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Published on April 7, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Augusta Lynx (30-34-6) at Greenville Grrrowl (43-24-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Grrrowl is 2-1-0 at home with two games decided by one goal and 6-2-0 overall against the Lynx.
* Augusta has scored 66.6 percent (12 of 18) of its goals against Greenville on special teams (10ppg-2shg).
* Rookie defenseman Cody Blanshan leads the Grrrowl against Augusta with four goals.
* Dan Sullivan leads Augusta against Greenville with three goals and is tied for the team lead with six points.

Dayton Bombers (19-45-6) at Reading Royals (42-21-7) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Royals are 4-1-0 and average 4.4 goals per game at home against the Bombers.
* Bombers' Dan Knapp has three points (1g-2a) in his first three games since turning pro on Mar. 31.
* Doug Christiansen leads Reading with seven goals against Dayton.
* Rookie defenseman Mark Flood leads Dayton against Reading with three power-play goals and six goals.

Charlotte Checkers (32-33-5) at Columbia Inferno (25-37-8) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Dusty Jamieson leads the Checkers against the Inferno with eight goals and 13 points in eight games.
* Columbia is 2-1-1 at home and 4-3-2 overall against Charlotte in 2005-06.
* Checkers have scored 46.6 percent of their goals (14 of 30) against Columbia on special teams (9ppg-5shg).
* Mike Stathopoulos leads the Inferno against the Checkers with 14 points (7g-7a) in nine games.

Trenton Titans (30-35-5) at Wheeling Nailers (43-21-6) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Titans' Rejean Beauchemin is 4-3-3 with a .935 save percentage in the last 10 games.
* Brendon Hodge had four points (2g-2a) in Nailers' 4-1 win at Trenton on Apr. 4.
* Teams have identical 6-5-1 records against each other in 2005-06 with Trenton going 3-2-0 at Wheeling.
* Arpad Mihaly has four points (0g-4a) and a plus-minus rating of +3 in three games against Trenton.

Johnstown Chiefs (30-25-15) at Toledo Storm (44-21-5) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Dmitri Tarabrin leads the Chiefs against the Storm with six assists and 10 points in eight games.
* Toledo is 4-1-0 and averages five goals per game at home against the Chiefs.
* Johnstown is 3-1-0 with two shutouts in the last four meetings with Toledo.
* Storm has four players who have scored 10 points or more against Johnstown in 2005-06.

South Carolina Stingrays (31-24-15) at Gwinnett Gladiators (48-15-7) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Gwinnett is 3-1-0 at home against the Stingrays with three of the four games decided by one goal.
* Stingrays have scored 46.9 percent of their goals (15 of 32) against Gwinnett on special teams.
* Jeff Campbell has two game-winning power-play goals and 11 points (2g-9a) against the Stingrays.
* Matt W. Reid has two game-winning goals and eight points (6g-2a) in five games against Gwinnett.

Florida Everblades (46-20-4) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (21-42-7) 7:05 p.m. CT
* Steve Saviano averages 3.5 points per game with 14 points (8g-6a) in four games against Pensacola.
* Pensacola's Luke Fulghum has scored in five of his last six games (4g-2a).
* Florida is 10-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and a .959 save percentage against Pensacola.
* Brendan Cook leads the Ice Pilots at home with 10 goals in 31 games.

Alaska Aces (52-11-7) at Fresno Falcons (42-14-14) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Alaska is 5-0-0 against Fresno with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage.
* Jeff Van Nynattan stopped 28 of 31 shots in his professional debut, a 3-2 loss to Alaska on Tuesday.
* Alaska has two shootout wins and one overtime win against Fresno.
* Defenseman Dustin VanBallagooie leads the Falcons in the last four games with two goals and six points.

Bakersfield Condors (38-26-6) at Stockton Thunder (17-39-14) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Condors are 6-1-0 with two shootout wins and two overtime wins against Stockton.
* Thunder defenseman Geno Parrish has six points (0g-6a) in seven games against Condors.
* Ryan Munce is 5-0-0 with a 1.73 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage against Stockton.
* Joel Irwin (11g-16a) and Mike Lalonde (14g-13a) lead the Thunder in scoring at home with 27 points.

Utah Grizzlies (35-29-6) at Victoria Salmon Kings (25-36-9) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Alfie Michaud is 4-1-1 with a 3.26 goals-against average and a .864 save percentage against Victoria.
* Victoria's K.C. Timmons has three points (3g-0a) in five games against Utah.
* Utah's Ryan Kinasewich has a three-game goal-scoring streak (3g) and a three-game scoring streak (3g-1a).
* Salmon Kings are 32.1 percent (9-for-28) on the power play in seven games against Utah.

Long Beach Ice Dogs (36-25-9) at Las Vegas Wranglers (51-13-6) 7:05 p.m. PT
* Wranglers' rookie goaltender Mike McKenna is 1-0-0 with a .963 save percentage against Long Beach.
* Ice Dogs' Justin Aikins has six points (1g-5a) in four games against Las Vegas.
* Matt Dzieduszycki has four goals and seven points in four games against the Ice Dogs.
* Cory Urquhart has a five-game goal scoring streak (6g) and a five-game scoring streak (6g-3a).

Phoenix RoadRunners (19-46-5) at San Diego Gulls (34-28-8) 7:35 p.m. PT
* Dean Tiltgen leads the RoadRunners against San Diego with six points (3g-3a) in six games.
* San Diego is 24-1-2 when leading after the second period.
* Phoenix has scored 43.8 percent (7 of 16) of its goals against San Diego on the power play.
* Gulls are 3-0-2 with two overtime wins in the last five games.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Alaska can clinch the West Division, the National Conference and the Brabham Cup on Friday if:

Alaska wins OR loses in overtime/shootout

OR

Las Vegas loses

Toledo can clinch the North Division on Friday if:

Toledo wins AND Wheeling loses

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