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February 4, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Dayton Bombers (13-27-3) at Johnstown Chiefs (18-17-9) 7:00 p.m. ET
* In his first game since Dec. 26, Dayton's Mark Flood had an assist in 3-2 shootout win over Chiefs Friday.
* Dmitri Tarabrin scored both Johnstown goals in its loss to Dayton on Friday.
* Dayton's two victories over Johnstown have been decided by a shootout (4-3 on Jan. 7 and 3-2 on Friday).
* Chiefs are 2-0-1 at home against Dayton with the last two meetings decided by one goal in 2005-06.

Toledo Storm (21-11-5) at Trenton Titans (20-19-2) 7:00 p.m. ET
* Bracken Kearns had two goals in Toledo's 5-1 win at Trenton on Friday.
* Trenton has scored six of its seven goals against Toledo in the second and third period.
* Storm is unbeaten in regulation in the last eight games, going 7-0-1 and outscoring opponents 36-19.
* Defenseman Mike Jarmuth has five points, all assists, and is a +1 for Trenton in the last five games.

Columbia Inferno (15-25-5) at Charlotte Checkers (22-19-4) 7:05 p.m. ET
* F.P. Guenette had an assist and the game winner in Columbia's 3-1 win over Greenville on Friday.
* Dusty Jamieson averages two points per game (6g-4a) in 10 games against the Inferno.
* Jani Hurme stopped 35 of 36 shots, including all 16 in the third period, in Columbia's win on Friday.
* 2006 All-Star rookie Jeff Glass is 3-0-1 with a .923 save percentage against the Inferno.

Wheeling Nailers (27-12-4) at Reading Royals (26-11-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
* John Morlang scored the game winner 30 seconds into overtime for 3-2 Royals win at Wheeling on Friday.
* Defenseman Luis Tremblay has six points (4g-2a) and leads the Nailers with a +10 on the road in 2005-06.
* Royals' Mike Kompon has an ECHL season high 22-game scoring streak with 36 points (6g-30a).
* Nailers' have scored 57 percent (8 of 14) of their goals in the last five games on the power play.

Greenville Grrrowl (25-13-2) at South Carolina Stingrays (17-15-10) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Stingrays are 3-0-1 with a combined 1.30 goals-against average against the Grrrowl in 2005-06.
* Greenville has scored 5 of its 11 goals (45.5 percent) in the last five games on the power play.
* Defenseman Craig Olynick has four points (2g-2a) and leads the Stingrays with a +5 in the last five games.
* Grrrowl is 13-5-1 and has allowed the fewest goals-against (47) on the road in the league in 2005-06.

Idaho Steelheads (25-14-5) at Florida Everblades (26-14-3) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Steelheads have scored 10 of their 11 goals against Florida in the second (7) and third (3) period.
* Dustin Johner has three goals and four points in the last two games against the Steelheads.
* Paul Caponigri and Mike Gabinet lead Idaho with four points, all assists, in two games against Florida.
* 2006 All-Star Dan Sisca has five goals and seven points, scoring in each of his last four games for Florida.

Pensacola Ice Pilots (16-23-5) at Gwinnett Gladiators (29-9-5) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Gwinnett is 5-0-1 with a combined plus-minus rating of + 62 against the Ice Pilots in 2005-06.
* Four of the last five Ice Pilots games have been decided by the score of 4-3 with Pensacola going 1-2-2.
* Gladiators are on a six-game winning streak, winning four of the games by one goal.
* Pensacola rookie Adam Courchaine has six points (2g-4a) and has scored in three of his last four games.

Fresno Falcons (25-7-10) at Utah Grizzlies (22-19-4) 7:05 p.m. MT
* Dustin VanBallegooie had two goals, including a power play and game winner, in Friday's 5-3 win at Utah.
* Utah is 1-2-1 in the last four games, three of which have been decided by one goal.
* Luke Curtin is averaging 1.6 points per game (12g-25a) in 23 games on the road for the Falcons.
* Grizzlies are 12-10-2 and tied for second in the league with 89 goals at home.

Las Vegas Wranglers (32-8-4) at Bakersfield Condors (17-16-5) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Sean Venedam has five goals in four games against the Wranglers in 2005-06.
* 2006 All-Star Marc Magliarditi is 2-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average against the Condors.
* Wranglers are unbeaten in regulation when leading after the first (16-0-0) and second (22-0-1) period.
* Ryan Munce stopped 41 of 42 shots, all 18 in the third period, in Condors' 2-1 win at San Diego on Friday.

San Diego Gulls (19-17-5) at Long Beach Ice Dogs (23-16-5) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Ice Dogs are 2-1-1 with a combined 1.97 goals-against average against the Gulls in 2005-06.
* Gulls have scored 40 percent (20 of 50) of their goal on the road on the power play.
* Long Beach is ranked second in the league on the penalty kill at 85.5 percent.
* San Diego is 2-2-1 in the last five games, four of which have been decided by one goal.

Augusta Lynx (18-23-3) at Victoria Salmon Kings (16-25-4) 7:00 p.m. PT
* B.J. Gaustad had two goals in Augusta's 4-3 overtime win at Victoria on Friday.
* Victoria is 1-0-3 on its eight-game home stand, with each games decided by one goal.
* Michael Wall stopped 40 of 43 shots in the Lynx' 4-3 win on Friday.
* 2006 All-Stars Adam Taylor and Steve Lingren have six points (2g-4a) in their last five games for Victoria.

Alaska Aces (35-6-3) at Stockton Thunder (8-23-7) 7:30 p.m. PT
* Mike Scott had four points (2g-2a) in Alaska's 6-3 win at Stockton on Friday.
* Aaron Foster had two goals and was a +2 in Stockton's loss to Alaska on Friday.
* Aces have scored an average of 5.5 goals per game on their current eight-game winning streak.
* Stockton is 2-1-2 in the last five games, four of which have gone past regulation play.

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