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Successful road trip moves Stingrays into second place of South D

Published on February 15, 2016 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


A 3-0-1 road trip through the Central Division last week extended the South Carolina Stingrays' unbeaten streak to eight games (6-0-2) and moved the team into second place of the South Division standings with a record of 27-16-6 for 60 points.

The Stingrays began their road trip with a 4-2 win at Missouri on Tuesday, handing the Mavericks just their second home loss of the season. Stephan Vigier had a goal and an assist to lead the offense while Mark Dekanich turned aside 21 shots to pick up the win in goal.

South Carolina suffered the only setback on the trip on Wednesday, falling at Tulsa 2-1 in overtime before rebounding with a 5-1 win at Wichita on Friday. Caleb Herbert, reassigned to the Stingrays earlier in the day by the Washington Capitals, scored two goals in his first game with South Carolina this season, while David Pacan added three points (1g-2a). Dekanich extended his personal winning streak to five games, stopping 25 of the 26 shots he faced.

The Stingrays ended their busy week with a 4-1 victory over the Thunder on Saturday. After spotting Wichita an early 1-0 lead, South Carolina scored the game's final four goals, including a pair from Austin Fyten. Vitek Vanecek picked up the win with 21 saves.

Cameron enters the week on a six-game scoring streak (5g-4a) and is tied for third among ECHL rookies with 16 goals while ranking seventh among first-year players with 37 points. Pacan has tallied at least one point in 11 of his last 12 games, totaling 19 points over that span (7g-12a). Pacan has 44 points overall on the season (16g-28a) which is tied for the 10th in the league.

Both Dekanich and Vanecek rank among the league's goaltending leaders, as South Carolina ranks third in the league with 2.35 goals-against per game. Dekanich is fourth with a .926 save percentage and seventh with a 2.13 goals-against average while Vanecek is 11th overall, and third among rookies with a 2.29 goals-against average.

The Stingrays and Greenville meet four times this week, with a pair of games at South Carolina on Tuesday and Sunday sandwiched around games at Greenville on Friday and Saturday.

Three ECHL games this season feature no penalties

In the first 27 seasons of the ECHL, only four games featured zero penalty minutes between two teams. Through 678 games in the 2015-16 season, three additional games have been added to that last, all over the last eight weeks.

The first game this season to feature no penalty minutes was on Dec. 19 when Adirondack visited Norfolk. That was joined by an Orlando at Florida game on Jan. 22, and followed by Evansville at Cincinnati this past Friday.

In addition to the three games featuring zero penalty minutes this season, there have been four other games where one team has not been whistled for an infraction, bringing the total number of teams to have zero penalty minutes in a game in ECHL history to 41.

A look ahead

Games to watch in the ECHL during the week ahead. Watch ECHL games live on ECHL.TV.

Eastern Conference

Adirondack at Elmira (Friday and Saturday)

The Thunder sit in second place of the East Division, and are tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference, with 60 points, while the Jackals enter the week holding the eighth and final playoff with 53 points.

Western Conference

Allen at Tulsa (Saturday and Sunday)

The Americans are in second place of the Central Division with 61 points, six ahead of the Oilers, although Tulsa has played three fewer games.

Divisions

East Division

- Michael Kirkpatrick is the only player to appear in all 47 games for Adirondack.

- The Thunder are fourth with 2.40 goals-against per game.

- Adirondack hosts Wheeling on Tuesday and is at Elmira on Friday and Saturday and Brampton on Sunday.

- Jacob MacDonald leads the league with four shorthanded goals.

- Elmira is 18-0-2 when leading after two periods.

- The Jackals host Wheeling on Wednesday and Adirondack on Friday and Saturday before visiting Manchester on Sunday.

- Colin Stevens matched a career-high with 44 saves in Sunday's 6-2 win over Wheeling.

- The Monarchs are tied for second with 16 road wins (16-8-1).

- Manchester is at Reading on Wednesday and Friday and hosts the Royals on Saturday and Elmira on Sunday.

- Steven Whitney had four points (2g-2a) in two games last week.

- Norfolk is 12-1-1 when leading after two periods.

- The Admirals host Florida on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Martin Ouellette has allowed two goals or less in 15 of his 22 appearances.

- Nine different players have scored the game-winning goal in the Royals' last nine wins.

- Reading hosts Manchester on Wednesday and Friday and visits the Monarchs on Saturday.

North Division

- Mike Vernace is tied for third among defensemen with 24 assists.

- The Beast are sixth on the power play at home at 20.0 percent (20-for-100).

- Brampton hosts Wheeling on Friday and Saturday and Adirondack on Sunday.

- Joel Martin moved into seventh place on the ECHL's all-time wins list with his 142nd career win on Sunday against Brampton.

- Kalamazoo is 11-4-2 against North Division opponents.

- The K-Wings host Colorado on Friday and Saturday before visiting Toledo on Sunday.

- Jeff Lerg is tied for second with 20 wins.

- The Walleye have tied their single-season record with 12 sellouts.

- Toledo hosts Colorado on Wednesday, visits Fort Wayne on Friday and hosts the Komets on Saturday and Kalamazoo on Sunday.

- Andrew Ammon became the seventh player to record a point in his Wheeling debut this season, when he picked up an assist on Friday at Adirondack.

- Wheeling set a season-high with 46 shots on goal on Sunday at Manchester.

- The Nailers are at Adirondack on Tuesday, Elmira on Wednesday and Brampton on Friday and Saturday.

South Division

- Garry Nunn is second in power-play assists (18) and power-play points (20).

- Atlanta is 24-3-1 when scoring at least three goals.

- The Gladiators are at Utah on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Justin Agosta is second among defensemen with a 15.0 percent shooting percentage (9-for-60).

- The Everblades lead the league on the penalty kill at 88.8 percent (150-for-169).

- Florida is at Norfolk on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Scott Fleming has multiple points in each of his three games (3g-4a).

- Each of Greenville's last four wins have been comeback victories.

- The Swamp Rabbits are at South Carolina on Tuesday and Sunday and host the Stingrays on Friday and Saturday.

- Rob Madore made an ECHL season-high 52 saves in Sunday's win over Elmira.

- Orlando is on a five-game winning streak.

- The Solar Bears host Indy on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

- Brett Cameron is on a six-game point streak (5g-4a).

- South Carolina plays its next eight games against South Division opponents.

- The Stingrays host Greenville on Tuesday and Sunday and visit the Swamp Rabbits on Friday and Saturday.

Midwest Division

- Nick Huard has four goals in his last three games.

- The Cyclones are tied for second with 56 goals in the third period.

- Cincinnati is at Quad City on Friday and Saturday.

- Christoffer Bengtsberg made a career-high 41 saves in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to Cincinnati.

- Evansville is 10-2-3 when scoring first.

- The IceMen are at Tulsa on Friday and Missouri on Saturday and Sunday.

- Ben Marshall leads rookie defensemen with 26 points (7g-19a).

- Indy has had five games decided in overtime or a shootout, tied for the fewest in the league.

- The Fuel are at Orlando on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

- Ben Marshall leads rookie defensemen with 26 points (7g-19a).

- Indy has had five games decided in overtime or a shootout, tied for the fewest in the league.

- The Fuel are at Orlando on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

- Matt Carey leads Quad City with 14 goals.

- The Mallards are tied for fourth with three shorthanded goals against.

- Quad City is at Wichita on Tuesday and hosts Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday.

Central Division

- David Makowski is tied for second among defensemen with three game-winning goals.

- Allen is in the midst of a stretch where it plays nine of 11 games on the road.

- The Americans are at Missouri on Friday and Tulsa on Saturday and Sunday.

- Josh Robinson extended his ECHL record winning streak to 21 straight wins on Sunday against Indy.

- The Mavericks are 21-2-0 at home, outscoring their opposition 86-48.

- Missouri hosts Tulsa on Tuesday, Allen on Friday and Evansville on Saturday and Sunday.

- Dan DeSalvo is on a nine-game point streak (1g-10a).

- Tulsa is fifth on the power play at home at 20.5 percent (16-for-78).

- The Oilers travel to Missouri on Tuesday and host Evansville on Friday and Allen on Saturday and Sunday.

- Landon Oslanski has seven goals since joining Wichita, all on the power play.

- The Thunder are 8-0-2 when leading after two periods.

- Wichita hosts Quad City on Tuesday and Idaho on Saturday and Sunday.

West Division

- Troy Redmann is second with 976 saves.

- Alaska opens a nine-game road trip this weekend.

- The Aces are at Rapid City on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

- Johnny Lazo has 10 goals in 14 games since joining Colorado on Jan. 5.

- The Eagles are 20-7-1 when scoring first.

- Colorado is at Toledo on Wednesday, Kalamazoo on Friday and Saturday and Fort Wayne on Sunday.

- Shawn Boutin has eight points (1g-7a) and is a +9 in his last 11 games.

- Idaho has won seven of its last nine games on the road.

- The Steelheads host Rapid City on Wednesday and are at Wichita on Saturday and Sunday.

- Winston Day Chief leads Rapid City with 27 points (10g-17a).

- The Rush are 4-for-17 on the power play (23.5 percent) over their last three games.

- Rapid City is at Utah on Monday and Idaho on Wednesday and hosts Alaska on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

- Charles Sarault is tied for fifth with 31 assists.

- Utah is tied for fifth with 3.10 goals per game.

- The Grizzlies host Rapid City on Monday and Atlanta on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

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