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ECHL Today - December 29

Published on December 29, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012

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Gwinnett Gladiators (20-11-1) at Greenville Road Warriors (20-12-3) 7 p.m. ET

- Casey Pierro-Zabotel and Andy Brandt lead Gwinnett against the Road Warriors with three goals each.

- Greenville's Nathan Lieuwen is fifth with 1,194 minutes played.

- Gladiators are second on the penalty kill at 85.6 percent (107-for-125).

- Road Warriors are tied for third with seven shorthanded go als.

Reading Royals (22-7-2) at Trenton Titans (14-12-4) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Yannick Tifu leads Reading against the Titans with eight points (4g-4a).

- Trenton's Marcel Noebels leads rookies with 30 points (11g-19a).

- Royals are 12-4-2 against Atlantic Division opponents.

- Titans are 11-1-3 when scoring first.

Kalamazoo Wings (11-15-3) at Toledo Walleye (17-13-1) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Kory Karlander leads Kalamazoo against the Walleye with six points (3g-3a).

- Toledo's Andrej Nestrasil is on a nine-game point streak since Nov. 30 (2g-12a).

- K-Wings are 7-1-2 when leading after two periods.

- Walleye are tied for third with two shorthanded goals against.

Wheeling Nailers (13-10-6) at South Carolina Stingrays (14-16-4) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Wheeling's Chris Barton is on a four-game goal streak since Dec. 21 (5g).

- Tyler McNeely leads South Carolina with 32 points (9g-23a).

- Nailers are league's least-penalized team with 13.21 penalty minutes per game.

- Stingrays are 11-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Elmira Jackals (14-13-3) at Fort Wayne Komets (15-13-2) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Elmira's Artem Demkov is tied for fourth with four game-winning goals.

- Fort Wayne's Brandon Marino is third with 26 assists.

- Jackals are fourth on the power play at 22.6 percent (24-for-106).

- Komets are 9-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Cincinnati Cyclones (18-9-2) at Evansville IceMen (11-18-3) 7:15 p.m. CT

- Josh Shalla leads Cincinnati against the IceMen with five goals and seven points.

- Evansville's Dylan Clarke is on a four-game goal streak since Dec. 16 (4g).

- Cyclones are third with 2.69 goals-against per game.

- IceMen are 10-1-2 when leading after two periods.

Ontario Reign (20-7-2) at Utah Grizzlies (12-11-4) 7:05 p.m. MT

- Ontario's Mario Lamoureux is fifth among rookies with 24 points (12g-12a).

- Utah's Drew MacKenzie is third among rookies in shooting percentage at 14.8 percent (4-for-27).

- Reign are 16-1-2 when scoring first.

- Grizzlies are tied for third with two shorthanded goals against.

Idaho Steelheads (18-7-4) at Bakersfield Condors (7-22-3) 7 p.m. PT

- Idaho's Matt Case is tied for third among defensemen in plus-minus at +15.

- Tyler Brenner leads Bakersfield against the Steelheads with six points (2g-4a).

- Steelheads are first on the power play on the road at 24.2 percent (16-for-66).

- Condors are 6-0-1 when leading after two periods.

Las Vegas Wranglers (12-12-4) at Stockton Thunder (17-9-6) 7:30 p.m. PT

- Las Vegas' Joe Fallon is seventh with a 2.46 goals-against average.

- Harrison Reed and Toni Rajala lead Stockton against the Wranglers with three goals each.

- Wranglers are first on the penalty kill on the road at 89.8 percent (44-for-49).

- Thunder are second on the power play at 23.8 percent (38-for-160).

Colorado Eagles (16-12-3) at Alaska Aces (24-8-0) 7:15 p.m. AKT

- Joey Sides leads Colorado against the Aces with six points (3g-3a).

- Alaska's Nick Mazzolini is third with 18 goals.

- Eagles are 11-2-0 when outshooting their opponent.

- Aces are second with 2.59 goals-against per game.

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