The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Utah Grizzlies on Saturday. Puck drop was at 6:10 PM. The game was at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. It was the twenty sixth game of the season. The Knight Monsters were coming off of a 3-6 defeat to the Utah Grizzlies. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 15-7-2. The Knight Monsters were in 6th place in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters were 3rd in the Western Conference and 2nd in the Mountain Division. The Utah Grizzlies are the ECHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. The Grizzlies had played twenty five games. The Grizzlies were coming off of a 6-3 win over the Tahoe Knight Monsters. The Grizzlies had a record of 6-16-3. The Grizzlies were in 28th place in the ECHL. That is second to last. The Grizzlies were in 14th place in the Western Conference which is also second to last place. They were in 8th place in the Mountain Division which is last.
Both teams had played twenty five games. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had ten more wins. The Knight Monsters had the better points percentage. The Tahoe Knight Monsters scored thirty two more goals. The Utah Grizzlies allowed thirty six more goals. The Knight Monsters had the better goal differential. The Knight Monsters had nineteen more points. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 237 penalty minutes. The Utah Grizzlies had 261 penalty minutes.
#30 Jordan Papirny was in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. This was his tenth start for the Tahoe Knight Monsters this season. #35 Vinny Duplessis got the start in net for the Utah Grizzlies. It was his eighth start of the season for the Grizzlies.
Four minutes into the game, #12 Bear Hughes scored to give the Tahoe Knight Monsters the lead. His goal was assisted by #15 Jake McGrew and #21 Sloan Stanick.
Eight minutes into the game the Knight Monsters took a two goal lead. #21 Sloan Stanick scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #29 Matt Murphy and #15 Jake McGrew.
Eleven minutes into the game, the Utah Grizzlies scored. Their goal was scored by #24 Gianni Fairbrother. His goal was assisted by #14 Brailey Wood and #42 Cole Fonstad. This goal cut the Knight Monsters lead down to one goal.
Thirteen minutes into the game, #9 Troy Loggins of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for hooking. With seventeen seconds left in the first period, the Grizzlies tied the game. #8 Keaton Mastrodonato scored the tying goal. #4 Bryan Yoon and #22 Neil Shea got the assists.
The score was tied at 2-2 after the first period.
Five minutes into the second period, #17 Reed Lebster of the Utah Grizzlies received a penalty for tripping. Seven minutes into the second period, #48 Anthony Collins of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for interference. With under two minutes left ini the second period, #6 Andrew Nielsen of the Grizzlies received a penalty for interference. With just under thirty seconds left in the period, the Grizzlies took the lead with a short handed goal. #22 Neil Shea scored the short handed goal unassisted.
The score was 3-2 Utah Grizzlies heading into the third period.
Seven minutes into the third period, the Knight Monsters tied the game. #21 Sloan Stanick scored the tying goal. His goal was assisted by #4 Brandon Tabakin and #26 Nate Kallen.
Thirteen minutes into the third period, #96 Brennan Kapcheck of the the Knight Monsters received a penalty for roughing, #15 Aaron Aragon of the Utah Grizzlies received a penalty for roughing, and #15 Jake McGrew of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for goaltender interference. This resulted in a Utah Grizzlies powerplay. On the powerplay, the Utah Grizzlies retook the lead. #22 Neil Shea scored the goal. #5 Derek Daschke and #10 Mick Messner got the assists.
with five minutes left in the game, #4 Bryan Yoon of the Grizzlies received a penalty for hooking. With two minutes left in the game, The Grizzlies took a three goal lead. The goal was scored by #4 Bryan Yoon. The goal was assisted by #8 Keaton Mastrodonato.
With under three minutes left in the game, the Knight Monsters pulled their goalie. With a minute to go in the game, the Knight Monsters scored to bring the lead down to one goal. The goal was scored by #15 Jake McGrew. The goal was assisted by #21 Sloan Stanick and #96 Brennan Kapcheck.
Less than a minute after the Knight Monsters goal, the Grizzlies scored to take a two goal lead. The goal was scored by #2 Neil Shea scored the goal. #24 Gianni Fairbrother got the assist.
The final score was 6-4 Utah Grizzlies.
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The Tahoe Knight Monsters should have won this game. They went up by two goals. They let the Utah Grizzlies come back. They ended up chasing the game. The defense was not there in back to back games for the Knight Monsters. Overall they won four out of six against the Grizzlies over the last six games. That is not too bad. A lot of the reason they slowed down the last two games was because of call ups.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters had six more shots. The Utah Grizzlies had the better shot percentage. Both teams had eight penalty minutes. #30 Jordan Papirny saved 16 shots for a 73% save percentage for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. #35 Vinny Duplessis saved 24 shots for a 86% save percentage for the Utah Grizzlies.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 16-8-2 with 34 points in 26 games. The Knight Monsters are in 8th place in ECHL. They are in 3rd place in the ECHL Western Conference. They are in 2nd place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. They are in a playoff spot. They are two points into a playoff spot. They are three points away from the top spot in the division. They have the second highest points percentage in the division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Tulsa Oilers for game twenty seven on Friday, December 27th. It will be a home game. That will be the last of three games at home against Tulsa. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 PM. This is another divisional game.
Zac Electrifly 
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