ECHL Today - Dec. 31

Trois-Rivières Lions (18-4-3) at Maine Mariners (10-14-2)                     1 p.m. ET

• Trois-Rivières’ Zachary Émond is fifth with a 2.18 goals-against average.
• Brooklyn Kalmikov leads Maine against the Lions with three points (0g-3a).
• Lions lead the league on the power play at 28.3 percent (26-for-92).
• Mariners are 9-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Worcester Railers (11-17-3) at Adirondack Thunder (13-12-1)               3 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Antony Repaci is second with 19 goals.
• Adirondack’s Alex Young has five points (2g-3a) in his last four games.
• Railers are first on the power play on the road at 29.2 percent (14-for-48).
• Thunder are 7-2-1 when scoring first.

South Carolina Stingrays (17-9-2) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (16-11-2)         5 p.m. ET

• South Carolina’s Charlie Combs is fifth among rookies with 80 shots on goal.
• Savannah’s Ross Armour is tied for third with six power-play goals.
• Stingrays are second with 3.79 goals per game.
• Ghost Pirates are third on the power play at home at 24.6 percent (15-for-61).

Indy Fuel (11-11-4) at Kalamazoo Wings (12-14-1)                                   6 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Cam Hausinger is fourth with a 25.6 percent shooting percentage (10-for-39).
• Kalamazoo’s Ben Berard is on a three-game point streak (2g-4a).
• Fuel are 9-1-3 when scoring first.
• K-Wings are league’s fifth-least penalized team with 9.85 penalty minutes per game.

Toledo Walleye (19-7-4) at Cincinnati Cyclones (6-18-4)                         6:05 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins is second with 37 points (17g-20a).
• Cincinnati’s Chas Sharpe has nine points (4g-5a) in his last eight games.
• Walleye are sixth with 26.43 shots-against per game.
• Cyclones are 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Norfolk Admirals (18-8-3) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (12-12-3)        6:05 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Denis Smirnov is on a three-game point streak (3g-2a).
• Greenville’s Carter Savoie is tied for second with four game-winning goals.
• Admirals are 8-2-2 on the road.
• Swamp Rabbits are second on the penalty kill at home at 90.7 percent (39-for-43).

Reading Royals (10-16-4) at Wheeling Nailers (21-5-1)                            6:10 p.m. ET

• Todd Skirving leads Reading against the Nailers with four goals and five points.
• Wheeling’s Atley Calvert is second among rookies with 28 points (11g-17a).
• Royals are one of three teams to have not allowed a shorthanded goal.
• Nailers are second with 2.11 goals-against per game.

Idaho Steelheads (15-11-3) at Allen Americans (8-15-5)                           6:10 p.m. CT

• Idaho’s Hank Crone is tied for the league lead with 26 assists.
• Allen’s Mark Duarte is on a five-game point streak (4g-2a).
• Steelheads are 8-1-2 when scoring first.
• Americans are 6-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Bloomington Bison (11-15-2) at Fort Wayne Komets (18-8-10)               7:35 p.m. ET

• Bloomington’s Eddie Matsushima is on a six-game point streak (3g-6a).
• Fort Wayne’s Connor Ungar is 4-1-0 in his last five appearances.
• Bison are 6-0-0 when leading after one period.
• Komets are 10-1-1 in one-goal games.

Wichita Thunder (17-11-2) at Kansas City Mavericks (19-7-3)               7:05 p.m. CT

• Wichita’s Gabriel Carriere is second with a 1.97 goals-against average.
• Cade Borchardt leads Kansas City against the Thunder with five goals and seven points.
• Thunder are 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
• Mavericks lead the league with 34.55 shots per game.

Tulsa Oilers (17-9-3) at Rapid City Rush (7-15-7)                                     7:05 p.m. MT

• Tulsa’s Michael Farren is on a 10-game point streak (11g-5a).
• Rapid City’s Ryan Wagner is fourth with 104 shots on goal.
• Oilers are 13-5-0 when outshooting their opponent.
• Rush are tied for the league lead with nine games decided in overtime or a shootout.