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ECHL Today - December 5

Published on December 5, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Friday, Dec. 5, 2014

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Orlando Solar Bears (11-9-2) at Greenville Road Warriors (12-9-0) 7 p.m. ET

- Orlando's Brett Findlay is third in the league with a 33.3 percent shooting percentage (3-for-9).

- Greenville's Jeff Malcolm is tied for the league lead with 10 wins.

- Solar Bears are fourth on the power play on the road at 24.1 percent (14-for-58).

- Road Warriors are 8-1-0 when scoring first.

South Carolina Stingrays (7-9-4) at Elmira Jackals (11-5-3) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Joe Devin and Wayne Simpson lead South Carolina with five goals each.

- Elmira's Sam Marotta leads rookie goaltenders with a 1.95 goals-against average.

- Stingrays are second on the penalty kill on the road at 91.7 percent (22-for-24).

- Jackals are fifth with 32.53 shots per game.

Wichita Thunder (8-6-4) at Brampton Beast (6-7-1) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Wichita's Tyler Bunz is second in the league with a 1.87 goals-against average.

- Chad Painchaud leads Brampton with 13 points (3g-10a).

- Thunder are first with 25.22 shots-against per game.

- Beast are sixth on the penalty kill at 86.0 percent (43-for-50).

Fort Wayne Komets (14-4-0) at Cincinnati Cyclones (7-6-3) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Fort Wayne's Drew Daniels leads the league in plus-minus at +15.

- Josh Shalla leads Cincinnati with 10 goals.

- Komets are third with 3.83 goals per game.

- Cyclones have outscored their opponents 26-11 in the second period.

Florida Everblades (13-3-1) at Indy Fuel (5-9-4) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Florida's Mike Little is tied for first among defensemen with 16 points (2g-14a).

- Robert Czarnik leads Indy with 11 goals and 19 points.

- Everblades are 11-1-0 when scoring first.

- Fuel are fourth on the power play at home at 23.9 percent (11-for-46).

Utah Grizzlies (8-7-4) at Wheeling Nailers (9-7-0) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Michael Pelech leads Utah with 10 goals and 17 points.

- Wheeling's Zach Yuen is second among defensemen with a 21.4 percent shooting percentage (3-for-14).

- Grizzlies are tied for the league lead with five shorthanded goals.

- Nailers are second on the power play at home at 32.1 percent (9-for-28).

Kalamazoo Wings (6-10-2) at Evansville IceMen (8-8-2) 7:15 p.m. CT

- Kalamazoo's Sacha Guimond is fifth among defensemen with 14 points (2g-12a).

- Evansville's Myles Bell is fourth among rookies with 59 shots on goal.

- K-Wings are first on the power play on the road at 27.3 percent (9-for-33).

- IceMen have outscored their opponents 22-12 in the third period.

Allen Americans (13-4-0) at Tulsa Oilers (10-7-3) 7:35 p.m. CT

- Allen's Gary Steffes is tied for third in the league with 12 goals.

- T.J. Caig leads Tulsa against the Americans with nine points (4g-5a).

- Americans are 10-1-0 when scoring first.

- Oilers are fifth with 3.60 goals per game.

Quad City Mallards (7-6-5) at Rapid City Rush (5-12-1) 7:05 p.m. MT

- Quad City's Evan Mosher is third in the league with a .933 save percentage.

- Daniel Barczuk leads Rapid City against the Mallards with two goals.

- Mallards are sixth with 32.50 shots per game.

- Rush are fifth on the penalty kill at home at 90.0 percent (27-for-30).

Bakersfield Condors (10-8-3) at Idaho Steelheads (12-7-2) 7:10 p.m. MT

- Bakersfield's Connor Jones is second in the league with 12 power-play points (5g-7a).

- Idaho's Steve Quailer is tied for third in the league in plus-minus at +13.

- Condors are 7-0-0 when leading after two periods.

- Steelheads are third with 26.43 shots-against per game.

Colorado Eagles (11-5-0) at Ontario Reign (10-8-2) 7 p.m. PT

- Nathan Moon leads Colorado against the Reign with four points (1g-3a).

- Ontario's Matt Register is tied for second among defensemen with 13 assists.

- Eagles are 7-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.

- Reign lead the league with 2.25 goals-against per game.

Alaska Aces (9-9-0) at Stockton Thunder (8-11-1) 7:30 p.m. PT

- Alaska's Brendan Connolly is on a seven-game point streak since Nov. 12 (3g-9a).

- Stockton's Ryan Constant is tied for first among defensemen with eight power-play points (1g-7a).

- Aces lead the league with 34.61 shots per game.

- Thunder are third on the power play at 22.2 percent (18-for-81).




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