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ECHL Today - December 20

December 20, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Friday, Dec. 20, 2013

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Evansville IceMen (13-7-3) at Wheeling Nailers (13-6-5) 7 p.m. ET

- Evansville's Jeremy Langlois is tied for third among rookies with 20 points (9g-11a).

- Wheeling's Zack Torquato leads the league with 21 assists and is third with 30 points.

- IceMen have a league best three wins when trailing after two periods (3-6-1).

- Nailers are 10-4-5 when out shot by their opponents.

South Carolina Stingrays (17-4-3) at Gwinnett Gladiators (7-15-2) 7:05 p.m. ET

- South Carolina's Jeff Jakaitis leads the league with a 1.68 goals-against average.

- Maxime Legault leads Gwinnett against the Stingrays with four goals.

- Stingrays are fourth with 3.25 goals per game.

- Gladiators have scored 21 of their 53 goals in the second period.

Greenville Road Warriors (9-13-2) at Florida Everblades (18-6-2) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Greenville's Connor Knapp is tied for third with a .934 save percentage.

- Florida's Brandon MacLean leads the league in plus-minus at +20.

- Road Warriors lead the league on the penalty kill at 91.3 percent (95-for-104).

- Everblades are 13-3-1 when scoring first.

Toledo Walleye (7-12-3) at Kalamazoo Wings (12-8-2) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Toledo's Russ Sinkewich is tied for third among defensemen with five power-play assists.

- Yanni Gourde leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with four points (1g-3a).

- Walleye are first on the power play on the road at 25.9 percent (14-for-54).

- K-Wings are second with six shorthanded goals.

Elmira Jackals (9-11-2) at Cincinnati Cyclones (14-8-2) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Elmira's Kyle Bushee is tied for second among defensemen with two game-winning goals.

- Cincinnati's Chris Reed is second among defensemen in plus-minus at +13.

- Jackals are league's second-least penalized team with 11.41 penalty minutes per game.

- Cyclones are 10-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Reading Royals (10-9-1) at Fort Wayne Komets (10-8-4) 8:05 p.m. ET

- Louie Caporusso leads Reading with 21 points (4g-17a).

- Fort Wayne's Mickey Lang leads the league with 16 goals.

- Royals are second on the penalty kill on the road at 92.6 percent (25-for-27).

- Komets have outscored their opponents 26-14 in the first period.

Stockton Thunder (13-8-3) at Ontario Reign (17-3-4) 7 p.m. PT

- Stockton's Ryan Constant leads defensemen with 18 points (4g-14a).

- Jake Newton leads Ontario against the Thunder with three goals and five points.

- Thunder lead the league on the power play at 24.1 percent (21-for-87).

- Reign are third with 2.33 goals-against per game.

Colorado Eagles (15-6-4) at San Francisco Bulls (9-13-3) 7:30 p.m. PT

- Colorado's Trent Daavettila is on a six-game point streak since Dec. 6 (3g-7a).

- San Francisco's Chris Crane leads rookies with five power-play goals.

- Eagles are 11-4-3 when outshooting their opponent.

- Bulls are 6-0-3 in one-goal games.

Utah Grizzlies (7-12-3) at Alaska Aces (15-7-1) 7:15 p.m. AKT

- Utah's Brent Gwidt is third among rookies with 70 shots on goal.

- Nick Mazzolini leads Alaska with eight goals.

- Grizzlies are fifth on the penalty kill at 87.8 percent (86-for-98).

- Aces are first in both shots per game (33.61) and shots-against per game (24.17).

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