The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Tulsa Oilers on Friday. Puck drop was at 7:30 PM. The game was at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada. It was the twenty seventh game of the season. The Knight Monsters were coming off of a 4-6 defeat to the Utah Grizzlies. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 16-8-2. The Knight Monsters were in 8th place in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters were 3rd in the Western Conference and 2nd in the Mountain Division. The Tulsa Oilers are the ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. The Oilers played twenty six games. The Oilers were coming off of a 4-3 win over the Allen Americans. The Oilers had not lost a gem in regulation in six games. The Oilers also had a record of 16-8-2. The Oilers were in 9th place in the ECHL. The Oilers were in 4th place in the Western Conference and 3rd place in the Mountain Division.
Both teams had played twenty six games. Both teams had sixteen wins. Both teams had the same points percentage. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had scored fifteen more goals. The Knight Monsters had allowed twelve more goals. The Knight Monsters had the better goal differential. Both teams have thirty four points. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 254 penalty minutes. The Tulsa Oilers had 276 penalty minutes.
#1 Jesper Vikman was in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. This was his fourteenth start for the Tahoe Knight Monsters this season. On Sunday, forward Blake Christensen was placed on reserve by the Knight Monsters. On Thursday, forward Simon Pinard and forward Jett Jones were assigned to the Knight Monsters by the Henderson Silver Knights. Forward Anthony Collins was also placed on reserve by the Knight Monsters. On Friday, forward Anthony Collins was activated from reserve by the Knight Monsters. Forward Adam Robbins was placed on reserve by the Knight Monsters. #35 Talyn Boyko got the start in net for the Tulsa Oilers. It was his twelfth start of the season for the Oilers.
Fifty nine seconds into the game, #11 Tyler Poulsen of the Tulsa Oilers received a penalty for high-sticking. Three minutes into the game, the Oilers took the lead. The goal was scored by #8 Reid Petryk. His goal was assisted by #11 Tyler Poulsen and #40 Olivier Dame-Malka.
Five minutes into the game, the Tahoe Knight Monsters scored to tie the game. The goal was scored by #9 Troy Loggins. His goal was assisted by #28 Logan Nelson and #14 Patrick Newell.
Thirteen minutes into the game, #4 Brandon Tabakin of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for high-sticking. The score was tied at 1-1 after the first period.
One minute into the second period, the Tahoe Knight Monsters took the lead. #28 Logan Nelson scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #23 Jake Johnson and #9 Troy Loggins.
Five minutes into the second period, #28 Logan Nelson of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for slashing. Nine minutes into the second period, the Tulsa Oilers tied the game. #32 Ruslan Gazizov scored the tying goal. His goal was assisted by #26 Michael Farren.
Ten minutes into the second period, #21 Jeremie Biakabitika of the Oilers received a penalty for high-sticking. On the powerplay, the Knight Monsters retook the lead. #14 Patrick Newell scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #19 Luke Adam and #29 Matt Murphy.
With just under eight minutes left in the second period, #48 Anthony Collins of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for fighting and #22 Kishaun Gervais of the Oilers received a penalty for fighting. Collins was eager to get into the fight. He has been looking for a fight for a few weeks now. Gervais looked like he didn’t realize who he fighting. Gervais didn’t even land a punch.
With less than a minute left in the second period, #12 Bear Hughes of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for hooking. The score was 3-2 Tahoe Knight Monsters heading into the third period.
Three minutes into the third period, the Tulsa Oilers tied the game. They tying goal was scored by #22 Kishaun Gervais. His goal was assisted by #19 Josh Nelson and #16 Justin Michaelian.
Five Minutes into the third period, #40 Olivier Dame-Malka of the Tulsa Oilers recieved a penalty for high-sticking. Ten minutes into third period, #15 Jake McGrew of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a double minor penalty for high-sticking.With under three minutes left in the game, the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a bench minor penalty for too many men. The score was tied at 3-3 after the third period. The game would go into overtime.
Five minutes into overtime, #21 Jeremie Baiakabutuka scored an unassisted goal to win the game for the Tulsa Oilers. The final score was 4-3 Tulsa Oilers.
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The Tahoe Knight Monsters could not keep a lead in this one. They were never able to build on their leads either. It was a back and fourth game. It was very close. Lost of chances on both sides. The fight was the most entertaining part of the night. Overtime was crazy. At one point it turned into both teams trading scoring chances back and fourth. On the game winning goal one of the Knight Monsters players didn’t move after the faceoff. He stood their for a minute before realizing that the puck was behind him and it was a 2-on-1 breakaway going the other way. That mistake cost the Knight Monsters the game. I believe this is the second sell out in team history. I think the only other game to be a sell out was the home opener. It was a good crowd.
The Tulsa Oilers had nine more shots. The Tulsa Oilers had the better shot percentage. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had six more penalty minutes. #1 Jesper Vikman saved 38 shots for a 90% save percentage for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. #35 Talyn Boyko saved 30 shots for a 91% save percentage for the Tulsa Oilers.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 16-8-3 with 35 points in 27 games. The Knight Monsters are in 9th place in ECHL. They are in 4th 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 two points into a playoff spot. They are four points away from the top spot in the division. They have the third highest points percentage in the division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Tulsa Oilers for game twenty eight on Saturday, December 28th. It will be a home game. That will be the second of three games at home against Tulsa. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM. This is another divisional game. It is the first of two Margaritaville nights.
Zac Electrifly 
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