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ECHL Today - January 23

Published on January 23, 2015 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A preview of ECHL games for Friday, Jan. 23, 2015

Kalamazoo Wings (16-15-2) at Toledo Walleye (25-5-5) 7:15 p.m. ET

- Kalamazoo's Curtis Valk is tied for fifth among rookies with 18 assists.

- Anthony Luciani leads Toledo against the K-Wings with three goals.

- K-Wings are third on the penalty kill at 87.5 percent (112-for-128).

- Walleye are 22-0-2 when scoring first.

Greenville Road Warriors (25-14-1) at Orlando Solar Bears (17-14-3) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Kyle Jean leads Greenville against the Solar Bears with six goals and seven points.

- Orlando's Jacob Cepis is tied for eighth with 24 assists.

- Road Warriors have a league-leading six wins when trailing after two periods (6-12-0).

- Solar Bears are fourth with 32.97 shots per game.

Elmira Jackals (19-15-5) at Brampton Beast (12-21-2) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Matt Tassone leads Elmira against the Beast with six points (3g-3a).

- Brampton's Mathew Maione leads rookie defensemen with 99 shots on goal.

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

- Beast have scored 38 of 84 goals in the second period.

Florida Everblades (25-6-3) at Gwinnett Gladiators (12-21-2) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Florida's Mike Little is fifth among defensemen in plus-minus at +24.

- Brenden Walker leads Gwinnett against the Everblades with five goals.

- Everblades are first on the power play on the road at 24.3 percent (17-for-70).

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

Allen Americans (28-5-3) at Indy Fuel (10-21-7) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Allen's Chad Costello leads the league with 60 points (20g-40a).

- Garret Bembridge leads Indy with 12 goals and 26 points.

- Americans are second on the power play on the road at 23.8 percent (19-for-80).

- Fuel are 4-0-1 in their last five games.

Fort Wayne Komets (27-8-3) at Wheeling Nailers (18-18-0) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Fort Wayne's Drew Daniels is second among defensemen in plus-minus at +28.

- Wheeling's Derek Army is third among rookies with 115 shots on goal.

- Komets are fourth with 3.76 goals per game.

- Nailers are first on the power play at home at 27.9 percent (19-for-68).

Evansville IceMen (11-22-5) at Cincinnati Cyclones (18-14-4) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Evansville's Chris Driedger is fifth with 716 saves.

- Josh Shalla leads Cincinnati against the IceMen with four goals and nine points.

- IceMen are 7-1-0 when leading after two periods.

- Cyclones are league's sixth-least penalized team with 13.61 penalty minutes per game.

Tulsa Oilers (19-18-4) at Missouri Mavericks (14-19-4) 7:05 p.m. CT

- Jon Booras leads Tulsa against the Mavericks with eight points (4g-4a).

- Missouri's Landon Oslanski leads defensemen with 13 power-play points (4g-9a).

- Oilers are tied for second with 11 games decided beyond regulation (7-0-4).

- Mavericks are seventh with 27.97 shots-against per game.

Bakersfield Condors (17-18-5) at Utah Grizzlies (18-15-7) 7:05 p.m. MT

- Brendan Brooks leads Bakersfield against the Grizzlies with five goals and 10 points.

- Utah's Michael Pelech is tied for fifth with 40 points (19g-21a).

- Condors are 12-0-0 when leading after two periods.

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

Wichita Thunder (18-14-6) at Rapid City Rush (16-21-2) 7:05 p.m. MT

- Wichita's Ian Duval is on a 12-game point streak since Dec. 19 (6g-7a).

- Jesse Schultz leads Rapid City against the Thunder with five points (1g-4a).

- Thunder are third with 27.18 shots-against per game.

- Rush are sixth on the penalty kill at 85.4 percent (123-for-144).

Colorado Eagles (25-13-0) at Stockton Thunder (13-25-1) 7:30 p.m. PT

- Brock Nixon leads Colorado against the Thunder with nine goals and 12 points.

- Tyler Maxwell leads Stockton with 12 goals.

- Eagles are second with 26.58 shots-against per game.

- Thunder are third on the power play at 20.9 percent (32-for-153).

Idaho Steelheads (24-11-4) at Alaska Aces (15-17-3) 7:15 p.m. AKT

- Idaho's Brett Robinson is second with a 27.3 percent shooting percentage (9-for-33).

- Brendan Connolly leads Alaska against the Steelheads with seven points (2g-5a).

- Steelheads are third with 2.62 goals-against per game.

- Aces are second with 33.49 shots per game.




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