ECHL Today - March 23

Adirondack Thunder (22-36-4) at Maine Mariners (25-32-4)                  3 p.m. ET

• Adirondack’s Caden Villegas scored his first pro in last night’s win at Maine.
• Maine’s Wyllum Deveaux is on a four-game point streak (3g-3a).
• Thunder are tied for the league low with nine games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Mariners are 20-2-1 when leading after two periods.

Norfolk Admirals (35-22-5) at Reading Royals (27-24-10)                       3 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Grant Hebert has seven points (1g-6a) in his last five games.
• Reading’s Gianfranco Cassaro is tied for fifth among defensemen with 11 goals.
• Admirals are 22-11-1 when outshooting their opponent.
• Royals are tied for the league lead with two shorthanded goals against.

Kalamazoo Wings (27-28-6) at Cincinnati Cyclones (23-29-10)               3 p.m. ET

• Ben Berard leads Kalamazoo against the Cyclones with three goals.
• Cincinnati’s Chas Sharpe is on a six-game point streak (4g-4a).
• K-Wings are 14-2-3 when leading after one period.
• Cyclones are third with 25.92 shots-against per game.

Trois-Rivières Lions (41-13-7) at Worcester Railers (30-27-6)                3:05 p.m. ET

• Anthony Beauregard leads Trois-Rivières against the Railers with seven goals.
• Worcester’s Justin Gill has eight points (5g-3a) in his last five games.
• Lions are second on the power play at 25.5 percent (53-for-208).
• Railers are 19-4-6 in one-goal games.

Savannah Ghost Pirates (26-30-7) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (23-32-8)     3:05 p.m. ET

• Liam Walsh leads Savannah against the Swamp Rabbits with nine points (4g-5a).
• Greenville’s Carter Savoie is on a five-game point streak (1g-5a).
• Ghost Pirates are 19-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Swamp Rabbits are 14-3-8 in one-goal games.

Jacksonville Icemen (39-19-6) at South Carolina Stingrays (45-14-5)     3:05 p.m. ET

• Brendan Harris leads Jacksonville against the Stingrays with four goals.
• South Carolina’s Charlie Combs is on a three-game goal streak (3g).
• Icemen are 26-3-5 when scoring first.
• Stingrays are 18-2-0 in their last 20 games.

Wheeling Nailers (36-22-4) at Indy Fuel (26-27-8)                                                4 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Isaac Belliveau is on a three-game point streak (2g-1a).
• Kyle Maksimovich leads Indy against the Nailers with four points (1g-3a).
• Nailers are tied for the league low with nine games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Fuel are 17-1-0 when leading after two periods.

Fort Wayne Komets (37-20-5) at Iowa Heartlanders (32-21-10)              3 p.m. CT

• Alex Aleardi leads Fort Wayne against the Heartlanders with three goals.
• Iowa’s Keltie Jeri-Leon has nine points (2g-7a) in his last eight games.
• Komets have outscored their opponents 80-55 in the third period.
• Heartlanders are tied for third with nine shorthanded goals.

Bloomington Bison (28-29-5) at Toledo Walleye (40-15-9)                       5:15 p.m. ET

• Bloomington’s Jonny Evans is on a four-game point streak (2g-3a).
• Toledo’s Colby Ambrosio has three goals in his first five pro games.
• Bison are 24-7-1 when scoring first.
• Walleye are 28-10-3 when outshooting their opponent.

Wichita Thunder (35-20-7) at Rapid City Rush (27-26-9)                        4:05 p.m. MT

• Wichita’s Michal Stinil is on a 12-game point streak (4g-13a).
• Ryan Wagner leads Rapid City against the Thunder with seven goals and nine points.
• Thunder are third with 3.60 goals per game.
• Rush are tied for the league lead with 10 shorthanded goals.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Fort Wayne can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Sunday if:

Fort Wayne wins AND Kalamazoo loses in regulation AND Indy loses in regulation AND Bloomington loses