The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Fort Wayne Komets Friday. Puck drop was at 7:30 PM. The game was at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline Nevada. It was the thirty ninth game of the season. The Knight Monsters were coming off of a 3-2 overtime victory to the Iowa Heartlanders. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 24-11-3. The Knight Monsters were in 6th place in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters were 2nd in the Western Conference and 1st in the Mountain Division. The Fort Wayne Komets are the ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers. The Komets had played thirty six games this season. The Komets were coming off of a 5-2 Win over the Maine Mariners. The Komets were on a five game winning streak. The Komets had a record of 23-12-1. The Komets were in 13th place in the ECHL. The Komets were in 6th place in the ECHL Western Conference. The Komets were in 3rd place in the ECHL Western Conference Central Division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters had played one more game. The Knight Monsters had one more win. The Knight Monsters had the better points percentage. The Knight Monsters had scored twenty eight more goals. The Knight Monsters had allowed twenty two more goals. The Knight Monsters had the better goal differential. The Knight Monsters had four more points. Would the Knight Monsters get on a winning streak? Would the Komets win their sixth game in a row?
#1 Jesper Vikman got the start in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was twenty second game in net this season. On Tuesday, Jakub Demek was recalled from the Tahoe Knight Monsters to the Henderson Silver Knights. On Friday the Tahoe Knight Monsters signed defender Aidan Girduckis. Forward Anthony Collins was activated from reserve by the Knight Monsters. Forward Cal Kiefiuk was placed on reserve by the Knight Monters. #36 Brett Brochu got the start in net for the Fort Wayne Komets. It was his twentieth game in net this season. On Sunday, Alex Swetlikoff was recalled from the Fort Wayne Komets to the Bakersfield Condors. On Wednesday, Ethan Keppen was loaned to the Fort Wayne Komets by the Bakersfield Condors. On Friday, forward Justin Taylor and forward Jack Gorniak were activated from reserve by the Fort Wayne Komets. Forward Nick Deakin-Poot was placed on reserve by the Komets.
Eight minutes into the game, the Fort Wayne Komets took the lead. #92 Ethan Kappen scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #55 Harrison Rees and #8 Jack Dugan.
With under a minute left in first period, Jack Dugan of the Komets received a penalty for goaltender interference. On the powerplay the Tahoe Knight Monsters tied the game. #28 Logan Nelson scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #19 Luke Adam and #29 Matt Murphy.
The score was tied at 1-1 after the first period.
One minute into the second period, Cameron Supryka of the Fort Wayne Komets received a penalty for tripping. Five minutes into the second period, Isaac Johnson of the Knight Monsters left the ice. He did return. Six minutes into the second period, the Knight Monsters took the lead. #13 Simon Pinard scored the go ahead goal. His goal was assisted by #21 Sloan Stanick.
With three minutes left in the second period, there was a delay due to the ice conditions. Both teams would end up leaving the ice. They took the second period break early. They played the final three minutes of the second period after the break then took a one minute break before the start of the third period. The Fort Wayne Komets scored off the first faceoff when both teams retook the ice. The goal was score by #27 Kyle Mayhew. His goal was assisted by #39 Odeen Tufto.
With under a minute to go in the second period, Isaac Johnson of the Knight Monsters took a hard hit and was slow to get up. The score was 2-2 Fort Wayne Komets going into the third period.
A minute into the third period, Anthony Collins of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for slashing. On the powerplay, the Fort Wayne Komets took the lead. #13 Anthony Petruzzelli scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #47 Kyle Mayhew and #8 Jack Dugan.
With under four minutes left in the game Noah Ganske of the Komets received a penalty for tripping. With under two minutes left in the game, the Tahoe Knight Monsters pulled their goalie. #93 Justin Taylor scored on the empty net to give the Komets a two goal lead. His goal was assisted by #92 Ethan Kappen and #4 Dustyn McFaul.
The Knight Monsters pulled their goalie again. The Komets scored on the empty net again. #93 Justin Taylor scored the second empty net goal. His goal was unassisted.
The final score was 5-2 Fort Wayne Komets.
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The Fort Wayne Komets scored first. The Komets took a bad penalty. On the rush their player crashed the net with no one around and ran into the goalie. The Tahoe Knight Monsters capitalized on the powerplay to tie the game. In the first period i did notice that the Komets were clogging up the middle of their zone and were making solid saves. This was making it difficult for the Knight Monsters to create high scoring chances which continued throughout the game. There was a lot of good hockey in the second period. The ice behind the net in front of the Zamboni entrance was uneven. The puck kept bouncing every time it went behind the net. The ice trouble persisted until another section of the ice became unplayable. Then they had the delay. By the end of the game I felt like they turned the chiller down. The eighteen minute delay changed the game. The Komets took the lead while both teams were still cold. The Knight Monsters never recovered after the delay. That was evident by the goal after the delay and the goal early to start the third period. In the third period the Knight Monsters struggled to create pressure and sustain it. The Knight Monsters were also struggling with turn overs out of their zone. The Knight Monsters would not get their third win in a row. The Komets would get their sixth win in a row.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters had two more shots. The Fort Wayne Komets had the better shot percentage. The Komets had four more penalty minutes. #1 Jasper Vikman saved 25 shots for a 83% save percentage for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. #36 Brett Brochu saved 30 shots for a 94% save percentage for the Fort Wayne Komets
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 24-12-3 with 51 points in 39 games. The Knight Monsters are in 6th place in ECHL. They are in 3rd place in the ECHL Western Conference. They are still in 1st place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. They are in a playoff spot. They are six points into a playoff spot. They have the highest points percentage in the division. The Knight Monsters are five points away from the top spot in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters are four points away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Fort Wayne Komets for game forty on Saturday, January 25th. It will be a home game. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM. This will be an ECHL Western Conference game. This will be the second of three home games between the Knight Monsters and the Komets.
Zac Electrifly 
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