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ECHL Today - January 6

Published on January 6, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Trenton Titans (11-15-5) at Toledo Walleye (13-15-1) 7 p.m. ET

- Trenton's Dave Caruso is second with 638 saves.

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

- Titans are 7-2-5 when scoring first.

- Walleye are 9-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Greenville Road Warriors (18-11-2) at Kalamazoo Wings (17-11-3) 7:30 p.m. ET

- Greenville's Justin Bowers leads the league with 13 power-play assists.

- Kalamazoo's Darryl Bootland is on a nine-game point streak since Dec. 9 (4g-7a).

- Road Warriors are 11-5-0 when outshot by their opponent.

- K-Wings are second on the power play at 23.1 percent (34-for-147).

South Carolina Stingrays (15-15-2) at Elmira Jackals (20-11-0) 7:35 p.m. ET

- South Carolina's Philipp Grubauer is fifth with a 2.35 goals-against average.

- Elmira's Dustin Gazley is fifth among rookies with 26 points (6g-20a).

- Stingrays are tied for first on the penalty kill at 86.4 percent (133-for-154).

- Jackals are tied for second with two shorthanded goals against.

Florida Everblades (18-13-2) at Gwinnett Gladiators (15-9-9) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Florida's Pat Nagle is tied for fourth with 13 wins.

- Andy Brandt leads Gwinnett against the Everblades with four goals and nine points.

- Everblades have outscored their opposition 38-20 in the first period.

- Gladiators are league's least-penalized team with 13.70 penalty minutes per game.

Cincinnati Cyclones (14-9-3) at Wheeling Nailers (16-11-2) 7:35 p.m. ET

- Cincinnati's Anthony Luciani is tied for first among rookies with five power-play goals.

- Wheeling's Chris Barton is third among rookies with 28 points (15g-13a).

- Cyclones are third with 33.23 shots per game.

- Nailers are fifth with 2.86 goals-against per game.

Reading Royals (13-13-6) at Chicago Express (15-12-5) 7:30 p.m. CT

- Reading's Yannick Tifu is tied for first with five shorthanded points (3g-2a).

- Chicago's Nathan Lutz is second among defensemen in plus-minus at +16.

- Royals are 7-2-6 in one-goal games.

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

Las Vegas Wranglers (20-9-4) at Colorado Eagles (18-10-4) 7:05 p.m. MT

- Las Vegas' Eric Lampe (11g-9a) and Peter MacArthur (8g-11a) are each on 13-game point streaks.

- Colorado's Aaron Schneekloth leads defensemen with 12 goals and 30 points.

- Wranglers are 15-2-1 when scoring first.

- Eagles are first with 3.72 goals per game.

Ontario Reign (16-12-3) at Idaho Steelheads (15-14-3) 7:10 p.m. MT

- Ontario's Derek Couture is second with eight power-play goals.

- Idaho's Jerry Kuhn leads the league with 855 saves.

- Reign are 12-1-1 when leading after two periods.

- Steelheads are first on the penalty kill at home at 87.5 percent (63-for-72).

Stockton Thunder (13-13-4) at Bakersfield Condors (8-23-3) 7 p.m. PT

- Kevin Baker leads Stockton against Bakersfield with five goals and eight points.

- Bakersfield's Scott Freeman is tied for the league lead with four shorthanded goals.

- Thunder are 9-2-1 when scoring first.

- Condors are tied for sixth on the penalty kill at home at 83.3 percent (65-for-78).

Utah Grizzlies (15-14-3) at Alaska Aces (24-5-5) 7:15 p.m. AKT

- Utah's Nick Tuzzolino leads defensemen with three game-winning goals.

- Alaska's Dan Kissel is tied for second with 19 goals.

- Grizzlies are 9-0-1 when leading after two periods.

- Aces are 20-2-0 when scoring first.




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