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Published on December 17, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Florida Everblades (14-7-0) at Columbia Inferno (12-10-3) 3:05 p.m. ET
* Phil Osaer stopped all 42 shots in the Everblades 3-0 win at Columbia on Nov. 23.
* Inferno's Chris Houle has gone 2-3-1 in his last six games, five of which have been decided by one goal.
* Kevin Bergin had two goals and an assist in Florida's loss to Charlotte on Friday.
* Mike Stathopoulos leads the Inferno at home with 12 points (5g-7a).

Dayton Bombers (7-15-2) at Trenton Titans (12-10-2) 7 p.m. ET
* Fourth meeting in the last eight games with Dayton, going 3-0-0, all of which have been one-goal games.
* All three goals scored in Friday's game were on special teams (Trenton, 1ppg-1shg and Dayton, 1ppg).
* Dustin Traylen stopped 30 of 31 shots in Trenton's 2-1 win against the Bombers on Friday.
* Michael Ayers stopped 36 of 38 shots in his first start for Dayton since Nov. 5.

Charlotte Checkers (12-9-1) at Augusta Lynx (11-12-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Jason Wolfe had 42 saves in Augusta's 3-1 win against Charlotte on Nov. 26.
* Ryan Fultz had four points, including a hat trick, in Charlotte's 8-6 win against Florida on Friday.
* Lynx' Nicolas Corbeil had a goal and an assist on Friday extending his scoring streak (8g-10a) to 10 games.
* Defenseman Rory Rawlyk and Nathan Gillies lead the Checkers with 13 points (6g-7a) in 14 road games.

Fresno Falcons (11-4-7) at Reading Royals (15-5-1) 7:05 p.m. ET
* This is the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.
* Falcons have played the last four games past regulation winning 3-2 in a shootout at Johnstown on Friday.
* Royals are first in the league on the penalty kill at 85.9 percent and second on power plays at 26.5 percent.
* Fresno is 2-4-6 and Reading is 3-1-0 when facing opponents outside of their division.

Johnstown Chiefs (8-11-7) at Wheeling Nailers (15-7-2) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Andy Chiodo has made the last six starts for Wheeling, going 3-2-1 with a 2.49 goals-against average.
* J.B. Bittner has four points (2g-2a) in four games against Wheeling in 2005-06.
* Nailers' rookie Kurtis McLean leads ECHL in scoring with 19 goals and 33 points.
* Adam Henrich scored the game winner in Johnstown's 4-3 overtime win at Wheeling on Nov. 26.

Toledo Storm (11-7-3) at Gwinnett Gladiators (12-5-4) 7:35 p.m. ET
* This is the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.
* Storm has outscored opponents 10-3 in the last two games, going 2-0-0 in that span.
* Gwinnett leads the league in shots per game with 40.33 and Toledo ranks four at 35.29.
* Gladiators are unbeaten in their last six games, going 4-0-2, losing both games in a shootout.

Utah Grizzlies (13-9-2) at Idaho Steelheads (15-6-1) 7:10 p.m. MT
* D'Arcy McConvey and David Bararuk each had two goals in Idaho's 6-3 win over Utah on Friday.
* Defenseman Tom Reimann leads the Grizzlies with three points (1g-2a) in three games against Idaho.
* Steelheads are 3-0-0 against the Grizzlies outscoring them 18-8 in 2005-06.
* Rookie Matt Craig has 11 of his 17 goals on the road for Utah.

Phoenix RoadRunners (8-12-2) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (12-11-2) 7 p.m. PT
* Ice Dogs are 3-1-0 against Phoenix, winning two of three games in a shootout.
* Michael Mole is 1-0-2 with a 2.29 goals-against average and .943 save percentage against Long Beach.
* Ash Goldie has three goals, all on the power play, and four points against the RoadRunners.
* RoadRunners won the last meeting with Long Beach 2-1 on Dec. 4.

Alaska Aces (17-3-3) at Victoria Salmon Kings (10-15-1) 7 p.m. PT
* Salmon Kings snapped the Aces 11-game winning streak with a 5-4 overtime win on Friday.
* Chris Minard had two goals and an assist in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss.
* Kings' Mike Wirll scored the game winner on Friday and has five points (2g-3a) in his last three games.
* Aces have played six games past regulation, going 3-3, including the last four where they are 3-1.

Bakersfield Condors (9-7-4) at San Diego Gulls (10-9-4) 7:05 p.m. PT
* Five different players scored two points in Bakersfield's 6-4 win at Phoenix on Friday.
* Gulls' Richard Keyes had four points in the last meeting with Bakersfield, a 7-0 win on Nov. 18.
* Ryan Munce is unbeaten in regulation (2-0-1) on the road for Condors with a 2.82 goals-against average.
* Gulls are 3-0-0 and have scored 50 percent of their goals (8 of 16) on the power play against the Condors.

Las Vegas Wranglers (17-4-2) at Stockton Thunder (5-10-3) 7:30 p.m. PT
* Todd Alexander had a goal and two assists in the Wranglers' 5-3 win at Stockton on Friday.
* Neither team scored a power-play goal on Friday (Las Vegas went 0-for-5 and Stockton went 0-for-7).
* Wranglers are 4-0-0 on their five-game road trip and have a six-game winning steak dating back to Dec. 3.
* Thunder's Mike Lalonde ranks second among all rookies with seven power-play goals.

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