The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Florida Everblades on Saturday. Puck drop was at 4:00 PM. The game was at Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida. It was the fifty-third game of the season. The Knight Monsters were coming off of a 1-4 defeat to the Florida Everblades. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 29-19-4. The Knight Monsters were in 13th place in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters were 7th in the Western Conference and 4th in the Mountain Division. The Everblades had played fifty-one games. The Everblades were coming off of a 4-1 win over the Tahoe Knight Monsters. The Everblades had a record of 36-9-6. They were on a seven game winning streak. The Everblades were in 1st place in the ECHL. The Everblades are in 1st place in the ECHL Eastern Conference. The Everblades were in 1st place in the ECHL Eastern Conference South Division. The all-time record between the Tahoe Knight Monsters and the Florida Everblades was 0-2-0 going into this game.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters played one more game. The Florida Everblades had seven more wins. The Everblades had the better points percentage. The Knight Monsters had scored twelve more goals. The Knight Monsters had allowed seventy-one more goals. The Everblades had the better goal differential. The Everblades had sixteen more points. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 468 penalty minutes. The Everblades had 749 penalty minutes.
#1 Jesper Vikman got the start in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was his 31st game played this season. On Saturday, Defender Jake Stevens was activated from reserve by the Knight Monsters. Defender Cade Alami was placed on reserve by the Knight Monsters. #33 Cam Johnson got the start in net for the Florida Everblades. It was his 34th game played of the season. On Saturday, forward Kyle Neuber was activated from injured reserve by the Everblades. Defender Santino Centorame was activated from reserve by the Everblades. Defender Kade Landry was place on reserve by the Everblades. Defender Jordan Sambrook was loaned to the Henderson Silver Knights by the Florida Everblades.
One minute into the game, Carson Gicewicz of the Florida Everblades received a penalty for roughing. Two minutes into the game, Jett Jones of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for roughing. Cam Johnson of the Everblades also received a penalty for slashing. On the powerplay, the Knight Monsters took the lead. the Goal was scored by #14 Patrick Newell. His goal was assisted by #24 Isaac Johnson and #21 Sloan Stanick.
Seven minutes into the game, Colton Hargrove of the Everblades received a penalty for slashing. The score was 1-0 Tahoe Knight Monsters after the first period.
One minute into the second period, the Tahoe Knight Monsters scored to take a two goal lead. The goal was scored by #12 Bear Hughes. His goal was assisted by #21 Sloan Stanick and #24 Isaac Johnson.
Five minutes into the second period, the Florida Everblades got on the board. The goal was scored by #17 Colton Hargrove. His goal was assisted by #28 Connor Doherty. This goal brought the lead back down to one goal.
With under eight minutes left in the second period, the Knight Monsters scored to regain their two goal lead. The goal was scored by #28 Logan Nelson. His goal was assisted by #25 Jake McGrew and #26 Nate Kallen.
Still under eight minutes to go in the second period, Andrew Fyten of the Everblades received a ten minute misconduct for boarding and a five minute major penalty for boarding. The Knight Monsters scored on the following powerplay. The goal was scored bvy #12 Bear Hughes. His goal was assisted by #24 Isaac Johnson and #10 Jett Jones. This goal gave the Knight Monsters a three goal lead.
Ten seconds after the Knight Monsters powerplay goal, Jett Jones of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for interference. The score was 4-1 Tahoe Knight Monsters after the second period.
Two minutes into the third period, Jake Stevens of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for tripping. Six minutes into the third period, Dillon Hamaliuk of the Florida Everblades received a penalty for high sticking. Nine minuted into the period, Logan Lambdin of the Everblades received a ten minute misconduct. Ten minutes into the period, Jordan Henderson of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for interference. With under seven minutes left in the game, the Everblades scored. The goal eas scored by #16 Tarun Fizer. His goal was assisted by #17 Colton Hargrove. This goal brought the lead down to two goals.
With under four minutes left in the game, the Everblades pulled their goalie. The Knight Monsters did score on the empty net goal. #19 Luke Adam scored the empty net goal. #33 Cam Johnson got the assist. This goal reestablished the Knight Monsters three goal lead.
With under two minutes left in the game, Kyle Meuber of the Everblades received a penalty for interference and a ten minute misconduct for continuing altercation. With under a minute left in the game, the Knight Monsters scored on powerplay. #7 Jordan Henderson scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #44 Jake Stevens and #12 Bear Hughes.
With under thirty seconds left in the game, Jake Stevens of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for high-sticking. The final score was 6-2 Tahoe Knight Monsters.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters took an early lead. They held onto the lead going into the second period. They were able to score another early goal in the second to build on their lead. The Florida Everblades did get one back in the second. The Knight Monsters scored two more in the second to put the game out of reach for the Everblades. The Evervlades couldn’t catch back up in the third period. The Everblades had three different ten minute misconduct penalties that did not help. Three of the six Knight Monsters goals came on the powerplay. It’s like the Knight Monsters took the lead and the Everblades dug themselves into a hole with penalties. It was nice to see the Knight Monsters get a win in Florida. The Knight Monsters snapped their four game losing streak. The Everblades couldn’t continue their seven game winning streak.
These three games in Florida were on the calendar as the biggest test of the season for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. The Florida Everblades were coming into this season after winning the last three ECHL championships in a row. Overall I think the Knight Monsters held their own considering who their opponent was. Wednesdays game was close. In Fridays game the Knight Monsters couldn’t get their offense going but still limited the scoring of the Everblades. The Knight Monster finished off their Florida trip with a big win. This proves that the Knight Monsters can be considered a top ECHL team. They held their own against the toughest team in the league for two games and blew them out in the third game.
The Florida Everblades had seven more shots. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had the better shot percentage. The Florida Everblades had thirty-four more penalty minutes. #1 Jesper Vikman saved 30 shots for a 94% save percentage again. #33 Cam Johnson saved 19 shots for a 76% save percentage.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 30-19-4 with 64 points in 53 games. The Knight Monsters are still in 13th place in ECHL. They are still in 7th place in the ECHL Western Conference. They are still in 4th place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. They are in a playoff spot. They are still only four points into a playoff spot. They have the fourth highest points percentage in the division. The Knight Monsters are fourteen points away from the top spot in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters are ten points away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference.The Knight Monsters are nine points away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Allen Americans for game fifty-four on Friday, February 28th. It will be a home game. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 PM. This will be a divisional game. It will be the first of three games at home against the Americans.
Zac Electrifly 
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