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Published on November 4, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Victoria Salmon Kings (2-3-0) at Dayton Bombers (2-3-0) 7:00 p.m. ET
* Rob Muntain stopped 28 of 29 shots in the Kings 2-1 win at Trenton on Wednesday.
* Brian Gornick (4g-4a) and Scott Cameron (3g-5a) lead the Bombers with eight points each.
* Victoria's Mike Wirll has four of his five points on the power play (2ppg-2ppa).
* This is the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

Reading Royals (2-0-1) at Greenville Grrrowl (3-2-0) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Royals are 2-0-0 all time against the Grrrowl and this is the first meeting since 2002-03.
* Grrrowl's Brock Radunske is tied for second in the league in goals with five.
* Royals are fifth in the league on the penalty kill at 88.9 percent, killing 16 of 18 penalties.
* Greenville is 1-2-0 and has been outscored 11-9 at home in 2005-06.

Gwinnett Gladiators (2-0-1) at South Carolina Stingrays (2-1-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Gwinnett ranks third in ECHL on penalty kill at 90.2 percent and has killed of all 10 penalties on the road.
* Stingrays have not scored the first goal in any of their six games.
* Gladiators went 5-2-0 in 2004-05 and are 7-5-1 all time against South Carolina.
* Stingrays are unbeaten in regulation and have earned seven of a possible 10 points the last five games.

Augusta Lynx (3-1-1) at Florida Everblades (1-1-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Everblades went 4-2-1 in 2004-05 and are 32-10-6 all time against the Lynx.
* Lynx' Trevor Cunning stopped 38 shots in his first start as a pro, a 3-2 win at Pensacola on October 29.
* Craig Kowalski stopped 23 of 24 shots to give Florida its first win, 4-1 over Las Vegas on October 29.
* Sam Ftorek has two goals in five games and both have been on the power play.

Toledo Storm (3-1-1) at Wheeling Nailers (3-1-0) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Storm is averaging 4.4 goals per game in first five games of 2005-06, up from three in 2004-05.
* Since losing the season opener, Wheeling has won its last three games, scoring an average of 4.3 goals.
* Toledo went 5-2-1 in 2004-05 and is 51-37-10 all time against the Nailers.
* Andy Chiodo has made all four starts for the Nailers, posting a 3.43 goals-against average.

Johnstown Chiefs (0-3-2) at Trenton Titans (2-1-1) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Trenton went 8-2-0 in 2004-05 and is 29-14-4 all time against the Chiefs.
* Five of the 10 meetings between the two in 2004-05 went past regulation and Trenton won each game.
* Three of the Chiefs first five games have been decided by one goal.
* 2005 ECHL All-Star Jean Desrochers leads Johnstown with four points (1g-3a) in five games.

Columbia Inferno (4-1-1) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (0-3-1) 7:05 p.m. CT
* Inferno is 2-2-1 all time against Pensacola after going 1-1-0 in 2004-05.
* Ice Pilots have lost each of their last two games by a score of 3-2.
* Four of Columbia's six games have been decided by one goal (3-0-1).
* Luke Fulghum leads Pensacola with four points and four assists.

Alaska Aces (4-1-1) at Utah Grizzlies (3-3-0) 7:05 p.m. MT
* Aces have scored the first goal in five of their six games.
* Utah rookie Matt Craig leads the league with six goals and is tied for the lead with two game-winning goals.
* Mike Scott leads Alaska with four assists and six points.
* Grizzlies have the league's best power play at 33.3 percent (11-for-33).

San Diego Gulls (1-5-0) at Bakersfield Condors (2-2-0) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Gulls are averaging 1.6 goals per game in their first six games compared to 3.2 in 2005-06.
* Davis Parley is 2-1-0 with a 2.28 goals-against average for the Condors.
* San Diego went 3-5-2 in 2004-05 and is 12-6-2 all time against the Condors.
* Bakersfield is 2-0-0 when scoring the first goal.

Stockton Thunder (0-1-1) at Fresno Falcons (3-1-1) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Thunder has lost each of its first two games by a score of 4-3.
* Peter Fregoe had an assist and scored the game-winning goal in Fresno's 4-3 win against Stockton.
* Derek Campbell had two goals for the Thunder in the last meeting with Fresno on October 22.
* Falcons have scored the first goal in four of their five games (3-0-1).

Phoenix RoadRunners (3-3-0) at Las Vegas Wranglers (2-1-0) 7:05 p.m. PT
* Phoenix' Cory Pecker has a six-game scoring streak and leads the league with 13 points (5g-8a).
* Wranglers have scored the first goal in both of their wins.
* RoadRunners' Mathieu Chouinard ranks second among league goaltenders with 153 saves.
* Las Vegas' Marc Magliarditi ranks fifth in the league with goals-against average of 1.67.

Idaho Steelheads (6-0-0) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (2-4-0) 7:30 p.m. PT
* Idaho scored four unanswered goals in the second and third period of Thursday's 6-3 win at Phoenix.
* Five different players each scored a goal in the Ice Dogs' 5-0 win over San Diego on Wednesday.
* Steelheads road power play ranks second in the league at 37.5 percent (6-for-15).
* Jaroslav Halak stopped all 22 shots in Ice Dogs' 5-0 win on Wednesday for a shutout in his first pro start.





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