Jackals Game Preview: Elmira at Reading
March 18, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Elmira Jackals News Release
Elmira Jackals (30-24-6-3) at Reading Royals (38-19-2-3)
Friday, March 18, 2011
7:05 p.m.
Sovereign Center
RADIO: 99.5 WOKN/102.5 (Corning)/98.3 WVIN (Bath)
INTERNET: JackalsHockey.com
Complete Game Notes
IN JUST A FEW HOURS...
The Elmira Jackals battle the Atlantic Division-leading Reading Royals at 7:05 p.m. at the Sovereign Center. The meeting is the 13th of 15 between the two teams this season and the first since the Jackals staged a dramatic two-goal comeback in the third period on Feb. 26 to beat the Royals, 5-4, at First Arena. Elmira comes off of a 3-2 shootout win on Wednesday over Trenton that saw the Jackals extend their point streak to a season-long six games (4-0-0-2).
ANOTHER ONE-GOAL GAME
All six games during Elmira's six-game point streak have been one-goal decisions. The Jackals are 14-9-6-3 in one-goal games this season and are 6-0-0-2 in one-goal games under Robbie Nichols.
JACKALS TIED FOR FIFTH
The Jackals enter the action tonight tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference standings with the Wheeling Nailers at 69 points. Elmira has a game in hand on Wheeling and two games in hand on the fourth-place South Carolina Stingrays, who are four points ahead of the Jackals.
ECHL Stories from March 18, 2011
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- Wings Soar Over Devils, 5-0 - Trenton Devils
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- Wranglers Fall to Aces, 4-1 - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Condors take down Reign 3-1 - Bakersfield Condors
- Reign Fall to Condors, 3-1 - Ontario Reign
- Jackals Win Wild Weekend Opener Over Royals, 8-5 - Elmira Jackals
- Royals Pelted by Jackals, 8-5 - Reading Royals
- Victoria Ends Utah's Comeback Effort - Utah Grizzlies
- Road Warriors Blow Away Cyclones - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Glads Stifled By Goepfert, Fall 3-2 - Atlanta Gladiators
- Everblades battle from behind to grab big 3-2 win at Gwinnett - Florida Everblades
- Kalamazoo Shuts Out Trenton 5-0 to Close Out Home Stand - Kalamazoo Wings
- Langeraap Scores First Pro Goal in Victory over Walleye - South Carolina Stingrays
- Cyclones Shutout in Greenville, 5-0 - Cincinnati Cyclones
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- Joel Broda Returns from Houston - Bakersfield Condors
- Ruegsegger Heads to AHL, Aces Sign Kremyr - Alaska Aces
- Royals Sign Forward Ian O'Connor - Reading Royals
- Devils Add Alan Reynolds from Princeton University - Trenton Devils
- Salmon Kings Ink D-Man Jeff Terminesi - Victoria Salmon Kings
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- Idaho Brings in Two, Releases One - Idaho Steelheads
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- Countdown to Face-Off - Kalamazoo Wings
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- Ricci Returns to Rays from AHL - South Carolina Stingrays
- More Roster Moves for Blades Before Crucial Weekend Series at Gwinnett - Florida Everblades
- Stingrays Gameday: Stingrays Look for Season Sweep of Walleye - South Carolina Stingrays
- ECHL Today - March 18 - ECHL
- Reign Defeat Wranglers, 4-2 - Ontario Reign
- Wranglers Fall to Reign, 4-2 - Las Vegas Wranglers
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