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ECHL Today – April 17

ECHL Today – April 17

Trois-Rivières Lions (34-29-7) at Adirondack Thunder (36-24-9)                       7 p.m. ET

  • Joe Dunlap leads Trois-Rivières against the Thunder with five goals and 10 points.
  • Adirondack’s Justin Taylor is on a three-game goal streak (3g).
  • Lions are sixth with 28.20 shots-against per game.
  • Thunder have had a league-leading 22 games decided in overtime ore

 

Norfolk Admirals (28-38-4) at Greensboro Gargoyles (19-44-7)                         7 p.m. ET

  • Brady Fleurent leads Norfolk against the Gargoyles with seven goals.
  • Greensboro’s Greg Smith has three goals in his last four games.
  • Admirals are tied for third with two shorthanded goals against on the road.
  • Gargoyles are 14-2-1 when leading after two periods.

 

South Carolina Stingrays (43-23-4) at Savannah Ghost Pirates (35-32-4)          7 p.m. ET

  • South Carolina’s Jordan Klimek is tied for third among defensemen with a 12.8 percent shooting percentage (5-for-39).
  • Nicholas Zabaneh leads Savannah against the Stingrays with five goals and nine points.
  • Stingrays are 17-1-4 in one-goal games.
  • Ghost Pirates are tied for fourth with 10 shorthanded goals.

 

Jacksonville Icemen (27-32-10) at Greenville Swamp Rabbits (26-34-9)            7 p.m. ET

  • Jacksonville’s David Jankowski is on an eight-game point streak (4g-6a).
  • Jack Brackett leads Greenville against the Icemen with two goals.
  • Icemen are league’s second-least penalized team with 8.68 penalty minutes per game.
  • Swamp Rabbits are tied for fourth with five shorthanded goals against.

 

Wheeling Nailers (46-18-6) at Toledo Walleye (42-17-12)                                                7:10 p.m. ET

  • Wheeling’s Ryan McAllister has 10 points (6g-4a) in his last six games.
  • Toledo’s Tanner Dickinson is on a seven-game point streak (4g-8a).
  • Nailers are third with 2.37 goals-against per game.
  • Walleye are 15-2-3 when outshot by their opponent.

 

Reading Royals (36-24-10) at Florida Everblades (47-13-10)                               7:30 p.m. ET

  • Reading’s Yaniv Perets has allowed two goals or less in each of his last four appearances.
  • Florida’s Cam Johnson leads the league with a 1.86 goals-against average.
  • Royals are 17-3-10 in one-goal games.
  • Everblades are 23-5-6 at home, outscoring their opponents 112-67.

 

Kalamazoo Wings (34-29-6) at Cincinnati Cyclones (35-30-5)                             7:35 p.m. ET

  • Quinn Preston leads Kalamazoo against the Cyclones with seven goals and 15 points.
  • Cincinnati’s Ken Appleby is tied for third with 23 wins.
  • K-Wings are 23-7-6 in one-goal games.
  • Cyclones are tied for the league lead with seven wins when trailing after two periods.

 

Iowa Heartlanders (23-39-8) at Bloomington Bison (36-29-5)                              7 p.m. CT

  • Iowa’s Cameron Butler has five points (4g-1a) in his last three games.
  • Eddie Matsushima leads Bloomington against the Heartlanders with five points.
  • Heartlanders are second with 10 wins when trailing after one period.
  • Bison have scored 19 goals during four-game winning streak.

 

Kansas City Mavericks (55-11-4) at Tulsa Oilers (27-38-5)                                  7:05 p.m. CT

  • Kansas City’s Jackson Jutting leads rookies with 30 goals.
  • Tulsa’s Vyacheslav Buteyets is second with 1,257 saves.
  • Mavericks are second in goals per game (3.61) and goals-against per game (2.20).
  • Oilers are 20-9-1 when scoring first.

 

Allen Americans (41-23-6) at Wichita Thunder (25-34-11)                                  7:05 p.m. CT

  • Allen’s Danny Katic is on a 13-game point streak (11g-13a).
  • Peter Bates leads Wichita against the Americans with 10 points (4g-6a).
  • Americans lead the league with 3.76 goals per game.
  • Thunder are 16-2-3 when leading after two periods.

 

Tahoe Knight Monsters (34-30-6) at Rapid City Rush (28-35-7)                         7:05 p.m. MT

  • Tahoe’s Trent Swick is tied for fifth among rookies with 25 goals.
  • Ryan Chyzowski leads Rapid City against the Knight Monsters with eight goals and 14 points.
  • Knight Monsters are third with 3.54 goals per game.
  • Rush are 19-2-4 when leading after two periods.

 

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

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

Bloomington wins

Fort Wayne can clinch the Central Division title on Friday if:

Toledo loses

 






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