The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Tulsa Oilers on Saturday. Puck drop was at 7:00 PM. The game was at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada. It was the twenty eighth game of the season. They Tahoe Knight Monsters were coming off of a 3-4 overtime defeat to the Tulsa Oilers. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 16-8-3. The Knight Monsters were on a three game losing streak. The Knight Monsters were in 9th place in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters were 4th in the Western Conference and 3rd in the Mountain Division. The Tulsa Oilers are the ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. The Oilers played twenty seven games. The Oilers are coming off of a 4-3 overtime win over the Tahoe Knight Monsters. The Oilers had not lost a game in regulation in seven games. The Oilers had a record of 17-8-2. The Oilers were in 8th 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 twenty seven games. The Tulsa Oilers had one more win. The Oilers had the better points percentage. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had scored fourteen more goals. The Knight Monsters had allowed thirteen more goals. The Knight Monsters had the better goal differential. The Oilers had one more point. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 262 penalty minutes. The Tulsa Oilers had 287 penalty minutes.
#30 Jordan Papirny was in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. This was his eleventh start for the Tahoe Knight Monsters this season. #35 Talyn Boyko got the start in net for the Tulsa Oilers. It was his thirteenth start of the season for the Oilers. On Saturday, defender Kylor Wall, forward Paxton Leroux, and goaltender Luke Lush were activated by the Tulsa Oilers. Defender Shane Kuzmeski and forward Parker AuCoin were placed on reserve by the Tulsa Oilers. Goaltender Vyacheslav Buteyets was recalled from the Tulsa Oilers to the San Diego Gulls.
Two minutes into the game, #48 Anthony Collins of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for fighting and Paxton Leroux of the #28 Tulsa Oilers received a penalty for fighting.
Six minutes into the game, #28 Logan Nelson of the Knight Monsters received a penally for interference. Seven minutes into the game, #26 Michael Farren of the Oilers received a penalty for interference. Just under nine minutes into the game, Ruslan Gazizov of the Oilers received a penalty for hooking. On the delayed called, the Knight Monsters scored. #23 Jake Johnson scored the goal. #3 Adam Pitters and #19 Luke Adam got the assists. The goal was scored on the powerplay. There was also a delayed call. Farren got out of the box. Gazizov still got a penalty.
With under three minutes left in the first period, #21 Jeremie Biakabutuka of the Oilers received a penalty for tripping. The score was 1-0 Tahoe Knight Monsters after the first period.
Nine seconds into the second period, the Tahoe Knight Monsters took a two goal lead. #28 Logan Nelson scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #14 Patrick Newell and #96 Brenan Kapcheck.
Eight Minutes into the second period, #28 Logan Nelson of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for tripping. With seven minutes left in the second period, #13 Simon Pinard scored to give the Knight Monsters a three goal lead. His goal was assisted by #21 Sloan Stanick.
With under three minutes left in the second period, #9 Troy Loggins of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for holding. On the powerplay, the Tulsa Oilers scored. #40 Olivier Dame-Malka scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #8 Reid Petryk and #26 Michael Farren. The goal was under review for a while. It did eventually stand as a good goal.
With under ten seconds left in the second period, the Oilers scored again. #32 Ruslan Gazizov scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #6 Jack Clement and #10 Anthony Costantini.
The score was 3-2 Tahoe Knight Monsters heading into the third period.
Nine minutes into the third period, #40 Olivier Dame-Malka of the Tulsa Oilers received a penalty for tripping. With eight minutes left in the game, the Tahoe Knight Monsters retook their two goal lead. The goal was scored by #10 Jett Jones. His goal was assisted by #9 Troy Loggins and #49 Artur Cholach.
With five minutes left in the game, the Oilers scored to cut the Knight Monsters lead down to one goal. The goal was scored by #36 Michael Farren. It was assisted by #8 Reid Petryk and #11 Tyler Poulsen.
The Tulsa Oilers pulled their goalie with two minutes left in the game. With just over a minute left in the game, the Knight Monsters scored on the empty net. #10 Jett Jones scored the empty net goal. His goal was unassisted.
The final score was 5-3 Tahoe Knight Monsters.
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The Tahoe Knight Monsters cranked up the intensity for this game. There was a lot more urgency in how they played in this game. They were able to get more sustained 5-on-5 pressure. They were quicker on lose pucks. They were quicker to attack to the puck carrier. Overall it was a step up from Fridays game. With this win the Knight Monsters snapped a three game losing streak.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters had ten more shots. The Knight Monsters had the better shot percentage. The Tulsa Oilers had two more penalty minutes. #30 Jordan Papirny saved 29 shots for a 91% save percentage for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. #35 Talyn Boyko saved 37 shots for a 88% save percentage for the Tulsa Oilers.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 17-8-3 with 37 points in 28 games. The Knight Monsters are in 7th 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 four points into a playoff spot. They are five 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 nine on Sunday, December 29th. It will be a home game. That will be the final of three games at home against Tulsa. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:00 PM. This is another divisional game. It is the second of two Margaritaville nights.
Zac Electrifly 
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