The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Rapid City Rush on Saturday. Puck drop was at 7:00 PM. The game was at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada. It was the fifty-eighth game of the season. The Tahoe Knight Monsters were coming off of a 5-4 victory to the Rapid City Rush. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a record of 33-20-4. The Knight Monsters were in 10th place in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters were 6th in the Western Conference and 3rd in the Mountain Division. The Rapid City Rush had played fifty-five games. The Rush were coming off of a 4-5 loss to the Tahoe Knight Monsters. The Rush had a record of 23-23-9. The Rush were in 20th place in the ECHL. The Rush were in 9th place in the ECHL Western Conference. The Rush were in 6th place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. The all-time record between the Tahoe Knight Monsters and the Rapid City Rush was 3-1-0.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters had played two more games. The Knight Monsters had ten more wins. The Knight Monsters had the better points percentage. The Knight Monsters had scored thirty-three more goals. The Rapid City Rush had allowed eight more goals. The Knight Monsters had the better goal differential. The Knight Monsters had fifteen more points. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 505 penalty minutes. The Rapid City Rush had 559 penalty minutes. Would the Tahoe Knight Monsters win back to back? Would the Rapid City Rush get back to winning?
#30 Jordan Papirny got the start in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was his twenty-second game played for the Knight Monsters this season. On Friday, defender Artur Cholach was assigned to the Tahoe Knight Monsters by the Henderson Silver Knights. Defender Jordan Henderson was placed on 3-day injured reserve by the night Monsters. On Saturday, Forward Adam Robbins was activated from reserve by the Knight Monsters. Goaltender Zack Kellerup from the Reno Ice Raiders was added as an emergency backup goalie. Forward Adam Pitters was placed on reserve by the Tahoe Knight Monsters. #31 Matt Radomsky got the start in net for the Rapid City Rush. It was his twenty-fourth game played for the Rush this season. On Friday, Defender Charles Martin and forward Trevor Janicke were assigned to the Rapid City Rush by the Calgary Wranglers. Forward Connor Mylymok was recalled by the Calgary Wranglers from the Rapid City Rush. Defender Charles Martin was placed on reserve by the Rush. Defender Aaron Hyman was placed on 3-day injured reserve by the Rush. On Saturday, defender Charles Martin was activated from reserve by the Rush. Defender Artyom Borshyov was placed on reserve by the Rush.
One minute into the game, the Rapid City Rush took the lead. The goal was scored by #45 Luke Mylymok. His goal was assisted by #43 Parker Bowman and #11 David Gagnon.
Four minutes into the game, the Tahoe Knight Monsters tied the game. The tying goal was scored by #21 Sloan Stanick. The tying goal was assisted by #49 Artur Cholach.
Five minutes into the game, the Knight Monsters took the lead. The go ahead goal was scored by #23 Jake Johnson. His goal was assisted by #48 Anthony Collins and #17 Adam Robbins.
Ten minutes into the game, Slava Demin of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for holding. With under eight minutes left in the first period, the Knight Monsters took a two goal lead. The goal was scored by #20 Slava Demin right after he got out of the penalty box. His goal was assisted by #28 Logan Nelson.
With under three minutes remaining in the first period, Luke Adam of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for holding. With under thirty seconds left in the first period, the Knight Monsters took a three goal lead. The goal was scored by #17 Adam Robbins. His goal was assisted by #21 Sloan Stanick. On the play Stanick was hit with an elbow. There was some pushing and shoving after the goal.
The score was 4-1 Tahoe Knight Monsters after the first period.
One minute into the second period, Bear Hughes of the Tahoe Knight Monsters received a penalty for roughing and Parker Bowman of the Rapid City Rush received a penalty for roughing. On this play it looked like there could have been a fight but neither player dropped the gloves. Two minutes into the second period, Deni Goure of the Rush received a penalty for holding. On the powerplay, the Knight Monsters scored. The goal was scored by Jett Jones. His goal was assisted by #13 Simon Pinard and #24 Isaac Johnson.
Seven minutes into the second period, Logan Nelson of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for slashing. With under nine minutes left in the second period, the Knight Monsters scored again. The goal was scored by #12 Bear Hughes. His goal was assisted by #21 Sloan Stanick and #96 Brennan Kapcheck. This goal gave the Knight Monsters a five goal lead. The goaltender came out of the net to try and clear the puck in what seemed like frustration with his defense.
The score was 6-1 Tahoe Knight Monsters heading into the third period.
Two minutes into the third period, Logan Nelson of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for slashing. Five minutes into the second period, Tyler Burnie of the Rapid City Rush received a penalty for slashing. On the powerplay, the Knight Monsters would score again. The goal was scored by #24 Isaac Johnson. His goal was assisted by #21 Sloan Stanick and #13 Simon Pinard. This goal gave the Knight Monsters a six goal lead.
Nine minutes into the third period, Sloan Stanick of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for high-sticking. Under thirty seconds later, Jake Stevens of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for tripping. With under seven minutes left in the game, Luke Adam of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for holding. With under five minutes left in the game, Billy Constantinou of the Rush received a penalty for slashing. With under three minuets left in the game, Slava Demin of the Knight Monsters received a penalty for slashing. The final score was 7-1 Tahoe Knight Monsters.
The Rapid City Rush scored first. The Tahoe Knight Monsters took the lead with two quick goals. They built on that lead a lot before the end of the end of the first period. They kept building on their lead in the second and third period. The Rush did not have an answer for the Knight Monsters. The Rush were not protecting in front of their net. The Knight Monsters took full advantage of that. Artur Cholach came back and had a big impact on this game going the way it did. The Knight Monsters offense is on fire right now. I hope they can keep this momentum going.
The The Rapid City Rush had one more shot. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had the better shot percentage The Knight Monsters had ten more penalty minutes. #30 Jordan Papirny saved 35 shots for a 97% save percentage for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. #31 Matt Radomsky saved 28 shots for an 80% save percentage for the Rapid City Rush.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 35-20-4 with 72 points in 58 games. The Knight Monsters are now in 8th place in ECHL. They are now in 4th place in the ECHL Western Conference. They are now in 2nd place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. They are in a playoff spot. They are now five points into a playoff spot. They have the third highest points percentage in the division. The Knight Monsters are now twelve points away from the top spot in the ECHL. The Knight Monsters are eight points away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference.The Knight Monsters are seven points away from the top spot in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Rapid City Rush for game fifty-nine on Sunday, March 9th. It will be a home game. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:00 PM. This will be a divisional game. It will be the last of three games at home against the Rush. It will be the Bluey game.
Zac Electrifly 
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