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ECHL Today - December 26

December 26, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Friday, Dec. 26, 2014

Gwinnett Gladiators (8-15-1) at Greenville Road Warriors (18-9-1) 7 p.m. ET

- Garry Nunn leads Gwinnett against the Road Warriors with four points (0g-4a).

- Greenville's Jeff Malcolm is second with a 2.13 goals-against average.

- Gladiators are 7-2-1 when leading after two periods.

- Road Warriors have a league best five wins when trailing after two periods (5-8-0).

Reading Royals (15-9-2) at Elmira Jackals (15-10-3) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Pat Mullane leads Reading against the Jackals with three goals.

- Elmira's Steven Shamanski is tied for fourth among defensemen with six goals.

- Royals are fifth with 32.12 shots per game.

- Jackals are 10-1-2 when leading after one period.

Cincinnati Cyclones (10-10-4) at Indy Fuel (5-16-5) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Cincinnati's Shayne Taker is tied for fourth among rookies in plus-minus at +10.

- Garett Bembridge leads Indy against the Cyclones with three goals.

- Cyclones are fourth with 26.79 shots-against per game.

- Fuel are league's third-least penalized team with 11.92 penalty minutes per game.

Tulsa Oilers (13-13-3) at Allen Americans (18-4-2) 7:05 p.m. CT

- T.J. Caig leads Tulsa against the Americans with 13 points (4g-9a).

- Allen's Chad Costello is on a nine-game point streak since Dec. 2 (10g-11a).

- Oilers are tied for seventh with 3.38 goals per game.

- Americans have outscored their opponents 46-24 in the second period.

Fort Wayne Komets (21-4-1) at Evansville IceMen (8-13-4) 7:15 p.m. CT

- Fort Wayne's James Martin leads defensemen with 11 power-play points (1g-10a).

- Patrick Kennedy leads Evansville against the Komets with two goals.

- Komets are a league best 13-2-0 on the road.

- IceMen are fifth on the power play at home at 20.5 percent (8-for-39).

Utah Grizzlies (11-11-4) at Colorado Eagles (16-10-0) 7:05 p.m. MT

- Michael Pelech leads Utah against the Eagles with six goals and 10 points.

- Colorado's Brock Nixon is on an eight-game point streak (10g-4a).

- Grizzlies are seventh on the power play at 19.6 percent (21-for-107).

- Eagles are 13-0-0 when leading after two periods.

Missouri Mavericks (12-12-1) at Rapid City Rush (10-14-2) 7:05 p.m. MT

- Missouri's Martin Lee is tied for second among defensemen with four power-play goals.

- J.M. Rizk leads Rapid City against the Mavericks with six points (1g-5a).

- Mavericks are 7-0-1 in one-goal games.

- Rush are fifth with 2.65 goals-against per game.

Ontario Reign (14-10-5) at Idaho Steelheads (17-10-2) 7:10 p.m. MT

- Rocco Carzo leads Ontario against the Steelheads with four goals.

- Idaho's Olivier Roy is tied for the league lead with 14 wins.

- Reign are second with 2.55 goals-against per game.

- Steelheads are 14-2-1 when scoring first.

Stockton Thunder (12-16-1) at Bakersfield Condors (15-12-3) 7 p.m. PT

- Tyler Maxwell leads Stockton against the Condors with five goals.

- Bakersfield's Connor Jones is tied for first among rookies with five power-play goals.

- Thunder are 8-0-0 when leading after two periods.

- Condors are fifth on the power play at home at 25.4 percent (15-for-59).

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