Major news, notes and storylines ahead of Saturday's ECHL action.
Two more ECHL clubs are playoff bound following Friday night's action. The Swamp Rabbits and Admirals locked down a post-season berth alongside the Mavericks, Steelheads, Walleye and Thunder, with the Mavs locking down the Mountain Division.
Ahead of Saturday's contests, the ECHL shared their daily look at the major notes and storylines:
- Jacksonville can clinch a playoff berth with a win in regulation against Florida.
- Norfolk’s Stepan Timofeyev is on an eight-game point streak (6g-9a).
- South Carolina’s Austin Magera is tied for first among rookies with 68 points (26g-42a).
- Reading’s Tag Bertuzzi is on a seven-game point streak (4g-4a).
- Kansas City’s Max Andreev is tied for first among rookies with 68 points (18g-50a).
- Mavericks are tied for the league lead with 4.25 goals per game.
- Walleye have outscored their opponents 103-73 in the second period.
- Wichita’s Jay Dickman leads the league with 15 power-play goals.
- Utah’s Brett Stapley has 22 points (7g-15a) in his last 14 games.
- Steelheads lead the league on the power play at 29.1 percent (65-for-223).