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Published on April 8, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Toledo Storm (45-21-5) at Johnstown Chiefs (30-26-15) 7:00 p.m. ET
* Drew MacIntyre stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Storm's 3-1 win over the Chiefs on Friday.
* Chiefs have won the last three meetings and are 3-1-1 at home against Toledo in 2005-06.
* Rookie Chris Blight has six goals and 11 points in eight games against the Chiefs.
* Rookie Josh Disher stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Chiefs' loss to Toledo on Friday.

Wheeling Nailers (44-21-6) at Dayton Bombers (20-45-6) 7:00 p.m. ET
* Andy Franck is a perfect 6-0-0 with a 1.51 goals-against average and .943 save percentage against Dayton.
* Bombers have scored 47.4 percent of their goals (9 of 19) against Wheeling on the power play.
* Nailers are 11-0-0 against the Bombers and have outscored Dayton 13-2 in the last two meetings.
* Dayton's Paul Kelly has four two-point games in his last five contests (3g-6a).

Charlotte Checkers (33-33-5) at Greenville Grrrowl (44-24-3) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Greenville has won the last three meetings and is 3-1-1 at home against Charlotte.
* Brandon Cullen leads Charlotte against Greenville with five goals, seven assists and 12 points in eight games.
* Rookie Les Haggett leads the Grrrowl with 11 points (3g-8a) in nine games against the Checkers.
* Checkers' Jeff Glass is 2-0-0 with goals against of 1.00 and a .975 save percentage in his last two games.

Reading Royals (42-22-7) at Trenton Titans (30-36-5) 7:05 p.m. ET
* Cody Rudkowsky is 7-2-0 with a 1.30 goals-against average and a .950 save percentage against Trenton.
* Titans are 3-1-1 at home and 3-6-2 overall against the Royals in 2005-06.
* Jamie Chamberlain scored two goals, including his first pro goal, in Reading's 5-4 loss to Dayton on Friday.
* Trenton's Jim Henkel has scored in five of his last six games (4g-4a).

South Carolina Stingrays (31-25-15) at Columbia Inferno (25-38-8) 7:30 p.m. ET
* Davis Parley is 2-1-1 with a 1.96 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage against Columbia.
* Columbia defenseman Derek Eastman has five points (1g-4a) in his last five games.
* Stingrays have scored 46.9 percent of their goals (15 of 32) against Columbia on the power play.
* Inferno's Mike Stathopoulos has scored in three of his last four games (2g-1a).

Augusta Lynx (30-35-6) at Gwinnett Gladiators (49-15-7) 7:35 p.m. ET
* Lynx have won three of the last four games with Gwinnett, averaging 5.6 goals per game in the wins.
* Gwinnett scored all five of its goals on the power play in Friday's 5-1 win over South Carolina.
* Jason Wolfe is 5-0-0 with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage against Gwinnett.
* Jeff Campbell leads Gwinnett at home with 49 points (17g-32a) and a plus-minus rating of +27 in 35 games.

Florida Everblades (47-20-4) at Pensacola Ice Pilots (21-43-7) 7:05 p.m. CT
* Rookie Daniel Sisca scored the game winner in Florida's 2-1 win at Pensacola on Friday.
* Dustin Traylen stopped 34 of 36 shots in Pensacola's loss to Florida on Friday.
* Kevin Nastiuk is 3-0-0 with a 0.67 goals-against average and a .981 save percentage against Pensacola.
* Chris St. Jacques has four points (1g-3a) in four games against the Everblades.

Alaska Aces (53-11-7) at Bakersfield Condors (39-26-6) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Aces' 6-3 win at Fresno on Friday clinched the first Brabham Cup in team history.
* Condors are 5-1-0 and have outscored their opponents 20-12 in the last six games.
* Chris Minard has a goal and two assists in his first three games since returning to Alaska on Apr. 4.
* Condors' Marty Magers has won his last two starts with goals against of 1.50 and a .939 save percentage.

Long Beach Ice Dogs (36-26-9) at Fresno Falcons (42-15-14) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Falcons are looking to finish season unbeaten in regulation against the Pacific Division (21-0-7).
* Lucas Lawson has 10 points (2g-8a) in 12 games for the Ice Dogs.
* Fresno has won the last two meetings and is 2-0-1 at home against Long Beach in 2005-06.
* Long Beach rookie Defenseman Derick Martin has three assists and is a +5 in his last five games.

Utah Grizzlies (36-29-6) at Victoria Salmon Kings (25-37-9) 7:00 p.m. PT
* Justin Eddy is 2-0-0 with a 1.39 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage against Victoria.
* Lanny Gare leads the Salmon Kings with 10 points (4g-6a) in eight games against Utah.
* Louis Dumont and Garett Cameron each had three points (1g-2a) in Utah's 3-0 win at Victoria on Friday.
* Salmon Kings rookie Adam Taylor has four points (1g-3a) in his last five games.

Phoenix RoadRunners (20-46-5) at Las Vegas Wranglers (52-13-6) 7:05 p.m. PT
* Defenseman Brad Woods has five points, all assists, in his last five games for Phoenix.
* Las Vegas has won its last two games, outscoring its opponents 11-3.
* Phoenix ended its 14-game winless streak (0-12-2) with a 3-1 win at San Diego on Friday.
* Wranglers' Mike McKenna is 2-1-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average in his last three starts.

San Diego Gulls (34-29-8) at Stockton Thunder (17-40-14) 7:30 p.m. PT
* Gulls' Steve Hildenbrand had his seven-game scoring streak (5g-6a) end in 3-1 loss to Phoenix on Friday.
* Nathan Martz leads the Thunder with nine points (2g-7a) in six games against the Gulls.
* Alex Kim has seven points (2g-5a) in two games against the Thunder.
* Stockton rookie Kevin Gardner has seven points (2g-5a) in his last five games.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Toledo can win the North Division on Saturday if:

Toledo wins OR loses in overtime/shootout

Wheeling can win the North Division on Saturday if:

Wheeling wins AND Toledo loses in regulation

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