ECHL Today - Jan. 18

Orlando Solar Bears (20-16-5) at South Carolina Stingrays (21-10-3)    6:05 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Tyler Bird is tied for the league lead with five game-winning goals.
• South Carolina’s Kyler Kupka is on a four-game point streak (4g-2a).
• Solar Bears are 8-1-2 when leading after one period.
• Stingrays have outscored their opponents 51-27 in the second period.

Wheeling Nailers (25-7-2) at Worcester Railers (15-17-5)                        6:05 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Sergei Murashov is second with 15 wins.
• Worcester’s Anthony Repaci is tied for second with 20 goals.
• Nailers are 15-1-1 when scoring first.
• Railers are 8-0-3 when leading after two periods.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (14-16-4) at Atlanta Gladiators (17-18-4)    7 p.m. ET

• Bryce Brodzinski leads Greenville against the Gladiators with three goals.
• Atlanta’s Derek Topatigh is tied for sixth among defensemen with 25 points (5g-20a).
• Swamp Rabbits are 10-1-4 in one-goal games.
• Gladiators are 11-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (19-15-2) at Florida Everblades (25-8-3)          7 p.m. ET

• Savannah’s Ross Armour leads the league with nine power-play goals.
• Florida’s Carson Gicewicz has six points (3g-3a) in his last four games.
• Ghost Pirates are 14-0-1 when leading after two periods.
• Everblades are 13-4-0 at home, outscoring their opponents 57-30.

Cincinnati Cyclones (13-20-4) at Indy Fuel (15-15-5)                               7 p.m. ET

• Cincinnati’s Tristan Ashbrook has four goals in his last four games.
• Indy’s Kevin Lombardi is on a three-game goal streak (4g).
• Cyclones are tied for fourth with one shorthanded goal against.
• Fuel have posted a league-leading seven shutouts.

Toledo Walleye (24-9-4) at Kalamazoo Wings (12-21-1)                           7 p.m. ET

• Toledo’s Jalen Smereck is on a three-game point streak (2g-2a).
• Quinn Preston leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with three points (0g-3a).
• Walleye have outscored their opponents 55-34 in the second period.
• K-Wings are 9-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Jacksonville Icemen (22-12-3) at Reading Royals (13-19-5)                     7 p.m. ET

• Jacksonville’s Olivier Nadeau has 11 points (6g-5a) in his last seven games.
• Reading’s Gianfranco Cassaro is fifth among rookie defensemen with 22 points (6g-16a).
• Icemen are 6-0-3 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Royals are 9-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Tahoe Knight Monsters (22-11-3) at Iowa Heartlanders (21-11-4)          6 p.m. CT

• Tahoe’s Simon Pinard is second with eight power-play goals.
• Iowa’s Ryan Miotto has seven points (5g-2a) in his last five games.
• Knight Monsters are 14-1-0 when leading after one period.
• Heartlanders are on a seven-game winning streak.

Rapid City Rush (10-19-7) at Kansas City Mavericks (21-10-4)              6:05 p.m. CT

• Chaz Smedsrud leads Rapid City against the Mavericks with three goals and five points.
• Kansas City’s Cade Borchardt is on a three-game point streak (2g-2a).
• Rush are 4-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Mavericks are third with 34.69 shots per game.

Trois-Rivières Lions (22-7-4) at Norfolk Admirals (22-10-3)                   7:05 p.m. ET

• Jakov Novak leads Trois-Rivières against the Admirals with five points (1g-4a).
• Norfolk’s Brady Fleurent is second with 45 points (14g-31a).
• Lions have outscored their opponents 44-21 in the first period.
• Admirals are 16-5-1 when outshooting their opponent.

Maine Mariners (14-17-3) at Fort Wayne Komets (22-12-1)                    7:35 p.m. ET

• Brooklyn Kalmikov leads Maine with 28 points (11g-17a).
• Fort Wayne’s Alex Swetlikoff has eight goals in his last seven games.
• Mariners are 10-3-2 when scoring first.
• Komets have outscored their opponents 15-7 during four-game winning streak.

Utah Grizzlies (11-20-3) at Bloomington Bison (16-16-3)                         7 p.m. CT

• Utah’s Keaton Mastrodonato is on a four-game point streak (3g-3a).
• Eddie Matsushima leads Bloomington with 14 goals and 29 points.
• Grizzlies are 8-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Bison are 6-1-1 in their last eight games.

Idaho Steelheads (19-14-3) at Tulsa Oilers (20-12-5)                                7:05 p.m. CT

• Idaho’s Connor MacEachern is tied for fifth among rookies with 13 goals.
• Michael Farren leads Tulsa against the Steelheads with four goals.
• Steelheads are 11-1-2 when scoring first.
• Oilers are one of three teams to have not allowed a shorthanded goal.