Preview of ECHL Games for Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
Johnstown Chiefs (3-7-3) at Charlotte Checkers (8-3-2) 7 p.m. ET
- Charlotte's Daniel Tkaczuk has a three-game assist streak (3a) and a four-game point streak (1g-3a).
- Johnstown rookie Troy Schwab has seven assists and 10 points in his last six games.
- Checkers' Michel Leveille has a three-game goal streak (3g) and a three-game assist streak (5a).
- Chiefs' Jarrett Konkle has a three-game assist streak (5a) and nine points (2g-7a) in his last five games.
Gwinnett Gladiators (7-3-2) at South Caroling Stingrays (9-4-4) 7:05
p.m. ET
- Trent
Campbell leads the Stingrays against Gwinnett with seven points and
ranks second with six assists.
- Tom
Zanoski leads the Gladiators against South Carolina with four goals and
eight points in four games.
- Stingrays' Nikita
Kashirsky is second among ECHL rookies with a team-leading 10 goals.
- Gwinnett's Danny
Taylor is 2-0-1 with a goals-against average of 2.56 against South
Carolina.
Reading Royals (9-4-2) at Florida Everblades (7-7-2) 7:30 p.m.
ET
- Florida's Ross
Carlson has a two-game goal streak (2g) and a two-game point streak
(2g-0a).
- Reading's Daniel
Steiner has a four-game assist streak (8a) and a two-game goal streak
(2g).
- Everblades' Ernie
Hartlieb has a two-game assist streak (2a) and five points (1g-4a) in
his last five games.
- Royals have won four in a row to improve to 8-2-0 in their last 10 games.
Wheeling Nailers (5-7-2) at Elmira Jackals (8-4-3) 7:35 p.m.
ET
- Elmira has sold out five of its first seven games to average 3,922 per
game which is 103.7 percent of capacity.
- Wheeling rookie Casey
Pierro-Zabotel has a two-game assist streak (2a) and a three-game point
streak (1g-2a).
- Jackals are second in the league on the penalty kill with 86.5 percent
(77-for-89).
- Nailers' Adam
Berkhoel is 3-0-1 in his last five starts.
Las Vegas Wranglers (6-9-0) at Utah Grizzlies (9-4-0) 7:05 p.m.
MT
- Grizzlies lead the league on the power play with 27.3 percent
(21-for-77).
- Wranglers are 5-2-0 when scoring first and 3-0-0 when leading after two
periods.
- Utah had ECHL team record crowd of 9,304 on Friday.
- Las Vegas' Michael
Ouzas leads the league with 752 minutes and 351 saves.
Victoria Salmon Kings (4-11-0) at Idaho Steelheads (12-3-1) 7:10 p.m.
MT
- Idaho rookie Richard
Bachman leads the league with seven wins and is third with a
goals-against average of 2.06.
- Chad
Painchaud leads the Salmon Kings with eight assists and 12 points in 13
games.
- Steelheads rookie Brandan
Kushniruk has three assists and four points in his last four games.
- Victoria is tied for fifth in the league with a goals-against average of
3.00.
Alaska Aces (8-5-2) at Bakersfield Condors (10-6-0) 7 p.m.
PT
- Bakersfield's Justin
Pogge is 4-1-0 with a goals-against average of 2.88 in his last five
starts.
- Alaska's Colin
Hemingway has a two-game goal streak (3g) and a three-game point streak
(3g-2a).
- Condors defenseman Eric
Regan has a two-game goal streak (2g) and a two-game point streak
(2g-2a).
- Aces' Curtis
Fraser has a two-game assist streak (4a) and a three-game point streak
(1g-4a).
Stockton Thunder (4-8-3) at Ontario Reign (8-8-1) 7 p.m. PT
- Reign rookie Dwight
King scored the game-winning goal and had career-high two points
(1g-1a) on Friday.
- Thunder rookie defenseman Steve
Vanoosten has two goals and three points in his last five games.
- Ontario's Mike
Howe has a two-game assist streak (2a) and a two-game point streak
(1g-2a).
- Oren
Eizenman leads the Thunder with 13 points and is tied for team leads
with 10 assists in 14 games.
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