The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Allen Americans on Tuesday. Puck drop was at 5:10 PM. The game was at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas. It was the seventeenth game of the season. The Tahoe Knight Monsters were coming off of a 2-5 defeat to the Idaho Steelheads. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 8-6-2. The Knight Monsters were in 17th place in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters were 8th in the Western Conference and 5th in the Mountain Division. The Allen Americans are the ECHL affiliate of Utah Hockey Club. The Americans played sixteen games. The Americans were coming off of a 2-1 win over the Rapid City Rush. The Americans had a record of 7-6-3. The Americans were in 23rd place in the ECHL. The Americans were in 11th place in the Western Conference and 6th place in the Mountain Division.
Both teams played sixteen games. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had one more win. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had the better points percentage. The Knight Monsters had scored twelve more goals. The Allen Americans had allowed nine more goals. The Knight Monsters had the better goal differential. The Knight Monsters had one more point. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 167 penalty minutes. The Allen Americans had 188 penalty minutes.
#1 Jesper Vikman was in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. This was his seventh start for the Tahoe Knight Monsters this season. On Monday, forward Bear Hughes was assigned to the Tahoe Knight Monsters by the Henderson Silver Knights. Defender Daniil Chayka was recalled from the Tahoe Knight Monsters to the Henderson Silver Knights. Forward Adam Pitters and forward C.J. Hayes were placed on reserve by the Knight Monsters. Forward Cal Kiefiuk was moved from 3-day injured reserve to 14-day injured reserve. #35 Anson Thornton got the start in net for the Allen Americans. It was his eleventh start of the season for the Americans. On Monday, the Allen Americans released goaltender Marco Costantini. On Tuesday, the Allen Americans acquired goaltender Logan Neaton from the Kalamazoo Wings.
A minute into the game, #19 Luke Adam of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for slashing. Four minutes into the game, #17 Riley Ginnell of the Allen Americans received a penalty for high-sticking. On the penalty kill, the Americans took the lead with a short handed goal from #26 Spencer Asuchak. His goal was assisted by #84 Liam Gorman.
Thirteen minutes into the game, The Tahoe Knight Monsters tied it with a goal from #9 Troy Loggins. His goal was assisted by #7 Elijah Vilio and #14 Patrick Newell.
The score was tied at 1-1 after the first period.
Four minutes into the second period, the Tahoe Knight Monsters took the lead with a goal from #48 Anthony Collins. His goal was assisted by #96 Brennan Kapcheck.
Nine minutes into the second period, #9 Troy Loggins of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for holding. Eleven minutes into the second period, the Allen Americans tied the game with a goal from #8 Mark Duarte. His goal was assisted y #86 James Hardie and #14 Brayden Guy.
Twelve minutes into the second period, Chris Dodero of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for slashing. The score was tied at 2-2 going into the third period.
Sixteen seconds into the third period, #14 Brayden Guy of the Allen Americans received a penalty for hooking. Eight minutes into the third period, the Allen Americans took the lead with a goal from #14 Brayden Guy. His goal was assisted by #8 Mark Duarte and #21 Mike Van Unen.
Ten minutes into the third period, the Tahoe Knight Monsters tied the game with a goal from #14 Patrick Newell. His goal was assisted by #28 Logan Nelson and #96 Brennan Kapcheck.
With under five minutes left in the game, #49 Artur Cholach of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for roughing and #26 Spencer Asuchak of the Americans received a penalty for roughing. With under thirty seconds left in the game, #21 Mike Van Unen of the Americans received a penalty for delay of game. The score was tied at 3-3 after the third period. The game went into overtime.
Forty nine seconds into overtime, #13 Simon Pinard scored a powerplay goal to win the game for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. His goal was assisted y #21 Sloan Stanick and #96 Brennan Kapcheck.
The final score was 4-3 Tahoe Knight Monsters.
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This was a back and fourth game. The Tahoe Knight Monsters were leading for most of the game. They weren’t able to build on their lead. They let the Allen Americans stay in the game. In the end they did score on a powerplay goal in overtime to win the game. Overall I would like too see better performances from the Knight Monsters against teams who are in the bottom of the league.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters had nine more shots. The Knight Monsters had the better shot percentage. Both teams had eight penalty minutes. #1 Jasper Vikman saved 22 shots for a 88% save percentage in his return for the Knight Monsters. ##35 Anson Thornton saved 30 shots for a 88% save percentage for the Allen Americans.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters now have a record of 9-6-2 with 20 points in 17 games. The Knight Monsters are in 15th place in ECHL. They are still in 8th place in the ECHL Western Conference. They are still in 5th place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. They are now only one point out of a playoff spot. They are five points away from the top spot in the division. They have the 3rd highest points percentage in the division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters will take on the Allen Americans for game eighteen on Wednesday, December 4th. It will be an away game. Puck drop is scheduled for 5:10 PM. This is another divisional game.
Zac Electrifly 
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