ECHL Today - March 1

Brampton Beast (26-23-6) at Newfoundland Growlers (36-14-4)                     7 p.m. NT

• Brampton’s Nathan Todd is third with 208 shots on goal.
• Josh Kestner leads Newfoundland against the Beast with 11 points (6g-5a).
• Beast are second on the penalty kill on the road at 88.0 percent (103-for-117).
• Growlers are 16-3-3 in their last 22 games.

Adirondack Thunder (30-18-7) at Manchester Monarchs (29-24-4)               7 p.m. ET

• Matt Salhany leads Adirondack against the Monarchs with 13 points (3g-10a).
• Manchester’s Sam Kurker has nine points (4g-5a) in his last four games.
• Thunder are 20-7-5 when outshooting their opponent.
• Monarchs are league’s least-penalized team with 9.53 penalty minutes per game.

Reading Royals (23-23-9) at Norfolk Admirals (23-26-7)                                 7 p.m. ET

• Reading’s Chris McCarthy is second with 42 assists.
• Norfolk’s TJ Melancon is third among defensemen with 16 power-play points (5g-11a).
• Royals are league’s second-least penalized team with 10.36 penalty minutes per game.
• Admirals are 15-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Wheeling Nailers (25-24-6) at Toledo Walleye (31-14-8)                     7:15 p.m. ET

• Wheeling’s Kevin Spinozzi is tied for first among defensemen with 14 goals.
• Bryan Moore leads Toledo against the Nailers with three goals.
• Nailers are tied for fourth with five shorthanded goals against.
• Walleye are sixth with 3.49 goals per game.

Orlando Solar Bears (30-19-4) at Florida Everblades (37-14-5)              7:30 p.m. ET

• Orlando’s Trevor Olson is on a four-game goal streak (5g).
• Florida’s Michael Neville is second among rookies in plus-minus at +34.
• Solar Bears have outscored their opponents 34-19 during their six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1).
• Everblades are tied for the league lead with eight wins when trailing after one period.

South Carolina Stingrays (25-26-5) at Jacksonville Icemen (29-23-4)             7:30 p.m. ET

• Andrew Cherniwchan leads South Carolina against the Icemen with three goals and six points.
• Jacksonville’s Dajon Mingo is tied for first among defensemen with two shorthanded goals.
• Stingrays are third on the penalty kill at 86.3 percent (183-for-212).
• Icemen lead the league with nine shorthanded goals at home.

Fort Wayne Komets (25-18-9) at Kalamazoo Wings (29-22-3)             7:30 p.m. ET

• Justin Hodgman leads Fort Wayne against the K-Wings with 11 points (2g-9a).
• Kalamazoo’s Jake Hildebrand is fourth with 993 saves.
• Komets have gone to overtime or a shootout in eight of their last 10 games.
• K-Wings are fifth with 3.54 goals per game.

Greenville Swamp Rabbits (20-33-5) at Atlanta Gladiators (23-22-8)             7:35 p.m. ET

• Michael Pelech leads Greenville against the Gladiators with five goals and 10 points.
• Atlanta’s Sean Bonar is tied for fourth with a .924 save percentage.
• Swamp Rabbits are 10-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Gladiators are first on the power play at home at 24.0 percent (24-for-100).

Indy Fuel (26-25-3) at Cincinnati Cyclones (38-9-7)                    7:35 p.m. ET

• Ryan Rupert leads Indy against the Cyclones with seven points (4g-3a).
• Cincinnati’s Pascal Aquin is fifth among rookies with 21 goals.
• Fuel are 20-3-0 when leading after two periods.
• Cyclones lead the league in goals per game (3.96) and goals-against per game (2.37).

Tulsa Oilers (31-20-6) at Allen Americans (20-32-6)                  7:05 p.m. CT

• Jared Thomas leads Tulsa against the Americans with six goals and nine points.
• Allen’s Alex Breton leads rookie defensemen with 14 goals and 39 points.
• Oilers lead the league in shots per game (35.95) and shots-against per game (25.88).
• Americans are only team to have not allowed a shorthanded goal at home.

Idaho Steelheads (33-19-4) at Kansas City Mavericks (28-21-4)                      7:05 p.m. CT

• Reid Petryk leads Idaho against the Mavericks with five goals and seven points.
• Kansas City’s Greg Betzold has seven goals in his last nine games.
• Steelheads are 10-0-4 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Mavericks are 18-3-2 when scoring first.

Maine Mariners (30-25-1) at Utah Grizzlies (31-18-6)                 7:05 p.m. MT

• Maine’s Terrence Wallin has at least one point in seven of his last nine games (6g-7a).
• Utah’s Joe Cannata is tied for the league lead with four shutouts.
• Mariners are 9-0-1 in games decided in overtime or a shootout.
• Grizzlies are 24-4-4 when scoring first.