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ECHL Today - December 21

December 21, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013

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Greenville Road Warriors (10-13-2) at Florida Everblades (18-7-2) 7 p.m. ET

- Greenville's Jordie Johnston is tied for fourth with 88 shots on goal.

- Florida's Matthew Pistilli leads the league with 34 points (15g-19a).

- Road Warriors are 7-3-2 when outshooting their opponent.

- Everblades lead the league with eight shorthanded goals.

Evansville IceMen (14-7-3) at Wheeling Nailers (13-7-5) 7 p.m. ET

- Evansville's Jeremy Langlois is third among rookies with 21 points (9g-12a).

- Wheeling's Mike Ratchuk is tied for fourth among defensemen with 16 points (6g-10a).

- IceMen are second with 3.38 goals per game.

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

Gwinnett Gladiators (7-16-2) at South Carolina Stingrays (18-4-3) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Evan Bloodoff leads Gwinnett with 15 points (9g-6a).

- South Carolina's Jeff Jakaitis leads the league with a 1.70 goals-against average.

- Gladiators are league's third-least penalized team with 11.76 penalty minutes per game.

- Stingrays are 11-1-1 when scoring first.

Toledo Walleye (8-12-3) at Kalamazoo Wings (12-9-2) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Toledo's Richard Nedomlel leads defensemen with a 16.7 percent shooting percentage (2-for-12).

- Kalamazoo's Yanni Gourde is tied for the league lead with three shorthanded points (2g-1a).

- Walleye lead the league on the power play on the road at 23.7 percent (14-for-59).

- K-Wings have scored 29 of their 64 goals in the third period.

Elmira Jackals (9-12-2) at Cincinnati Cyclones (15-8-2) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Elmira's Jakub Culek is tied for third among rookies with four power-play assists.

- Cincinnati's Barry Almeida is tied for second with two shootout goals.

- Jackals are league's second-least penalized team with 11.09 penalty minutes per game.

- Cyclones are tied for fourth with 2.52 goals-against per game.

Reading Royals (11-9-1) at Fort Wayne Komets (10-9-4) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Reading's Domenic Monardo is tied for fourth among rookies with nine goals.

- Fort Wayne's Brandon Marino is fourth with 29 points (11g-18a).

- Royals are second on the penalty kill on the road at 93.3 percent (28-for-30).

- Komets are tied for fourth with four shorthanded goals.

Bakersfield Condors (8-14-1) at Idaho Steelheads (13-8-4) 7:10 p.m. MT

- Bakersfield's Laurent Brossoit has tied the ECHL record with three consecutive shutouts.

- Idaho's Tommy Grant is tied for second with five power-play goals.

- Condors are 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.

- Steelheads are 9-2-3 when scoring first.

Colorado Eagles (16-6-4) at San Francisco Bulls (9-14-3) 7:30 p.m. PT

- Colorado's Marc Nemec leads rookies in plus-minus at +14.

- San Francisco's Tyler Beskorowany leads the league with 549 saves.

- Eagles are 12-1-3 when scoring first.

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

Ontario Reign (18-3-4) at Stockton Thunder (13-8-4) 7:30 p.m. PT

- Ontario's Michael Hutchinson leads the league with 15 wins.

- Stockton's Brian Foster is third with 501 saves.

- Reign have had a league-high 11 games decided in overtime or shootout (7-0-4).

- Thunder lead the league on the power play at home at 41.9 percent (13-for-31).

Utah Grizzlies (7-13-3) at Alaska Aces (16-7-1) 7:15 p.m. AKT

- David Vallorani leads Utah with 15 points (5g-10a).

- Alaska's Brad Richard is tied for third among defensemen in plus-minus at +11.

- Grizzlies are seventh with 27.43 shots-against per game.

- Aces have outscored their opponents 30-13 in the second period.

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