ECHL Today - Jan. 4

Allen Americans (8-17-5) at Kansas City Mavericks (20-7-4)                  2:05 p.m. CT

• Allen’s Anson Thornton leads the league with 609 saves.
• Kansas City’s Cade Borchardt leads the league with 21 goals.
• Americans are 6-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Mavericks have outscored their opponents 41-30 in the second period.

Tahoe Knight Monsters (19-8-3) at Maine Mariners (11-14-3)                6 p.m. ET

• Tahoe’s Simon Pinard is third with 18 goals.
• Maine’s Jimmy Lambert has four goals in his last six games.
• Knight Monsters are league’s third-least penalized team with 9.37 penalty minutes per game.
• Mariners are 6-1-0 when leading after one period.

Reading Royals (11-17-4) at Worcester Railers (12-17-4)                         6:05 p.m. ET

• Gianfranco Cassaro leads Reading against the Railers with five points (0g-5a).
• Worcester’s Jordan Kaplan is tied for second with seven power-play goals.
• Royals are one of three teams to have not allowed a shorthanded goal.
• Railers are fifth on the power play at 23.0 percent (28-for-122).

Indy Fuel (13-11-4) at Cincinnati Cyclones (7-19-4)                                 7 p.m. ET

• Indy’s Ben Gaudreau is tied for fourth with a 2.20 goals-against average.
• Cincinnati’s Chas Sharpe is fifth among rookies with 83 shots on goal.
• Fuel lead the league with 22.79 shots-against per game.
• Cyclones are 7-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (13-13-3) at Jacksonville Icemen (18-10-2)  7 p.m. ET

• Greenville’s Dru Krebs scored his first pro goal last night at Orlando.
• Logan Cockerill leads Jacksonville against the Swamp Rabbits with six points (1g-5a).
• Swamp Rabbits are 9-1-0 when leading after two periods.
• Icemen are tied for third with five shorthanded goals.

Bloomington Bison (12-16-2) at Kalamazoo Wings (12-16-1)                   7 p.m. ET

• Bloomington’s Eddie Matsushima is on a four-game goal streak (4g).
• Ben Berard leads Kalamazoo against the Bison with six points (2g-4a).
• Bison are 10-3-1 when scoring first.
• K-Wings are 3-0-1 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

Florida Everblades (22-6-2) at Orlando Solar Bears (13-16-5)                7 p.m. ET

• Carson Gicewicz leads Florida against the Solar Bears with six points (2g-4a).
• Orlando’s Spencer Kersten is sixth among rookies with 26 points (10g-16a).
• Everblades have outscored their opponents 16-8 during four-game winning streak.
• Solar Bears are first on the penalty kill at home at 90.4 percent (47-for-52).

Atlanta Gladiators (15-13-4) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (16-12-2)         7 p.m. ET

• Atlanta’s Easton Armstrong has seven points (3g-4a) in his last four games.
• Devon Paliani leads Savannah against the Gladiators with 10 points (4g-6a).
• Gladiators are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
• Ghost Pirates are second on the penalty kill at home at 90.2 percent (46-for-51).

Adirondack Thunder (13-14-1) at Trois-Rivières Lions (19-4-4)             7 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Ryan Conroy is tied for first among defensemen with two shorthanded points (1g-1a).
• Xavier Cormier leads Trois-Rivières against the Thunder with four goals.
• Thunder are tied for the league lead with seven shorthanded goals.
• Lions are 9-1-3 at home, outscoring their opponents 47-29.

Iowa Heartlanders (15-11-4) at Wichita Thunder (19-11-2)                     6:05 p.m. CT

• Iowa’s T.J. Walsh is tied for first among rookies with five power-play goals.
• Wichita’s Michal Stinil is tied for fourth with 37 points (15g-22a).
• Heartlanders are 7-1-4 in one-goal games.
• Thunder are 10-2-1 in their last 13 games.

Wheeling Nailers (23-5-1) at Norfolk Admirals (19-9-3)                           7:05 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Jack Beck is on a five-game point streak (4g-7a).
• Norfolk’s Brady Fleurent leads the league with 28 assists.
• Nailers have scored 24 goals during their five-game winning streak.
• Admirals have scored first in 21 of their 31 games.

Fort Wayne Komets (18-10-1) at Toledo Walleye (21-7-4)                       7:15 p.m. ET

• Fort Wayne’s Kyle Mayhew is tied for third with 12 power-play assists.
• Toledo’s Brandon Hawkins leads the league with 162 shots on goal.
• Komets lead the league with 34.79 shots per game.
• Walleye are second on the power play at home at 27.1 percent (13-for-48).

Tulsa Oilers (18-10-3) at Rapid City Rush (8-16-7)                                   7:05 p.m. MT

• Tulsa’s Vyacheslav Buteyets is tied for the league lead with three shutouts.
• Rapid City’s Ryan Wagner is fourth with 108 shots on goal.
• Oilers are 14-1-1 when scoring first.
• Rush are 3-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Utah Grizzlies (9-17-3) at Idaho Steelheads (16-12-3)                               7:10 p.m. MT

• Utah’s Gianni Fairbrother is tied for second among defensemen with a 14.8 percent shooting percentage (8-for-54).
• Idaho’s Matt Register is second among defensemen with 29 points (4g-25a).
• Grizzlies are 7-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Steelheads are fifth with 33.97 shots per game.