Worcester Railers (29-30-7) at Greensboro Gargoyles (18-41-7)             7 p.m. ET

• Worcester’s Case McCarthy is on a three-game point streak (4g-2a).
• Greensboro's Ruslan Khazheyev has made at least 30 saves in three of his last four appearances.
• Railers are tied for second with 11 shorthanded goals.
• Gargoyles are 13-2-1 when leading after two periods.

Adirondack Thunder (35-22-9) at Trois-Rivières Lions (32-28-7)           7 p.m.  ET

• Adirondack’s Patrick Grasso is on a three-game point streak (2g-3a).
• Joe Dunlap leads Trois-Rivières against the Thunder with three goals.
• Thunder are 24-4-6 when scoring first.
• Lions are sixth on the penalty kill at 84.6 percent (192-for-227).

Wheeling Nailers (44-17-6) at Reading Royals (35-23-9)                          7 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Brent Johnson is fifth among rookies with 50 points (11g-39a).
• Kyle Haskins leads Reading against the Nailers with seven points (3g-4a).
• Nailers have outscored their opponents 82-59 in the third period.
• Royals are 26-2-4 when scoring first.

Orlando Solar Bears (26-34-5) at Atlanta Gladiators (42-22-4)               7:10 p.m. ET

• Anthony Bardaro leads Orlando against the Gladiators with five points (3g-2a).
• Atlanta’s Isak Walther is tied for third among rookies with eight power-play goals.
• Solar Bears are fourth on the power play on the road at 23.2 percent (26-for-112).
• Gladiators are fifth with 2.47 goals-against per game.

Norfolk Admirals (28-34-4) at Maine Mariners (39-19-9)                        7:15 p.m. ET

• Norfolk’s Isaac Poulter is second with 23 wins.
• Jacob Hudson leads Maine against the Admirals with four goals and seven points.
• Admirals are tied for fourth with four shorthanded goals against.
• Mariners are second on the power play at home at 26.0 percent (32-for-123).

Cincinnati Cyclones (34-29-4) at Toledo Walleye (40-16-11)                   7:15 p.m. ET

• Sam Stevens leads Cincinnati against the Walleye with 10 points (2g-8a).
• Toledo’s Riley McCourt is tied for fourth among defensemen with 50 points (6g-44a).
• Cyclones are 13-0-4 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Walleye are league’s least-penalized team with 8.63 penalty minutes per game.

South Carolina Stingrays (43-21-4) at Florida Everblades (45-13-10)    7:30 p.m. ET

• Simon Pinard leads South Carolina against the Everblades with three goals.
• Florida’s Jordan Sambrook leads the league in plus-minus at +56.
• Stingrays are 17-1-4 in one-goal games.
• Everblades lead the league with 24.50 shots-against per game.

Kalamazoo Wings (33-27-6) at Fort Wayne Komets (40-16-10)               7:35 p.m. ET

• Kalamazoo’s Aku Koskenvuo has allowed one goal or less in his last five appearances.
• Jalen Smereck leads Fort Wayne against the K-Wings with 10 points (3g-7a).
• K-Wings are 22-7-6 in one-goal games.
• Komets are fourth on the power play at 23.1 percent (49-for-212).

Indy Fuel (31-26-10) at Iowa Heartlanders (22-38-6)                                7 p.m. CT

• Indy’s Mitchell Weeks is second with 2,344 minutes played.
• Keltie Jeri-Leon leads Iowa against the Fuel with three goals.
• Fuel are second with 26.03 shots-against per game.
• Heartlanders are 14-3-3 when leading after two periods.

Idaho Steelheads (40-22-7) at Tulsa Oilers (26-36-6)                                7:05 p.m. CT

• Ty Pelton-Byce leads Idaho against the Oilers with seven points (2g-5a).
• Tulsa’s Josh Nelson has four goals in his last five games.
• Steelheads are tied for fourth with 3.46 goals per game.
• Oilers have outscored their opponents 23-9 during five-game winning streak.

Kansas City Mavericks (53-11-4) at Wichita Thunder (25-31-11)           7:05 p.m. CT

• Kansas City’s David Cotton is tied for the league lead with 13 power-play goals.
• Wichita’s Jay Dickman is on a five-game point streak (3g-4a).
• Mavericks are second in goals per game (3.59) and goals-against per game (2.19).
• Thunder are league’s third-least penalized team with 9.79 penalty minutes per game.

Tahoe Knight Monsters (33-29-6) at Allen Americans (39-23-5)             7:10 p.m. CT

• Casey Bailey leads Tahoe against the Americans with six points (3g-3a).
• Allen’s Danny Katic leads the league with 36 goals.
• Knight Monsters have scored a league-leading 82 goals in the first period.
• Americans have scored 43 goals during seven-game winning streak.

Rapid City Rush (27-34-6) at Utah Grizzlies (28-32-9)                             7:10 p.m. MT

• Brett Davis leads Rapid City against the Grizzlies with four goals.
• Utah’s Danny Dzhaniyev leads rookies, and is second overall, with 70 points (24g-46a).
• Rush are 18-2-4 when leading after two periods.
• Grizzlies have scored 17 goals during four-game winning streak.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Reading can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Reading wins AND Trois-Rivières loses OR

Reading loses in overtime/shootout AND Trois-Rivières loses in regulation

Adirondack can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Adirondack wins

Wheeling can clinch the North Division title on Friday if:

Wheeling wins AND Maine loses OR

Wheeling loses in overtime/shootout AND Maine loses in regulation