The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Kansas City Mavericks on Friday. Puck drop was at 5:00 PM. The game was at the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence Missouri. It was the forty third game of the season. The Tahoe Knight Monsters were coming off of a 1-2 defeat to the Kansas City Mavericks. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 25-14-3. 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 Mavericks had played forty games this season. The Mavericks were coming off of a 2-1 win over the Knight Monsters. The Mavericks had a record of 25-11-4. The Mavericks were in 6th place in the ECHL. The Mavericks were in 2nd place in the ECHL Western Conference. The Mavericks were in 1st place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters had played two more games. Both teams had 25 wins. The Kansas City Mavericks had the better points percentage. The Knight Monsters had scored seven more goals. The Knight Monsters had allowed twenty nine more goals. The Mavericks had the better goal differential. The Mavericks had one more point. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 361 penalty minutes. the Kansas City Mavericks had 568 penalty minutes. The Knight Monsters needed a win to avoid a losing streak. This still a battle for the top spot in the division. Would the Knight Monsters reclaim the top spot in the division? Will the Mavericks hold onto the top spot in the division?
#1 Jesper Vikman got the start in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was his twenty fourth game of the season. On Friday, forward Troy Loggins was activated from 3-day reserve by the Knight Monsters. Defender Aiden Girduckis and defender Dominic Vidoli were placed on reserve by the Knight Monsters. #1 Jack LaFontaine got the start in net for the Kansas City Mavericks. It was his fifteenth game of this season for the Mavericks.
One minute into the game the Kansas City Mavericks took the lead. #19 Nolan Sullivan scored the goal. His goal was unassisted.
With three minutes left in the first period, the Mavericks took a two goal lead. The goal was scored by #44 Mac Andreev. His goal was unassisted.
With under a minute left in the first period, Cam Morrison of the Mavericks received a penalty for boarding. The score was 2-0 Kansas City Mavericks after the first period.
Eight minutes into the second period, Troy Loggins of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for cross-checking. On the powerplay, the Kansas City Mavericks took a three goal lead. The goal was scored by #44 Max Andreev. His goal was assisted by #28 Cade Borchardt and #22 Casey Carreau.
With seven minutes left in the second period, the Knight Monsters got on the board. #12 Bear Hughes scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #21 Sloan Stanick.
With under five minutes left in the game Adam Pitters of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for roughing and Jackson Berezowski of the Mavericks received a penalty for roughing. With under four minutes left in the second period, Cam Morrison of the Mavericks received a penalty for hooking. The score was 3-1 Kansas City Mavericks going into the third period.
Three minutes into the third period, the Kansas City Mavericks retook their three goal lead. The goal was scored by #19 Nolan Sullivan. His goal was assisted by #15 Marcus Crawford amd #6 Justin MacPherson.
Four minutes into the third period, Bear Hughes of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for roughing, Marcus Crawford of the Mavericks received a penalty for roughing, and Landon McCallum of the Mavericks received a penalty for slashing. Nine minutes into the third period, Brennan Kapcheck of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for tripping. On the powerplay, the Mavericks scored again. #22 Casey Carreau scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #15 Marcus Crawford and #28 Cade Borchardt.
With under five minutes left in the game, Daniel Amesbury of the Mavericks received a penalty for Kneeing. Ten seconds later, Jimmy Mazza of the Mavericks received a penalty for hooking. The Knight Monsters did score on the powerplay. #21 Sloan Stanick scored the powerplay goal. His goal was assisted by #96 Brennan Kapcheck and #13 Simon Pinard.
The final score was 5-2 Kansas City Mavericks.
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The Kansas City Mavericks scored early and were able to build on their lead. The Tahoe Knight Monsters didn’t have a strong response. The Knight Monsters offense was absent this game. The Knight Monsters couldn’t stop the Mavericks from scoring. The Knight Monsters have now lost their last three games. They are now on a losing streak. The Knight Monsters offense is not there right now. They have scored three or less goals in the last nine games. They finish up January with a loss and starting a losing streak. This is a result of the lack off offense over the last nine games. Something changed. Something needs to change now. They need to find ways to hit the net. The need to find ways to create scoring chances. They need to find the back of the net. Today is the start of a new month. There is still plenty of time left in the season. They are still in a playoff spot. I am hopeful for a turn around. I am hoping that they didn’t end up at the top of the division just because they played teams at the bottom of the division a lot in the first half of the season.
The Kansas City Mavericks had seven more shots. The Mavericks had the better shot percentage. The Mavericks had six more penalty minutes. #1 Jesper Vikman saved 31 shots for a 86% save percentage for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. #1 Jack LaFontaine saved 27 shots for the second night in a row for a 93% save percentage for the Kansas City Mavericks.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 25-15-3 with 53 points in 43 games. The Knight Monsters are in 9th 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 third highest points percentage in the division. The Knight Monsters are nine points away from the top spot in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters are seven points away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference.The Knight Monsters are three 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 four on Saturday, February 1st. It will be an away game. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 PM. This will be an ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division game.
Zac Electrifly 
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