The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Wichita Thunder on Sunday. Puck drop was at 12:05 PM. The game was at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. It was the fiftieth game of the season. The Knight Monsters were coming off of a 7-9 defeat to the Wichita Thunder. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 29-16-4. 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 Thunder played forty-nine games. The Thunder were coming off of a 9-7 win over the Tahoe Knight Monsters. The Thunder had a record of 28-17-4. The Thunder were in 11th place in the ECHL. The Thunder were in 5th place in the ECHL Western Conference. The Thunder were in 3rd place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. The all-time record between the Tahoe Knight Monsters and the Wichita Thunder was 1-1-0.
#1 Jesper Vikman got the start in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was his 28th game played this season. #33 Trevor Gorsuch got the start in net for the Wichita Thunder. It was his 12th game played of the season.
A minute into the game, Simon Pinard of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for tripping. Three minutes into the game, the Wichita Thunder scored. The goal was scored by #18 Kobe Walker. His goal was assisted by #86 Nolan Burke and #27 Nolan Kneen. This was a powerplay goal.
Four minutes into the game, the Knight Monsters scored the tying goal. The goal was scored by #9 Troy Loggins. His goal was assisted by #5 Cade Alami and #28 Logan Nelson.
Ten minutes into the game, Adam Pitter of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for interference. On the powerplay, The Thunder retook the lead. #21 Jay Dickman scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #12 Peter Bates and #19 Joe Carroll.
With under four minutes left in the first period, Nico Somerville of the Thunder received a penalty for hooking. On the powerplay, the Knight Monsters scored to tie the game. #9 Troy Loggins scored the goal. The tying goal was assisted by #28 Logan Nelson and #15 Jake McGrew.
The score was tied at 2-2 after the second period.
Two minutes into the second period, the Wichita Thunder took the lead. The go ahead goal was scored by #83 Jake Wahlin. His goal was assisted by #21 Jay Dickman and #33 Trevor Gorsuch.
Five minutes into the second period, the Thunder too a two goal lead. The goal was scored by #29 Luke Grainger. His goal was assisted by #27 Nolan Kneen and #28 Carter Randklev.
Seven minutes into the second period, the Tahoe Knight Monsters scored. The goal was scored by #17 Adam Robbins. His goal was assisted by #28 Jake Johnson and #3 Adam Pitters. Robbins goal cut the lead down to one goal.
With under ten minutes left in the second period, the Thunder reclaimed their two goal lead. The goal was scored by #18 Kobe Walker. His goal was assisted by #12 Peter Bates.
With under five minutes left in the second period, Alex Gritz of the the Thunder received a penalty for hooking. The score was 5-3 Wichita Thunder heading into the third period.
With under three minutes left in the game, the Tahoe Knight Monsters pulled their goalie. The Wichita Thunder then scored on the empty net. The goal was scored by #19 Joe Carrol. His goal was assisted by #2 Nico Somerville.
There were no penalties in the third period. The final score was 6-3 Wichita Thunder.
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The game was tied after the first period. There was three powerplay goals in the first period. The Wichita Thunder took a two goal lead early in the second period. It was too much of a deficit for the Tahoe Knight Monsters to catch up. The Knight Monster have now lost back to back games. The Knight Monsters won a close game for the first game in Wichita. Them for the second and third games their defense was no where to be found. The Knight Monsters could not keep up with the Thunder on offense in the second two games. The Knight Monsters have now lost four of their last five away games and have lost seven of their last ten away games.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters had eight more shots. The Wichita Thunder had the better shot percentage. Both teams had 4 more penalty minutes. #1 Jesper Vikman saved 23 shots for a 79% save percentage. #33 Trevor Gorsuch saved 34 shots for a 92% save percentage.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 29-17-4 with 62 points in 50 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 four points into a playoff spot. They have the second highest points percentage in the division. The Knight Monsters are twelve points away from the top spot in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters are nine points away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference.The Knight Monsters are five points away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Florida Everblades for game fifty-one on Wednesday, February 19th. It will be an away game. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:30 PM. This will be a non-conference game. It will be the first of three games in Florida.
Zac Electrifly 
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