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Published on March 26, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release




*The Florida Everblades clinched a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with last night's win over Charlotte.

Toledo Walleye (33-27-6) at Johnstown Chiefs (16-40-11) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Evan Rankin leads Toledo against the Chiefs with six goals and 14 points.
- Rookie Connor Shields leads Johnstown with 59 points (26g-33a).
- Toledo is 6-0-0 against the Chiefs this season.
- Johnstown is 13-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Reading Royals (34-27-5) at South Carolina Stingrays (38-18-12) 7:05 p.m. ET
- Reading's Ryan Cruthers is on a four-game goal streak (5) since March 18.
- South Carolina's Shane Connelly leads the league with four shutouts.
- The Royals are tied for second in the league with 13 shorthand goals.
- The Stingrays are 24-3-4 when scoring first.

Trenton Devils (29-29-9) at Elmira Jackals (35-23-8) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Jeff Prough leads Trenton against the Jackals with seven goals and 10 points.
- Justin Donati leads Elmira against the Devils with 16 points (5g-11a).
- Trenton is 7-3-0 against the Jackals this season.
- The Jackals average a league-high 3.91 goals-per-game.

Kalamazoo Wings (39-19-8) at Wheeling Nailers (31-31-6) 7:35 p.m. ET
- Sam Ftorek leads Kalamazoo against the Nailers with nine points (4g-5a).
- TJ Fox leads Wheeling against the K-Wings with seven goals and 16 points.
- Kalamazoo is 12-2-1 in its last 15 games.
- Wheeling's Mitch Ganzak is second among league defensemen with 46 points (8g-38a).

Bakersfield Condors (34-27-5) at Utah Grizzlies (31-28-8) 7:05 p.m. MT
- Bakersfield's Timo Pielmeier is tied for third in the league with 23 wins.
- Utah's Ryan Kinasewich leads the league with 44 goals.
- The Condors are 22-1-1 when leading after two periods.
- Utah has the league's best power play on home ice converting at 25.0 percent (47-for-188).

Victoria Salmon Kings (32-29-6) at Idaho Steelheads (46-15-5) 7:10 p.m. MT
- Wes Goldie leads Victoria against the Steelheads with six goals and eight points.
- Idaho's Rejean Beauchemin is tied for the league lead with 25 wins.
- The Salmon Kings are 23-1-3 when leading after two periods.
- The Steelheads are second in the league in both goals-per-game (3.76) and goals-against-per-game (2.74).

Alaska Aces (32-26-8) at Ontario Reign (29-28-10) 7:30 p.m. PT
- Scott Reid leads Alaska against the Regin with a 4-0-2 record, a 2.40 goals-against average and a save percentage of .921.
- Mike Egener leads Ontario against the Aces with eight points (2g-6a).
- The Aces are 19-1-1 when leading after two periods.
- Reign's David Walker is tied for second among league defensemen with 34 assists.

Las Vegas Wranglers (31-28-7) at Stockton Thunder (30-26-9) 7:30 p.m. PT
- Alex Bourret leads Las Vegas against the Thunder with four goals and seven points.
- James Bates leads Stockton with 63 points (25g-38a).
- Las Vegas' Adam Miller has a 14-game point streak (14g-17a) since Feb. 26.
- Thunder's Andrew Perugini leads the league with a .911 save percentage.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Elmira can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Friday if:

Elmira wins

Idaho can clinch the Brabham Cup on Friday if:

Idaho wins

OR

Idaho loses in overtime/shootout

OR

Kalamazoo loses in regulation

OR

Kalamazoo loses in overtime/shootout

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