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ECHL Today - April 4

Published on April 4, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Friday, April 4, 2014

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Evansville IceMen (29-28-11) at Wheeling Nailers (37-25-6) 7 p.m. ET

- Nathan Moon leads Evansville against the Nailers with six points (1g-5a).

- Wheeling's Christiaan Minella is on a four-game goal streak since March 28 (4g).

- IceMen are fifth with 32.00 shots per game.

- Nailers are 9-0-3 in one-goal games at home.

Orlando Solar Bears (40-23-4) at Elmira Jackals (22-37-8) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Orlando's Taylor Matson is tied for second among rookies with 10 power-play assists.

- Elmira's Jordan Pietrus is third in the league with 22 shots on goal.

- Solar Bears are 21-9-3 when outshooting their opponent.

- Jackals are fourth with a .371 shootout percentage (13-for-35).

Greenville Road Warriors (38-23-5) at Gwinnett Gladiators (27-36-5) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Greenville's Andrew Rowe is fourth in plus-minus at +31.

- Kurtis Bartliff leads Gwinnett against the Road Warriors with five goals.

- Road Warriors are first on the penalty kill on the road at 89.9 percent (107-for-119).

- Gladiators are 19-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Kalamazoo Wings (40-20-7) at Reading Royals (43-21-3) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Kalamazoo's Jordan Binnington is tied for fifth with 21 wins.

- Reading's Jesse Todd (5g-4a) and Domenic Monardo (5g-4a) are both on seven-game point streaks.

- K-Wings have a league-best eight wins when trailing after two periods.

- Royals are fourth with 3.24 goals per game.

Fort Wayne Komets (32-23-12) at Toledo Walleye (21-41-5) 7:15 p.m. ET

- Fort Wayne's Jordon Southorn is tied for second among defensemen with six power-play goals.

- Toledo's Maxim Shalunov is tied for second among rookies with a .750 shootout percentage (3-for-4).

- Komets are second with 33.24 shots per game.

- Walleye are first on the penalty kill at home at 91.7 percent (9-for-108).

Colorado Eagles (31-24-11) at Idaho Steelheads (36-25-7) 7:10 p.m. MT

- Kevin Young leads Colorado against the Steelheads with seven points (4g-3a).

- Idaho's Mitch Wahl leads the league with 27 power-play points (4g-23a).

- Eagles are 21-5-7 when scoring first.

- Steelheads are tied for the league lead with 13 shorthanded goals.

Bakersfield Condors (31-29-6) at Ontario Reign (43-17-7) 7 p.m. PT

- Gary Steffes leads Bakersfield against the Reign with seven goals and nine points.

- Ontario's Matt White is tied for second among rookies with 54 points (21g-33a).

- Condors are tied for fourth with 27.17 shots-against per game.

- Reign are 26-4-3 when scoring first.

Utah Grizzlies (36-22-8) at Stockton Thunder (29-30-7) 7:30 p.m. PT

- David Vallorani leads Utah against the Thunder with eight goals and 16 points.

- Stockton's Jeremy Langlois is third among rookies with 179 shots on goal.

- Grizzlies are tied for second with 2.41 goals-against per game.

- Thunder are second on the power play at 18.9 percent (53-for-281).




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