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ECHL Today - January 14

Published on January 14, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Chicago Express (16-15-5) at Florida Everblades (20-14-3) 7 p.m. ET

- Chicago's Nathan Lutz is tied for fourth among defensemen in plus-minus at +14.

- David Rutherford leads Florida with 32 points (13g-19a).

- Express are 10-0-2 when leading after two periods.

- Everblades have outscored their opponents 43-26 in the first period.

Reading Royals (15-14-6) at Trenton Titans (12-16-6) 7 p.m. ET

- Reading's Yannick Riendeau is on a 10-game point streak since Dec. 16 (3g-11a).

- Randy Rowe leads Trenton against the Royals with four goals.

- Royals are 8-2-6 in one-goal games.

- Titans are sixth on the power play at 19.2 percent (28-for-146).

Greenville Road Warriors (21-13-2) at Gwinnett Gladiators (17-11-9) 7:05 p.m. ET

- Greenville's Justin Bowers is tied for fifth with 40 points (7g-33a).

- Pat Galivan leads Gwinnett against the Road Warriors with three goals.

- Road Warriors are first on the power play on the road at 27.4 percent (20-for-73).

- Gladiators are league's second-least penalized team with 14.08 penalty minutes per game.

Toledo Walleye (14-18-2) at Kalamazoo Wings (20-12-3) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Toledo's Bryan Rufenach is third among defensemen with nine goals.

- Kalamazoo's Trent Daavettila is third with 26 assists.

- Walleye are 10-1-1 when leading after two periods.

- K-Wings are second with 3.71 goals per game.

Wheeling Nailers (19-13-2) at Cincinnati Cyclones (14-12-4) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Wheeling's Zach Hansen is tied for fourth among rookies with 17 assists.

- Mathieu Aubin leads Cincinnati with 14 goals.

- Nailers are first with 35.62 shots per game and 25.41 shots-against per game.

- Cyclones are 9-2-1 when leading after two periods.

South Carolina Stingrays (19-16-2) at Elmira Jackals (23-11-1) 7:35 p.m. ET

- South Carolina's Philipp Grubauer is fifth with a .922 save percentage.

- Artem Demkov leads Elmira against the Stingrays with four points (2g-2a).

- Stingrays are fourth on the penalty kill on the road at 86.5 percent (77-for-89).

- Jackals are tied for fourth with six shorthanded goals.

Idaho Steelheads (16-16-3) at Utah Grizzlies (15-17-4) 7:05 p.m. MT

- Idaho's Jerry Kuhn leads the league with 938 saves.

- Mitch Fadden leads Utah with 32 points (10g-22a).

- Steelheads are 13-3-3 when scoring first.

- Grizzlies are 9-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Colorado Eagles (20-12-4) at Bakersfield Condors (9-24-4) 7 p.m. PT

- Colorado's Chad Costello leads the league with 34 assists and 53 points.

- Bakersfield's Scott Freeman is second among rookies with 15 goals.

- Eagles are first with 3.75 goals per game.

- Condors are 5-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Ontario Reign (19-12-4) at Las Vegas Wranglers (22-11-4) 7:05 p.m. PT

- Ontario's Chris Carrozzi is fifth with a 2.35 goals-against average.

- Eric Lampe leads Las Vegas against the Reign with six goals.

- Reign are third on the penalty kill at 86.1 percent (142-for-165).

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

Stockton Thunder (15-15-4) at Alaska Aces (28-5-5) 7:15 p.m. AKT

- Stockton's Kevin Baker leads the league with 161 shots.

- Alaska's Bryan Miller is tied for first among defensemen with 12 power-play assists.

- Thunder are tied for fourth with three shorthanded goals against.

- Aces are 23-2-0 when scoring first.




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