The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Tulsa Oilers on Saturday. Puck drop was at 5:05 PM. The game was at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was the nineteenth game of the season. The Tahoe Knight Monsters were coming off of a 4-3 victory over the Allen Americans. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 10-6-2. The Knight Monsters are in 15th place in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters are 8th in the Western Conference and 5th in the Mountain Division. The Tulsa Oilers are the ECHL affiliate of Anaheim Ducks. The Oilers played eighteen games. The Oilers were coming off of a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Mavericks. The Oilers had a record of 12-5-1. The Oilers were in 9th place in the ECHL. The Oilers were in 3rd place in the Western Conference and 2nd place in the Mountain Division.
Both teams had played eighteen games. The Tulsa Oilers had two more wins. The Oilers had the better points percentage. The Oiler had scored three more goals. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had allowed twelve more goals. The Oilers had the better goal differential. The Oilers had five more points. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 188 penalty minutes. The Tulsa Oilers had 211 penalty minutes.
#30 Jordan Papirny was in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. This was his eighth start for the Tahoe Knight Monsters this season. On Friday, forward Jett Jones was assigned to the Tahoe Knight Monsters by the Henderson Silver Knights. Forward Anthony Collins, and forward Adam Pitters were placed on reserve by the Tahoe Knight Monsters. Forward C.J. Hayes was moved from 3-day injured reserve to 14-day injured reserve. On Saturday, forward Anthony Collins was activated from reserve by the Knight Monsters. Forward Chris Dodero was placed on reserve by the Knight Monsters. #30 Vyacheslav Buteyets got the start in net for the Tulsa Oilers. It was his twelfth start in net for the Oilers this season. On Thursday, goaltender Talyn Boyko was recalled from the Tulsa Oilers to the Hartford Wolf Pack. On Friday, forward Austin Albrecht was activated by the Oilers. Forward Michael Farren was placed on reserve by the Oilers. On Saturday, goaltender Luke Lush was activated by the Oilers.
Four minutes into the game, the Tahoe Knight Monsters took the lead. #9 Troy Loggins scored an unassisted goal.
Eight minutes into the game, #96 Brennan Kapcheck of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for interference. Ten minutes into the game, #2 Kylor Wall of the Tulsa Oilers received a penalty for interference. With under four minutes left in the first period, the Oilers tied the game. #29 Seaon Olson scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #16 Justin Michaelian and #6 Jack Clement.
The score was tied at 1-1 after the first period.
A minute into the second period, the Tahoe Knight Monsters took the lead. #9 Troy Loggins scored the go ahead goal. #28 Logan Nelson got the assist.
With six minutes left in the second period, #12 Bear Hughes scored to give the Knight Monsters a two goal lead. His goal was assisted by #26 Nate Kallen and #13 Simon Pinard.
The score was 3-1 Tahoe Knight Monsters heading into the third period.
Three minutes into the third period, #19 Artur Cholach scored to give the Tahoe Knight Monsters a three goal lead. His goal was assisted by #96 Brennan Kapcheck.
After the Knight Monsters fourth goal, the Tulsa Oilers pulled goaltender Vyacheslav Buteyets. The Oilers put goaltender Luke Lush in the net. Five minutes into the third period, the Knight Monsters scored again. #14 Patrick Newell scored the goal. It was assisted by #28 Logan Nelson and #23 Jake Johnson.
Nine minutes into the third period, the Oilers scored. #32 Ruslan Gazizov scored the goal. #29 Sean Olson and #24 Mike McKee got the assists.
With eight minutes left in the game, #4 Brandon Tabakin scored to regain a four goal lead for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. His goal was assisted by #28 Logan Nelson and #14 Patrick Newell.
With five minutes left in the game, the Knight Monsters scored again. #13 Simon Pinard scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #12 Bear Hughes and #21 Sloan Stanick.
The final score was 7-2 Tahoe Knight Monsters.
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The Tahoe Knight Monsters got a blowout win. It is nice to see them take down one of the top teams in the division like this. The Knight Monsters did not take their foot off the gas in the second period in this game. They kept the pressure on the Oilers all game. They continued to build on a solid second period with a great third period. The Knight Monsters offense was firing on all cylinders. On the other side of things the Tulsa Oilers had a rough time in net. They were playing catch up the whole game. They never got their offense going. The Oilers were not able to stop the Knight Monsters from scoring in the third period. Four unanswered goals won this game for the Knight Monsters. The Knight Monsters have now won three games in a row. They are now on a winning streak. This is their first ever winning streak in team history.
The Tulsa Oilers more fourteen more shots. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had the better shot percentage. The Knight Monsters had two more penalty minutes. #30 Jordan Papirny saved 36 shots for a 95% save percentage for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. #30 Vyacheslav Buteyets saved 13 out of 17 shots for a 76% save percentage for the Oilers. #33 Luke Lush saved 4 out of seven shots for a 57% save percentage for the Oilers. Overall the Oilers had a 71% save percentage and saved 17 shots.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters now have a record of 11-6-2 with 24 points in 19 games. The Knight Monsters are in 11th place in ECHL. They are in 5th place in the ECHL Western Conference. They are in 3rd place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. They are in a playoff spot. They are six points away from the top spot in the division. They have the 3rd highest points percentage in the division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Tulsa Oilers for game twenty on Sunday, December 8th. It will be an away game. Puck drop is scheduled for 1:05 PM. This is another divisional game.
Zac Electrifly 
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