The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Idaho Steelheads on Saturday. Puck drop was at 6:10 PM. The game was at the Idaho Central Arena in Boise Idaho. It was the sixteenth game of the season. The Tahoe Knight Monsters were coming off of a 2-6 defeat to the Idaho Steelheads. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 8-5-2. The Knight Monsters were in 16th place in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters were 7th in the Western Conference and 5th in the Mountain Division. The Idaho Steelheads are the ECHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars. The Steelheads played seventeen games. The Steelheads were coming off of a 6-2 win over the Tahoe Knight Monsters. The Steelheads had a record of 9-7-1. The Steelheads were in 11th place in the ECHL. The Steelheads were in 5th place in the Western Conference and 3rd place in the Mountain Division.
The Idaho Steelheads played two more games. The Steelheads had one more win. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had the better points percentage. The Steelheads had scored twelve more goals. The Steelheads had allowed seven more goals. The Steelheads had the better goal differential. The Steelheads had one more point. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 163 penalty minutes. The Idaho Steelheads had 231 penalty minutes.
#30 Jordan Papirny was in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. This was his seventh start for the Tahoe Knight Monsters this season. On Saturday, defender Elijah Vilio and forward Blake Christensen were activated from reserve by the Tahoe Knight Monsters. Defender Ryan Orgel and forward Cal Kiefiuk were placed on reserve by the Knight Monsters. #35 Tomas Sholl got the start in net for the Idaho Steelheads. It was his third start of the season for the Steelheads. On Saturday, forward Blake Swetlikoff was activated from reserve by the Idaho Steelheads. Forward Thomas Caron was placed on reserve by the Steelheads.
Seven minutes into the game, the Tahoe Knight Monsters took the lead with a goal by #13 Simoin Pinard. His goal was assisted by #26 Nate Kallen and #15 Jake McGrew.
Thirty eight seconds after the goal, #23 Jake Johnson of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for holding. With under three minutes left in the first period, #24 Reece Harsch of the Idaho Steelheads received a penalty for holding. The score was 1-0 Tahoe Knight Monsters after the first period.
S minute into the second period, #19 Luke Adam of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for tripping. Eight minutes into the second period, #26 Jade Miller of the Idaho Steelheads received a penalty for holding. Ten minutes into the second period, the Steelheads tied the game with a goal from #26 Jade Miller. His goal was assisted y #74 Connor Punnett and #3 Nick Canade.
With under six minutes to go in the second period, the Steelheads took the lead with a goal from #74 Connor Punnett. His goal was assisted by #67 Hank Crone and #9 Brendan Hoffmann.
With under two minutes to go in the second period, the Steelheads took a two goal lead. #3 Nick Canade scored the goal. It was assisted by #9 Brendan Hoffmann.
The score was 3-1 Idaho Steelheads going into the third period.
Six minutes into the third period, the Tahoe Knight Monsters scored to bring the lead down to one goal. #21 Sloan Stanick scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #15 Jake McGrew.
Seven minutes into the third period, #26 Jade Miller of the Idaho Steelheads received a penalty for slashing. With under four minutes left in the game, #19 Lynden McCallum scored an unassisted goal for the Steelheads.
With under three minutes left in the game, #29 Connor MacEachern scored an empty net goal for the Steelheads. His goal was unassisted.
The final score was 5-2 Idaho Steelheads.
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It was a poor middle period for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. They let the Idaho Steelheads score three unanswered goals. The Knight Monsters let the Steelheads gain too much of a lead to push back on. An unnecessary turnover lead to the empty net goal. It was sloppy. They just could not make the comeback.
Both teams had forty shots. The Idaho Steelheads had the better shot percentage. The Steelheads had two more penalty minutes. #30 Jordan Papirny saved 35 shots for a 88% save percentage in his return for the Knight Monsters. #30 Tomas Sholl saved 38 shots for a 95% save percentage for the Idaho Steelheads.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters now have a record of 8-6-2 with 18 points in 16 games. The Knight Monsters are in 17th place in ECHL. They are in 8th place in the ECHL Western Conference. They are in 5th place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. They are three points out of a playoff spot. They are seven points away from the top spot in the division. They have the 4th highest points percentage in the division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters will take on the Allen Americans for game seventeen on Tuesday, December 3rd. It will be an away game. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:10 PM. This is another divisional game.
Zac Electrifly 
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