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Published on March 13, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Preview of ECHL Games for Saturday, March 13, 2010



Florida Everblades (32-21-9) at South Carolina Stingrays (37-16-11) 5 p.m. ET
- Ross Carlson leads Florida against the Stingrays with six assists and 10 points.
- Todd Ford leads South Carolina against the Everblades with a 3-0-0 record, 1.67 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage.
- Florida is second in the ECHL on the penalty kill with 84.3 percent (290-for-344).
- The Stingrays are 24-3-4 when scoring first.

Gwinnett Gladiators (28-26-7) at Charlotte Checkers (33-20-7) 7 p.m. ET
- All-Star defenseman Sam Roberts leads Gwinnett against the Checkers with 11 assists and 13 points.
- Tyler Doig leads Charlotte against the Gladiators with 14 assists and 20 points.
- Adam Berti leads Gwinnett with 37 assists and 51 points.
- The Checkers are unbeaten in their last four games (3-0-1).

Kalamazoo Wings (35-17-8) at Trenton Devils (27-26-9) 7 p.m. ET
- Ryan Nie shutout the Devils on Nov. 20, 2009 in his only appearance against them this year stopping all 36 shots faced.
- Trenton is 20-2-2 when leading after two periods.
- The K-Wings are 3-1-0 against Trenton this season.
- The Devils are 20-2-2 when leading after the second period.

Wheeling Nailers (28-28-6) at Johnstown Chiefs (16-35-11) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Jordan Fox leads Wheeling against the Chiefs with nine assists and 12 points.
- All-Star rookie Connor Shields leads Johnstown against the Nailers with 10 points (4g-6a).
- Wheeling is 5-1-3 against the Chiefs.
- Johnstown is 6-0-2 at home when leading after two periods.

Toledo Walleye (31-26-5) at Reading Royals (30-26-4) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Toledo's J.C. Sawyer leads all defensemen with 21 goals and 54 points.
- Stefano Giliati leads Reading against the Walleye with five assists and seven points.
- Toledo is 10-4 in games that go past regulation.
- Royals' Andrew Sarauer has a four-game goal streak (5) at home since Feb. 28.

Cincinnati Cyclones (38-21-3) at Elmira Jackals (33-21-5) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Barret Ehgoetz leads Cincinnati with 35 assists and 57 points and is second with 22 goals.
- Elmira defenseman Brennan Turner leads the ECHL with a plus-minus rating of +36.
- Cyclones' Scott Reynolds leads the league with seven shorthand points.
- The Jackals lead the ECHL with an average 4.00 goals per game.

Stockton Thunder (27-24-8) at Utah Grizzlies (27-25-7) 7:05 p.m. MT
- James Bates leads Stockton against the Grizzlies with five goals, four assists and nine points.
- Lance Galbraith leads Utah against the Thunder with six goals and 11 assists.
- Stockton's Chris D'Alvise is tied for second among rookies with six game-winning goals.
- Grizzlies' Ryan Kinasewich leads the league with 34 power-play points.

Bakersfield Condors (32-23-5) at Las Vegas Wranglers (28-26-7) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Andrew Ianiero leads Bakersfield against the Wranglers with seven assists and 11 points.
- Jimmy Spratt leads Las Vegas against the Condors with a 3-0-0 record, a goals-against average of 2.00 and a .943 save percentage.
- Bakersfield has a .500 win percentage in shootouts (10-for-20).
- Wranglers' Ned Lukacevic has a seven-game assist streak (8) since Feb. 26.

Idaho Steelheads (41-13-5) at Victoria Salmon Kings (31-25-6) 7:05 p.m. PT
- Mark Derlago leads Idaho against the Salmon Kings with six goals, seven assists and 13 points.
- Wes Goldie leads Victoria against the Steelheads with six goals and eight points.
- Idaho goaltender Rejean Beauchemin is tied for the ECHL league with 22 wins.
- Salmon Kings' Jimmy Sharrow leads league defensemen with eight power-play goals and 24 power-play points.

Ontario Reign (26-26-9) at Alaska Aces (29-26-6) 7:15 p.m. AKT
- Greg Hogeboom leads Ontario against the Aces with four goals and seven points.
- Judd Blackwater leads Alaska against the Reign with six assists and seven points.
- All-Star David Walker leads Ontario with 32 assists and is fourth with 38 points.
- Aces' Scott Burt is tied for the league lead with four shorthand goals.




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