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February 14, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015

Evansville IceMen (12-30-6) at Greenville Road Warriors (26-19-3) 3 p.m. ET

- Evansville's Chris Driedger is second with 935 saves.

- Greenville's Spencer Humphries is tied for third among rookies in plus-minus at +15.

- IceMen are 8-1-1 when leading after two periods.

- Road Warriors are seventh with 31.96 shots per game.

Kalamazoo Wings (20-19-5) at Florida Everblades (31-9-6) 7 p.m. ET

- Kalamazoo's Joel Martin is fifth with 871 saves.

- Florida's Brant Harris is 10th among rookies with 31 points (10g-21a).

- K-Wings are third on the penalty kill on the road at 89.3 percent (75-for-84).

- Everblades are 23-3-3 when scoring first.

Fort Wayne Komets (32-12-3) at Orlando Solar Bears (24-17-3) 7 p.m. ET

- Fort Wayne's Pat Nagle is tied for third with 19 wins.

- Orlando's Garret Sparks is tied for the league lead with four shutouts.

- Komets lead the league with 18 road wins (18-7-1).

- Solar Bears are 21-1-2 when scoring first.

Reading Royals (33-13-3) at Elmira Jackals (26-18-5) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Reading's Pat Mullane is tied for eighth with 49 points (18g-31a).

- Matt Tassone leads Elmira against the Royals with five goals.

- Royals are fifth on the penalty kill on the road at 87.5 percent (77-for-88).

- Jackals are only team to have not allowed a shorthanded goal this season.

South Carolina Stingrays (22-18-7) at Gwinnett Gladiators (16-27-3) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Wayne Simpson leads South Carolina with 30 points (11g-19a).

- Gwinnett's Casey Pierro-Zabotel is tied for third with 53 points (19g-34a).

- Stingrays are fourth with 32.30 shots per game.

- Gladiators are 13-2-1 when leading after two periods.

Wheeling Nailers (23-23-0) at Toledo Walleye (28-9-5) 7:15 p.m. ET

- Wheeling's Morgan Ellis is tied for second among defensemen with 12 goals.

- Toledo's Tyler Barnes is tied for second among rookies with 44 points (16g-28a).

- Nailers are tied for the league low with three games decided beyond regulation.

- Walleye are tied for second with one shorthanded goal against.

Cincinnati Cyclones (21-20-5) at Indy Fuel (19-22-7) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Cincinnati's Chris Reed is fifth among defensemen with a 14.6 percent shooting percentage (6-for-41).

- Garret Bembridge leads Indy against the Cyclones with four goals.

- Cyclones are league's fifth-least penalized team with 14.22 penalty minutes per game.

- Fuel are 13-1-1 in their last 15 games.

Wichita Thunder (22-18-6) at Allen Americans (33-8-4) 7:05 p.m. CT

- Ian Lowe leads Wichita with 41 points (16g-25a).

- Allen's Greger Hanson is tied for the league lead with four shorthanded goals.

- Thunder are fourth with 27.24 shots-against per game.

- Americans are a league best 19-3-1 at home.

Brampton Beast (14-29-2) at Rapid City Rush (22-23-3) 7:05 p.m. MT

- Chad Painchaud leads Brampton against the Rush with seven goals and eight points.

- Rapid City's Danny Battochio is fourth with 1,919 minutes played.

- Beast are 9-0-0 when leading after two periods.

- Rush are 13-5-2 when scoring first.

Quad City Mallards (23-18-6) at Tulsa Oilers (22-22-4) 7:35 p.m. CT

- Kevin Baker leads Quad City against the Oilers with four points (1g-3a).

- Tulsa's Adam Pleskach leads the league with 219 shots on goal.

- Mallards are fifth on the penalty kill at 85.9 percent (164-for-191).

- Oilers are 13-2-3 when leading after two periods.

Alaska Aces (22-19-4) at Ontario Reign (28-15-7) 6 p.m. PT

- Alaska's Quinn Sproule is fourth among defensemen with a 15.2 percent shooting percentage (5-for-33).

- Maxim Kitsyn leads Ontario against the Aces with three goals.

- Aces lead the league with 33.22 shots per game.

- Reign lead the league with 2.56 goals-against per game.

Utah Grizzlies (22-19-7) at Idaho Steelheads (28-15-4) 7:10 p.m. MT

- Utah's Alex Krushelnyski is third among rookies with 23 assists.

- Idaho's Wade MacLeod is second with 193 shots on goal.

- Grizzlies are tied for the league lead with 10 shorthanded goals.

- Steelheads are sixth with 2.77 goals-against per game.

Colorado Eagles (32-15-2) at Stockton Thunder (15-32-1) 7:30 p.m. PT

- Colorado's Trent Daavettila is second with 39 assists.

- Tyler Maxwell leads Stockton against the Eagles with six goals.

- Eagles are 6-0-2 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.

- Thunder are second on the power play at home at 24.4 percent (22-for-90).

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