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February 21, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015

Orlando Solar Bears (25-20-3) at Florida Everblades (31-11-16) 7 p.m. ET

- Jacob Cepis leads Orlando against the Everblades with 13 points (4g-9a).

- Adam Brace leads Florida with 43 points (20g-23a).

- Solar Bears are fourth with 32.75 shots per game.

- Everblades are tied for second on the penalty kill at home at 88.5 percent (77-for-87).

Indy Fuel (19-23-8) at Elmira Jackals (27-19-5) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Indy's Pete Massar is second among rookies with 10 power-play assists.

- Elmira's Steven Shamanski is fourth among defensemen with 11 goals.

- Fuel are seventh on the power play at 19.2 percent (39-for-203).

- Jackals are 11-3-5 in one-goal games.

Greenville Road Warriors (28-19-3) at South Carolina Stingrays (26-18-7) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Greenville's Spencer Humphries is tied for first among rookies in plus-minus at +18.

- Caleb Herbert leads South Carolina against the Road Warriors with three goals and nine points.

- Road Warriors are 18-1-1 when scoring first.

- Stingrays are fourth on the penalty kill at 86.6 percent (161-for-186).

Wheeling Nailers (23-24-0) at Toledo Walleye (31-10-5) 7:15 p.m. ET

- Riley Brace leads Wheeling against the Walleye with four points (2g-2a).

- Toledo's Shane Berschbach is fifth among rookies with a 20.9 percent shooting percentage (9-for-43).

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

- Walleye are 26-3-2 when scoring first.

Gwinnett Gladiators (16-30-4) at Fort Wayne Komets (34-12-4) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Gwinnett's Casey Pierro-Zabotel is tied for third with 56 points (21g-35a).

- Fort Wayne's Pat Nagle is sixth with 2.36 goals-against average.

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

- Komets are 22-7-2 when outshooting their opponent.

Evansville IceMen (12-33-6) at Kalamazoo Wings (23-19-5) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Brandon Wong leads Evansville with 37 points (16g-21a).

- Kalamazoo's Joel Martin is third with 2,087 minutes played.

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

- K-Wings are third on the penalty kill at 87.9 percent (167-for-190).

Reading Royals (34-14-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (24-21-5) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Sean Wiles leads Reading against the Cyclones with three goals.

- Cincinnati's Sam Brittain leads rookie goaltenders with four shutouts.

- Royals are league's second-least penalized team with 11.31 penalty minutes per game.

- Cyclones are second with 26.32 shots-against per game.

Rapid City Rush (25-24-3) at Missouri Mavericks (19-25-5) 7:05 p.m. CT

- Winston Day Chief leads Rapid City against the Mavericks with nine points (3g-6a).

- Missouri's Andrew Courtney is on a five-game goal streak since Feb. 3 (7g).

- Rush are seventh on the penalty kill on the road at 85.8 percent (91-for-106).

- Mavericks are tied for seventh with four shorthanded goals against.

Tulsa Oilers (24-23-4) at Wichita Thunder (24-19-7) 7:05 p.m. CT

- Tulsa's Adam Pleskach is second with 27 goals.

- Ian Lowe leads Wichita against the Oilers with three goals and eight points.

- Oilers are tied for seventh with 3.47 goals per game.

- Thunder are fourth with 27.56 shots-against per game.

Colorado Eagles (33-17-2) at Bakersfield Condors (21-23-6) 7 p.m. PT

- Taylor Vause leads Colorado against the Condors with five goals.

- Bakersfield's Sebastien Sylvestre is third among rookies with 142 shots on goal.

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

- Condors are fourth on the power play at home at 22.4 percent (26-for-116).

Idaho Steelheads (30-16-4) at Stockton Thunder (16-34-1) 7:30 p.m. PT

- Idaho's Jason Bast leads rookies, and is fourth overall, with 25 goals.

- Tyler Maxwell leads Stockton against the Steelheads with four goals and seven points.

- Steelheads are fifth with 2.66 goals-against per game.

- Thunder are fifth on the power play at home at 21.4 percent (22-for-103).

Utah Grizzlies (23-20-8) at Alaska Aces (24-20-5) 7:15 p.m. AKT

- Barry Almeida leads Utah against the Aces with five goals.

- Alaska's Quinn Sproule is fifth among defensemen with a 13.9 percent shooting percentage (5-for-36).

- Grizzlies are tied for the league lead with 16 wins by one goal (16-7-8).

- Aces have scored seven of their nine shorthanded goals at home.

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