Walleye have outscored their opponents 45-26 in the second period.

Tulsa Oilers (17-9-2) at Tahoe Knight Monsters (17-8-3)             3 p.m. PT

• Reid Petryk leads Tulsa against the Knight Monsters with three goals.
• Tahoe’s Simon Pinard has 24 points (14g-10a) in his last 16 games.
• Oilers are 13-1-1 when scoring first.
• Knight Monsters have scored a league-leading 38 goals in the first period.