# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% Notes1 Jeff Lerg G L 5’6 155 04.09.86 Livonia, MI 25 11 12 0 1 0 3.16 0.904 Leads Trenton goalies with 11 wins

35 Dave Caruso G L 6’1 205 06.18.82 Roswell, GA 21 5 11 1 3 0 3.29 0.909 2.54 GAA, 9-2 record vs. Elmira in ‘09-10

Trenton Devils# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notes

IR 2 T.J. Miller D L 6'4 210 09.15.86 Placentia, CA 22 1 5 6 -13 6 Placed on 21-day IR, 1/16AHL 5 Andy Thomas D R 6'2 210 11.14.85 Bow, NH 41 2 4 6 -11 25 Recalled from loan by Albany, 3/16

6 Chris Berenguer D R 6’1 205 12.04.85 Windsor, ON 5 0 4 4 -2 4 10-11 Division 3 Player of the Year w/ Hamline

IR 7 Bryan Haczyk F R 5'9 175 05.16.87 Nutley, NJ 3 0 1 1 -1 0 Placed on 3-day IR, 3/22

8 Martin Nolet D L 6'3 205 10.02.86 Quebec City, PQ 48 4 6 10 +1 33 Drafted by Los Angeles, 5th round, '06

9 Trevor Kell F R 6’0 185 06.23.86 Thunder Bay, ON 37 14 19 33 +9 36 Scratched last five games

10 Tony Zancanaro F L 5’5 170 06.04.82 Trenton, MI 58 8 15 23 -17 45 3g, 2a, +4 in 7-game playoff series vs. Elmira in ‘08-09

11 Myles Stoesz F R 6’1 210 02.15.87 Steinbach, MB 34 1 3 4 -7 156 47 PIM vs. Elmira in five games in '09-10

AHL 12 Darcy Zajac F R 6'1 200 09.23.86 Winnipeg, MAN 32 6 17 23 +8 35 6pts (2g, 4a) in 33 GP w/ Albany

14 Matt Lombardi F R 5’11 200 11.09.87 Milton, MA 63 20 13 33 -6 28 Five goals in the month of March

IR 15 Matt Vokes F R 6’1 190 09.03.85 Auburn, MA 24 7 13 20 -7 14 Placed on 21-day IR, 3/10

AHL 16 Ryan Ginand F L 5’9 180 04.01.86 Milford, MA 68 29 46 75 +1 54 First career AHL goal Saturday for Albany at Hershey

17 Dan Charleston F L 5'8 180 11.27.84 Oak Forest, IL 32 12 21 33 -12 103 Scratched last three games

18 Ryan Hayes F R 5'10 180 06.04.89 Syracuse, NY 60 21 22 43 -2 45 League-leading seventh shootout goal Friday

IR 20 Brad Miller D R 5’10 170 01.31.86 Alpharetta, GA 41 7 14 21 -3 20 Transferred to 7-day IR, 3/22

21 Kory Nagy F L 5’11 195 10.12.89 Walsingham, ON 54 9 13 22 -6 23 Drafted by New Jersey, 5th round, '08

22 Mike Potacco F R 5’10 185 06.04.82 Kinnelon, NJ 19 2 2 4 -1 0 Played at Kinnelon High & Barnstable Academy

23 Taylor Vichorek F R 6’8 250 08.25.88 Moose Lake, MN 65 4 11 15 +9 93 Teammate of Berenguer at Hamline (MIAC)

24 J.S. Berube F L 6’3 195 06.20.90 Matane, PQ 41 11 13 24 -6 82 Two points in 17 GP w/ Albany this season

25 Matt Arhontas F R 5'7 160 03.10.87 Naperville, IL 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Signed today; 65pts in 127 GP at Princeton University

26 Dave Leaderer D L 5'11 190 07.31.86 Rochester, NY 65 6 24 30 -19 48 10 pts (1g, 9a) in 15 GP vs. Elmira

IR 27 Justin Pender D L 6’4 215 10.25.88 St. Johns, NL 52 2 12 14 -22 42 Transferred to 21-day IR, 3/22

28 Jordon Southorn D L 6'3 200 05.15.90 Montreal, PQ 32 0 7 7 -13 38 Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in 2008

29 Matt Germain F L 5’11 195 04.06.86 Rockland, MA 6 1 2 3 -2 0 One goal, one assist at Toledo, 3/19

33 Matt Godlewski D L 6’1 195 02.16.87 Elk River, MN 5 0 0 0 -1 0 Made pro debut Mar. 11 vs. Toledo

34 Jeff Prough F R 5’10 180 04.20.86 Dearborn Heights, MI 45 21 15 36 -15 38 34pts (22g, 12a) in 39 career games vs. Elmira

# Name Pos. Ct. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP W L OTL SOL SO GAA SV% Notes33 Jared DeMichiel G L 6-1 180 04.16.85 Avon, CT 29 15 10 1 1 1 2.72 0.913 Suffered OTL in 3rd appearance for Elmira Sunday

35 Marco Cousineau G L 6-0 200 11.09.89 St. Lazare, PQ 43 21 15 4 1 0 3.18 0.899 49 career wins w/ Baie Comeau (QMJHL)

# Name Pos. Sh. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. Hometown GP G A PTS +/- PIM Notes2 David Sloane D R 6'4 220 04.06.85 Ambler, PA 22 0 1 1 +1 14 Activated from IR, 2/26

3 R.J. Anderson D R 6-0 195 07.16.86 Lino Lakes, MN 59 7 32 39 +14 40 Returned from Binghamton today

4 Drew Paris D R 6-4 200 05.12.88 Pointe-Claire, PQ 66 5 15 20 +1 43 Scored fifth goal of season 3/23 vs. Trenton

AHL 5 Patrick Coulombe D L 5-9 180 04.23.85 St. Fabien, PQ 50 11 22 33 +7 32 Seven NHL games w/ Vancouver in '06-07

6 Chris Frank D L 6-1 230 01.08.86 Lynwood, WA 31 1 6 7 0 124 Led Western Michigan U. in PIM all four years

AHL 7 Eric Lampe F L 5-11 170 03.31.86 Madison, WI 38 17 17 34 -3 12 13pts (5g, 8a) in 9 GP vs. Trenton

9 Oren Eizenman F L 6-0 190 03.27.85 Toronto, ON 18 7 16 23 +10 44 Led Stockton (ECHL) w/ 19 playoff points, '09-10

10 Yannick Tifu F L 5-11 193 10.12.84 Brossard, PQ 61 25 45 70 +13 109 Team high 20pts (7g, 13a) vs. Trenton

11 Martin Moucha F L 6-0 185 10.01.83 Mlada Boleslav, CZ 4 2 1 3 +2 2 31pts in 17 GP w/ Danbury (FHL) this year

15 Tristin Llewellyn D L 6-1 179 05.02.89 Ann Arbour, MI 30 1 5 6 +3 25 Member of Michigan Frozen Four team, '07-08

IR 16 Michael Dubuc F L 6-2 177 06.29.88 Granby, PQ 39 23 15 38 +2 56 Placed on 21-day IR, 3/18

17 Ryan Hillier F R 6-0 198 01.25.88 Halifax, NS 48 4 12 16 -6 8 Scored fourth goal of season in SOL to K-Wings

18 Corey Cowick F L 6-2 201 08.01.89 Gloucester, ON 30 5 8 13 -5 72 Reassigned from Binghamton today

19 Vinny Scarsella F R 5-7 155 09.23.89 Lackawanna, NY 6 0 1 1 +2 0 93 points in 4 seasons at Canisius College

20 Jason Bailey F L 6-0 205 06.04.87 Nepean, ON 7 2 1 3 0 6 Reassigned from Binghamton today

23 Brian Lebler F L 6-3 220 07.16.88 Penticton, BC 17 2 2 4 +4 40 Named Univ. of Michigan best player, '09-10

25 Andrew Favot F L 5-7 165 04.26.88 King City, ON 3 0 3 3 +5 4 Signed to ATO from RIT, 3/23

IR 27 Justin Donati F R 5-10 180 10.17.86 Oakville, ON 63 27 67 94 0 83 36 career points (11g, 25a) in 26 GP vs Trenton

IR 28 Josh Brittain F L 6-5 230 01.03.90 Milton, ON 38 3 8 11 +2 92 Placed on 7-day IR, 3/20

29 Eric Regan D R 6-3 200 05.20.88 Whitby, ON 51 12 27 39 -4 61 Played w/ Iowa, San Antonio and Syracuse (AHL)

37 A.J. Perry F L 5-11 195 01.12.87 Peterborough, ON 65 20 22 42 +9 56 10pts (3g, 7a) in 15 GP vs. Trenton

44 Dale Mahovsky F R 6-0 188 01.12.85 Fort Saskatchewan, AB 25 4 5 9 -2 14 Six seasons with Kootenay (WHL) '00-'06

71 Mike Hoffman F L 5-11 176 11.24.89 Kitchener, ON 9 1 0 1 0 17 Reassigned from Binghamton today

IR 77 Scott Wietecha D R 6-1 201 10.19.87 Wolverine Lake, MI 6 0 0 0 0 4 Placed on 21-day IR, 3/29

Elmira Jackals

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TRENTON DEVILS (25-36-2-6, 58pts) vs ELMIRA JACKALS (32-27-7-3, 74pts) Game 70 ◦ Wednesday, March 30, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

Today in the ECHLCincinnati Cyclones (32-28-10) at Kalamazoo Wings (38-23-8) 10:30 a.m. ET · Barret Ehgoetz leads Cincinnati with 55 points (19g-36a).· Kalamazoo’s Andrew Fournier is third with 38 goals.· Cyclones are 23-6-5 when scoring first.· K-Wings are second with 3.55 goals per game.Elmira Jackals (32-27-10) at Trenton Devils (25-36-8) 7 p.m. ET· Yannick Tifu leads Elmira against the Devils with seven goals and 20 points.· Trenton’s Ryan Hayes leads the league with seven shootout goals.· Jackals are first with 16 shorthanded goals.· Devils are first with 35.65 shots per game.Wheeling Nailers (36-29-4) at Reading Royals (42-22-5) 7:05 p.m. ET· Joey Haddad leads Wheeling against the Royals with seven points (2g-5a).· Reading’s Andrew Sarauer is fourth with 30 power-play points (11g-19a).· Nailers are second on the penalty kill at 85.2 percent (287-for-337).· Royals are 28-7-3 when scoring first.South Carolina Stingrays (35-28-6) at Florida Everblades (36-29-4) 7:30 p.m. ET· Trent Campbell leads South Carolina vs. Florida with four goals and 10 points.· Florida’s Bobby Raymond leads all defensemen in plus-minus at +25.· Stingrays are tied for third with 2.83 goals-against per game.· Everblades are tied for second with 13 shorthanded goals.Utah Grizzlies (32-30-7) at Idaho Steelheads (30-26-13) 7:10 p.m. MT· Kevin Deeth leads Utah against the Steelheads with 11 points (3g-8a).· Idaho’s Mark Derlago is fifth with 76 points (40g-36a).· Grizzlies are 23-0-1 when leading after two periods.· Steelheads are first on the power play at 24.5 percent (78-for-319).Bakersfield Condors (40-26-3) at Ontario Reign (25-38-6) 7:05 p.m. PT· Vyacheslav Trukhno leads Bakersfield against the Reign with 19 points (7g-12a).· Ontario’s David Walker is fifth among defensemen with 31 assists.· Condors are 26-8-2 when scoring first.· Reign are 20-8-6 in one-goal games.Las Vegas Wranglers (37-27-5) at Stockton Thunder (35-22-12) 7:05 p.m. PT· Ryan Huddy leads Las Vegas against the Thunder with five goals and seven points.· Stockton’s Fraser Clair is fifth with 225 shots.· Wranglers are 26-6-5 when scoring first.· Thunder are third on the penalty kill at home at 85.3 percent (139-for-163).Alaska Aces (45-21-3) at Victoria Salmon Kings (31-34-4) 7:05 p.m. PT· Alaska’s Wes Goldie is on a 15-game point streak since Feb. 27 (13g-13a).· Victoria’s Rob Hennigar is second with 52 assists.· Aces are 36-0-0 when leading after two periods.· Salmon Kings are tied for third with six shorthanded goals against.

Kelly Cup Playoffs Update

Elmira can clinch a berth in the Kelly Cup Playoffs on Wednesday if:Elmira wins in regulation or overtime OR Elmira wins AND Cincinnati loses in regulation.

Recent ECHL ScoresSAT, MARCH 26

Wheeling 5 at Florida 0Reading 7 at Gwinnett 1Toledo 7 at Cincinnati 0Kalamazoo 6 at Elmira 1

Ontario 2 at Idaho 3Las Vegas 0 at Bakersfield 2Victoria 4 at Stockton 3 (SO)

Utah 1 at Alaska 4SUN, MARCH 27

Greenville 4 at South Carolina 3 (OT)Cincinnati 4 at Toledo 3

Kalamazoo 3 at Elmira 2 (OT)Reading 4 at Gwinnett 3

Utah 0 at Alaska 6Victoria 4 at Stockton 8

TUE, MARCH 29 Bakersfield 2 at Las Vegas 5

Upcoming ECHL ScheduleTHU, MARCH 31

Gwinnett at Greenville - 7:05 PM EDTToledo at Wheeling - 7:05 PM EDT

FRI, APRIL 1 Elmira at Toledo - 7:00 PM EDT

Reading at Trenton - 7:00 PM EDTKalamazoo at Cincinnati - 7:30 PM EDTSouth Carolina at Florida - 7:30 PM EDT

Greenville at Gwinnett - 7:35 PM EDTBakersfield at Utah - 7:05 PM MDT

Idaho at Ontario - 7:00 PM PDTStockton at Las Vegas - 7:05 PM PDT

Alaska at Victoria - 7:05 PM PDTSAT, APRIL 2

South Carolina at Florida - 7:00 PM EDTGwinnett at Greenville - 7:05 PM EDT

Trenton at Reading - 7:05 PM EDTElmira at Kalamazoo - 7:30 PM EDTToledo at Wheeling - 7:35 PM EDTBakersfield at Utah - 7:05 PM MDT

Idaho at Ontario - 7:00 PM PDTStockton at Las Vegas - 7:05 PM PDT

Alaska at Victoria - 7:05 PM PDT

Eastern Conference StandingsATLANTIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAK S/Oxy Reading 69 42 22 2 3 89 0.645 246 210 1014 21-10-1-2 21-12-1-1 6-4-0-0 2-0-0-0 5-3Elmira 69 32 27 7 3 74 0.536 242 249 1498 17-14-4-1 15-13-3-2 4-3-1-2 0-1-1-0 1-3Trenton 69 25 36 2 6 58 0.420 205 245 1224 14-15-1-4 11-21-1-2 4-4-0-2 1-0-0-0 5-6SOUTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAK S/Oxy Greenville 69 43 22 3 1 90 0.652 240 186 1017 23-10-1-0 20-12-2-1 7-2-1-0 3-0-0-0 4-1x South Carolina 69 35 28 3 3 76 0.551 186 195 958 20-12-2-2 15-16-1-1 2-6-1-1 0-2-1-0 4-3x Florida 69 36 29 1 3 76 0.551 227 214 1232 18-13-0-2 18-16-1-1 6-4-0-0 0-1-0-0 5-3Gwinnett 69 30 32 2 5 67 0.486 197 235 1194 16-16-1-2 14-16-1-3 3-7-0-0 0-2-0-0 5-5NORTH GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAK S/Oxy Kalamazoo 69 38 23 2 6 84 0.609 245 218 1112 20-13-0-1 18-10-2-5 6-3-0-1 2-0-0-1 1-6x Wheeling 69 36 29 0 4 76 0.551 219 200 1164 18-14-0-2 18-15-0-2 6-3-0-1 2-0-0-1 1-4Cincinnati 70 32 28 6 4 74 0.529 193 223 1299 15-16-2-2 17-12-4-2 6-3-0-1 1-0-0-0 4-4Toledo 69 32 31 4 2 70 0.507 226 244 1162 15-17-2-1 17-14-2-1 4-4-1-1 0-1-0-0 4-2Western Conference StandingsMOUNTAIN GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAK S/Oxy Alaska 69 45 21 2 1 93 0.674 232 168 916 26-7-2-1 19-14-0-0 9-1-0-0 6-0-0-0 2-1x Idaho 69 30 26 4 9 73 0.529 211 208 1096 16-12-1-6 14-14-3-3 2-7-0-1 1-0-0-0 5-9x Utah 69 32 30 4 3 71 0.514 184 216 1598 13-17-3-1 19-13-1-2 3-6-0-1 0-3-0-1 2-3x Victoria 69 31 34 2 2 66 0.478 211 225 1424 14-16-2-1 17-18-0-1 4-5-1-0 0-1-0-0 4-2PACIFIC GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD LAST TEN STREAK S/Ox Bakersfield 69 40 26 2 1 83 0.601 213 200 1437 26-9-1-0 14-17-1-1 9-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 4-1x Stockton 69 35 22 5 7 82 0.594 224 203 1570 18-11-1-5 17-11-4-2 6-1-1-2 5-0-1-2 6-7x Las Vegas 69 37 27 3 2 79 0.572 209 195 939 18-15-1-0 19-12-2-2 2-8-0-0 1-0-0-0 5-2Ontario 69 25 38 2 4 56 0.406 181 257 1255 10-21-0-2 15-17-2-2 4-6-0-0 0-1-0-0 2-4

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TRENTON DEVILS (25-36-2-6, 58pts) vs ELMIRA JACKALS (32-27-7-3, 74pts) Game 70 ◦ Wednesday, March 30, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

Another shootout win for t-Devs

trenton, nJ – After surrendering a one-goal third-period lead, the Trenton Devils got shootout goals from Ryan Hayes and Jeff Prough to beat the Kalamazoo Wings, 3-2, Friday at Sun National Bank Center.

The Wings got a shootout goal from Andrew Fournier, but were denied the tying strike in the fifth round when Aaron Clarke was stopped by Jeff Lerg. Lerg also stopped 43 of Kalamazoo’s 45 shots in regulation and overtime to earn the win, while Dave Leaderer and Ryan Hayes were the Devils’ regulation-time goal scorers.

A week after he shut the Devils out at Wings Stadium, Riley Gill was

beaten on two of five shootout attempts, and two of 37 shots in regulation and overtime, while losing for the first time this season against Trenton. Mitch Versteeg and Darryl Lloyd scored in regulation time for Kalamazoo.

Versteeg gave the Wings a 1-0 lead just 4:33 into the first period when he shot over Lerg’s shoulder from the left-wing boards. However, the Devils tied the game just under seven minutes later, when Dave Leaderer scored a power-play goal, with assists going to Jordon Southorn and Ryan Ginand. With the assist, Ginand moved up to 75 points, four back of Scott Bertoli’s single-season franchise point record set in the 2006-07 season.

The score remained tied until Ryan Hayes made the score 2-1 Devils by scoring a power-play goal 48 seconds into the third period. Off a pass by Chris Berenguer, Hayes came in an executed a tricky-toe drag move from the left-wing circle and quickly snapped a shot that Gill never fully reacted to. The goal was Hayes’ 21st of the season, tied for second on the team with Jeff Prough, who was also credited with an assist, which was his third point in the last two games since returning from AHL-Albany and 36th point of the year.

But, the first-place Wings clawed back into the game and knotted the score, 2-2, when Darryl Lloyd scored out of a net-mouth scramble with 10:04 left in the third period.

Although they allowed the Wings to salvage a point as a consequence of Lloyd’s game-tying goal, the Devils got two shootout goals to win the game 3-2, including Hayes’ league-leading seventh shootout score.

The win improves the Devils to 25-36-2-6 with three games remaining in the 2010-11 season. The next of those will be next Wednesday night when the Elmira Jackals make their final visit to Sun National Bank Center at 7:00 p.m.

Ryan Hayes scored his 21st goal of the season Friday, plus his legue-leading seventh shootout goal.

During the 2010-11 season, Ryan Ginand has been the Trenton Devils’ most consistent and most lethal scoring weapon, and his next-level play earned him a promotion to AHL-Albany Saturday.

Selected as Trenton’s lone All-Star in January, Ginand has ranked in the league’s top 10 in scoring all season while pacing the Devils in nearly all offensive categories: goals (29), assists (46), points (75), power play points (23), points per game (1.1), game-winning goals (4), multi-point games (19), and shots (402). The second year pro out of Northeastern University has recorded points in 46 of the 68 games he’s played and ranks sixth in league scoring and fourth in assists.

His production has not been curtailed in his first two games competing in the American Hockey League. He scored a goal in his Albany debut Saturday in Hershey, followed by a three-point game (1g, 2a) Tuesday vs. Adirondack. While Ginand lends his services to Albany on a professional tryout contract, he’ll be out of the Trenton lineup Wednesday for the first time

since November 13 at Elmira, the only game he’s missed this season.

Ginand’s absence also hinders his pursuit of two records. His 75 points are the second most in franchise history for a single season. Scott Bertoli posted 79 points in 64 games during his final pro season in 2006-07. But with only three games remaining for Trenton and Ginand preoccupied with his AHL exploits, Bertoli’s record may be safe.

Meanwhile, Ginand’s shot total is the second highest mark in league history. With 10 shots on goal in two games last week, Giand became only the second player in ECHL history to surpass the 400-shot plateau. Idle at 402, Ginand is still 41 shots short of Daren Colbourne’s single-season shots record of 443.

Ginand and the Albany Devils have seven games remaining on their schedule, next traveling to Glen Falls, NY to face the Adirondack Phantoms Friday at 7:30 before returning home for games Saturday and Sunday vs. Charlotte and Binghamton.

ALL-rooKie teAM AnnounCeD

Princeton, nJ – The ECHL on Wednesday announced its All-Rookie Team for 2010-11 as determined in a vote of ECHL coaches, who were asked to select a goaltender, two defensemen and three forwards.

A rookie is defined as a player who has played in less than 25 professional games prior to the start of the current season.

The ECHL will announce its First-Team All-ECHL and Second-Team All-ECHL teams on Thursday.

2010-11 ECHL All-Rookie Team G – Brian Stewart, Bakersfield Condors (28 gp, 19-6-0, 2.30 GAA, .925 save pct.)D – Mark Isherwood, Alaska Aces (67 gp, 14g, 20a, 34 pts., +2)D – Bobby Raymond, Florida Everblades (69 gp, 7g, 24a, 31 pts., +25)F – Andy Bohmbach, Toledo Walleye (62 gp, 25g, 43a, 68 pts., +12)F –Kael Mouillierat, Idaho Steelheads (59 gp, 24g, 35a, 59 pts., +10)F – Ben Street, Wheeling Nailers (38 gp, 24g, 27a, 51 pts., +21)

Since the ECHL began naming the All-Rookie Team in 2000-01, 13 players selected have gone to play in the National Hockey League: Richard Bachman (2009-10), David Desharnais (2007-08), Cedrick Desjardins (2006-07), Kevin Doell (2003-04), Brian Fahey (2003-04), Vern Fiddler (2002-03), Simon Gamache (2001-02), Mike Glumac (2002-03), Adam Hauser (2002-03), Jason Jaffray (2002-03), Anton Khudobin (2007-08), Joey Tenute (2004-05) and Zenon Konopka (2002-03). 464 total players have played in the NHL after playing in the ECHL including 35 in 2009-10.

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TRENTON DEVILS (25-36-2-6, 58pts) vs ELMIRA JACKALS (32-27-7-3, 74pts) Game 70 ◦ Wednesday, March 30, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

The Devils conclude their 16-game season series with the Elmira Jackals tonight at Sun National Bank Center. Although the Jackals clinched the season series by winning for the ninth time in the head-to-head matchups last Wednesday (Trenton leads 28-22-0-4 all time), Trenton has the ability to play spoiler as Elmira enters the week with a slim four-point lead for an Eastern Conference playoff spot. A Jackals regulation or overtime win Wednesday would clinch them their fourth consecutive Kelly Cup playoff berth, a streak that coincides with their entry into the ECHL.

Trenton has been without Trevor Kell and Bryan Haczyk the last five games and Dan Charleston the last three. None of the three are expected in Trenton’s lineup tonight. Ryan Ginand is out of the Trenton lineup for only the second time this season after signing a pro tryout with AHL-Albany on Saturday.

The Jackals received four players from AHL-Binghamton today, R.J. Anderson, Jason Bailey, Corey Cowick and Mike Hoffman. Elmira is also without the league’s leading scorer Justin Donati who was placed on 3-day IR Tuesday.

Wednesday is the penultimate home game of Trenton’s season, as the Devils host Fan Appreciation Night Friday, when the Reading Royals visit SunCenter for a 7 p.m. game. Trenton rounds out the regular season at Reading Saturday at 7:05. Elmira plays at Toledo Friday and at Kalamazoo Saturday. The Devils take on the Jackals the 16th and final time this regular season.

sCoutinG the DeviLs* The Devils are in third place n the Atlantic Division, 11th place in the

Eastern Conference and have a record of 25-36-2-6. Although they’ve struggled for large portions of the 2010-11 season, the Devils have relished the spoiler role and played tough hockey down the stretch by going 4-4-0-2 in their last 10 games.

* With 205 goals in 69 games, the Devils average 2.97 scores per game, which is the 14th best rate in the ECHL. Trenton’s offense took a serious hit, too, when its leading scorer, Ryan Ginand, was signed to a Professional Tryout Contract by the Albany Devils last Saturday. However, Trenton did receive its leading scorer from last season, Jeff Prough, from Albany for the last two games. Prough has contributed a goal and two assists in the last two games to give him 21 goals and 15 assists in 45 games with Trenton in 2010-11.

* Trenton is 17th in team defense with 245 goals-against in 69 games (3.55 per game). The owner of Trenton’s last four wins in goal has been Jeff Lerg. Lerg enters the season’s final three games with an 11-12-1 record and a couple wins in the next few games would clinch him his first winning record in pro hockey. Dave Caruso has played one game for Trenton since returning from AHL-Albany and has a strong .914 save percentage in four games against the Jackals this season.

* At even strength, the Devils are minus-26 with 141 goals-for and 167 goals-against.

* The Devils’ power play has come to life and scored three times in eight chances over the last two games. The improved play knocks Trenton’s PP up to 16.8%, which is 14th in the league. On the other side of the special-teams equation, Trenton’s penalty kill has allowed 63 goals in 307 times shorthanded (79.5%), which is 16th in the ECHL.

* With Ryan Ginand, Dan Charleston and Matt Vokes out of the lineup tonight, Trenton’s leading scorer vs. Elmira is Dave Leaderer with 10 points.

sCoutinG the JACKALs* The Jackals are in second place in the ECHL’s Atlantic Division,

seventh place in the Eastern Conference, and with a record of 32-27-7-3, they have a chance to clinch their fourth consecutive playoff berth tonight. A difference maker for the Jackals this season has been their fine play against the Devils, from whom they’ve taken 19 of a possible 30 points. While a win would clinch a playoff spot for Elmira, a loss would give ninth-place Toledo a chance to move to within two points tomorrow night with its game in hand.

* Elmira has scored 242 goals in 69 games (3rd/3.51 per game) which put them four back of Reading for the league’s top offense. The Jackals’ leading scorer is Justin Donati, who’s in good position to win the ECHL’s scoring title, despite missing the last four games. A scoring-title win for Donati would clinch consecutive ECHL scoring titles for the Donati twins (Tyler had 114 points last season), which would mark the first time in professional hockey history that twin brothers would lead the same league in scoring in consecutive seasons. Ironically, Daniel Sedin of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks looks to be in solid position to win the NHL’s scoring title, which would complete the same feat for him and his twin brother, Henrik.

* Defensively, the Jackals’ 249 goals-against in 69 games (18th/ 3.61 per game) are the most allowed in the Eastern Conference and just eight clear of the league’s lowest ranked defensive team, the Ontario Reign. Although the Jackals have struggled to keep the puck out of their net and have used 10 different goalies this season, Marco Cousineau has solidified Elmira in goal as of late. Although Cousineau has lost three of his last four starts, he’s posted an overall record of 21-15-5, while going 7-3-0 against the Devils.

* At even strength, the Jackals are plus-nine, with 165 goals-for and 156 goals-against.

trenton, nJ - The Trenton Devils today signed forward Matt Arhontas. The announcement was made by Albany and Trenton General Manager Chris Lamoriello.

Arhontas, 24, recently concluded his college career at Princeton University (ECAC) and a two-game stint with the Reading Royals, making his pro debut at Trenton March 9. In four seasons with Princeton, the Naperville, IL native compiled 28 goals and 37 assists with a plus-15 in 127 career games, posting a career-high 19 points his senior year. Arhontas played three seasons of junior hockey with the USHL’s Waterloo Black Hawks from 2004 to 2007, serving as captain his third year and scoring a career-best 18 goals and 45 points. The 5-7, 160-lb. right-handed shooter was born March 10, 1987. He will be in the Trenton lineup tonight and will wear jersey number 25.

DEVILS EXTRA PRESENTED BY: Trenton Orthopaedic Group

TRENTON DEVILS (25-36-2-6, 58pts) vs ELMIRA JACKALS (32-27-7-3, 74pts) Game 70 ◦ Wednesday, March 30, 2011 ◦ 7:00 p.m. ◦ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

finAL rounD of DeviLs v. JACKALs

Devils sign Matt Arhontas