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Published on January 14, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Trenton Titans (18-14-2) at Dayton Bombers (11-22-3) 7:00 p.m. ET
* Michael Ayers stopped 28 of 29 shots in Dayton's 4-1 win over the Titans on Friday.
* Dustin Traylen has made the last eight starts for Trenton, going 5-3-0 with a 2.63 goals-against average.
* Scott Cameron had a goal and assist on Friday, giving him eight points (3g-5a) in six games against Titans.
* In the last five games, Titans have scored 13 of their 21 goals in the third period.

Toledo Storm (14-11-4) at Johnstown Chiefs (14-14-8) 7:00 p.m. ET
* Chiefs have scored over 58 percent (7 of 12) of their goals on the power play against the Storm in 2005-06.
* Ken Magowan averages over three points per game against the Chiefs with 10 points (4g-6a) in three games.
* 2006 All-Star Jonathan Boutin is 5-2-1 with a 2.12 goals-against average at home for the Chiefs.
* Storm scored three power-play goals and won the last meeting at Johnstown 5-4 in overtime on Oct. 26.

Greenville Grrrowl (20-11-1) at Augusta Lynx (16-18-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Lynx has scored 60 percent (6-for-10) of their goals on the power play in four games against the Grrrowl.
* Les Haggett has seven points (2g-5a) and is a +5 in four games against Augusta.
* Augusta's Jason Wolfe is 2-0-0 in his last two starts, stopping 65 of 69 shots for a .942 save percentage.
* Rory McMahon has four goals and six points and leads the Grrrowl with a +5 rating in the last five games.

Pensacola Ice Pilots (14-18-3) at Columbia Inferno (13-19-5) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Todd Ford stopped 40 of 42 shots in Pensacola's 3-2 shootout win against Columbia on Friday.
* Last three meetings have gone past regulation and have been decided by one goal.
* Ice Pilots have won their last three games on the road, outscoring their opponents 12-6 in that span.
* Inferno's Travis Lisabeth has nine points (4g-5a) in six games in January.

Wheeling Nailers (23-10-2) at Reading Royals (22-8-2) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Nailers' Andy Franck is 2-0-0 with a goals-against of 1.00 and .958 save percentage in his last two starts.
* Royals have scored nine of their 13 goals in the second period in three games against the Nailers.
* Jordan Cameron had a goal and two assists in Wheeling's last meeting at Reading, a 5-1 win on Tuesday.
* Chris Bala has a nine-game scoring streak with 13 points (5g-8a) for the Royals.

Charlotte Checkers (18-15-3) at Gwinnett Gladiators (21-8-5) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Teams are tied for the league lead with 11 shorthand goals.
* Checkers have scored four of their five goals against the Gladiators in the first period.
* Gladiators are 12-2-2 with a combined plus-minus rating of +132 at home.
* Gwinnett has won the last two meetings with Charlotte, outscoring them 9-4 in that span.

Long Beach Ice Dogs (17-15-4) at Utah Grizzlies (20-15-2) 7:05 p.m. MT
* Alfie Michaud is 2-0-0 with a 0.50 goals-against average against Long Beach in 2005-06.
* Sean McAslan had four points (2g-2a) in the Ice Dogs 5-4 win over the Grizzlies on Friday.
* Grizzlies have scored 31 of their 68 goals (45.6 percent) at home on the power play.
* Justin Aikens has nine points (2g-7a) and is a +4 in his last five games for the Ice Dogs.

Alaska Aces (27-5-3) at San Diego Gulls (16-14-4) 7:05 p.m. PT
* The Aces are 4-1-0 and have scored all 17 of their goals against San Diego in the first and second period.
* The Gulls are 9-5-3 with a combined plus-minus rating of +80 at home in 2005-06.
* Aces are undefeated when leading after the first (19-0-0) and second period (23-0-0).
* Gulls' Pierre-Luc Sleigher has 13 points (4g-9a), scoring in seven of his last eight games.

Phoenix RoadRunners (10-22-3) at Las Vegas Wranglers (28-6-3) 7:05 p.m. PT
* Wranglers are 16-1-2 and lead the league with 80 goals at home in 2005-06.
* Michael Mole is 1-2-1 with a 1.97 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage in his last four starts.
* Las Vegas is 3-0-0 against Phoenix and has outscored them 11-4 in 2005-06.
* Phoenix has scored all four of its goals against Las Vegas in the third period.

Florida Everblades (15-13-2) at Stockton Thunder (6-19-4) 7:30 p.m. PT
* Everblades' Steve Saviano is averaging over two points a game (5g-7a) and is a +5 in his last five games.
* Jeff Weber stopped 37 of 40 shots in Stockton's 3-2 loss to the Everblades on Friday.
* 2006 All-Star Daniel Sisca ranks fourth among all rookies in scoring with 38 points (11g-27a) for Florida.
* 2006 All-Star Steve Slonina leads the Thunder with five goals and eight points in 10 home games.

Bakersfield Condors (13-12-4) at Fresno Falcons (19-6-8) 7:30 p.m. PT
* Condors won the last two meetings, 4-3 in a shootout on Nov. 26 and 6-5 in overtime on Dec. 30.
* Sean Venedam has five goals and seven points in his last three games for Bakersfield.
* Fresno has scored 11 of its 14 goals against Bakersfield in the second period.
* Shawn Mather and John Wroblewski each have seven points (5g-2a) in their last five games for Fresno.

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