The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Kansas City Mavericks on Wednesday. Puck drop was at 5:00 PM. The game was at the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence Missouri. It was the forty second game of the season. The Tahoe Knight Monsters were coming off of a 1-6 defeat to the Fort Wayne Komets. The Knight Monsters had a record of 25-13-3. 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 Kansas City Mavericks are the ECHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken. The Mavericks had played thirty nine games this season. The Mavericks were coming off of back to back wins against the Wheeling Nailers. The Mavericks had a record of 24-11-4. The Mavericks were in 7th place in the ECHL. The Mavericks were in 3rd place in the ECHL Western Conference. The Mavericks were in 2nd place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters had played two more games. The Knight Monsters had one more win. The Kansas City Mavericks had the better points percentage. The Knight Monsters had scored eight more goals. The Knight Monsters had allowed twenty eight more goals. The Mavericks had the better goal differential. The Knight Monsters had one more point. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 353 penalty minutes. the Kansas City Mavericks had 562 penalty minutes. The Story going into this game was while the Knight Monsters were leading the division, the Mavericks could take the top spot with a win. Would the Knight Monsters stay ahead in the division? Would the Mavericks get take over the division?
#30 Jordan Papirny got the start in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was his seventeenth game this season for the Knight Monsters. On Wednesday, the Tahoe Knight Monsters acquired defender Stanislav Demin from the Idaho Steelheads for future considerations. Forward Jett Jones was recalled from the Tahoe Knight Monsters by the Henderson Silver Knights. This was the last game of Brennan Kapcheck two game suspension. #1 Jack LaFontaine got the start in net for the Kansas City Mavericks. It was his fourteenth game of the season for the Mavericks. On Monday, the Mavericks traded defender Jay Powell to the Allen Americans. On Tuesday the Mavericks claimed forward Chase Brand off waivers from the Adirondack Thunder. On Wednesday, goaltender Logan Neaton and defender Josh Thrower were activated from reserve by the Mavericks. Goaltender Victor Ostman was recalled from the Kansas City Mavericks by the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Forward Luke Lpheit was placed on reserve by the Mavericks.
Eleven minutes into the first period, the Tahoe Knight Monsters took the lead. The goal was scored by #49 Artur Cholach. His goal was assisted by #14 Patrick Newell.
Twelve minutes into the game, the Kansas City Mavericks tied the game. #11 Landon McCallum scored the tying goal. His goal was assisted by #17 Jackson Berezowski and #13 David Cotton.
The score was tied up at 1-1 after the first period.
Eleven minutes into the second period, the Kansas City Mavericks took the lead. The go ahead goal was scored by #11 Landon McCallum. His goal was assisted by #15 Marcus Crawford and #1 Jack LaFontaine.
With under three minutes to go in the second period. Logan Nelson of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for tripping. Eight seconds later, Nate Kallen of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for roughing and Jackson Berezowski received a penalty for roughing. The score was 2-1 Kansas City Mavericks going into the third period.
Six minutes into the third period, Bear Hughes of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for tripping.
With under seven minutes left in the game, Jake Johnson of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for holding and Land McCallum of the Kansas City Mavericks received a penalty for embellishment. With four minutes left in the game, Cade Borchardt of the Mavericks received a penalty for slashing. With under two minutes left in the game, the Knight Monsters pulled their goalie for the extra attacker. The Mavericks would hold on to their lead. The final score was 2-1 Kansas City Mavericks.
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The Tahoe Knight Monsters scored first. They could not hold onto their lead. The Kansas City Mavericks tied it up quickly. The Mavericks took the lead in the second period. The Knight Monsters could not find the back of the net. This was a close game by two teams at the top of the division. It was a close game that didn’t got the Knight Monsters way. This is another game where they struggled to get the offense going. The Knight Monsters are now 5-5-0 in their last ten games. The Knight Monsters lost their top spot in the division. The Mavericks took the top spot in the division.
The Kansas City Mavericks had two more shots. The Mavericks had the better shot percentage. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had two more penalty minutes. #30 Jordan Papirny saved 28 shots for a 93% save percentage for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. #1 Jack LaFontaine saved 27 shots for a 96% save percentage for the Kansas City Mavericks.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 25-14-3 with 53 points in 42 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 five points into a playoff spot. They have the second highest points percentage in the division. The Knight Monsters are seven points away from the top spot in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters are five points away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference.The Knight Monsters are one point away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Kansas City Mavericks for game forty three on Friday, January 31st. It will be an away game. Puck drop is scheduled for 5:00 PM. This will be an ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division game.
Zac Electrifly 
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