Game Info:
Tahoe Knight Monsters vs Wichita Thunder
Game #: 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs – ECHL Western Conference Division Semifinals – game two
Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
Puck Drop: 4:05 PM
Location: Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas
This is the Tahoe Knight Monsters 2nd 2025 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff game. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are the Vegas Golden Knights ECHL affiliate. They are coming off of a 6-1 victory over the Wichita Thunder in game one. The Tahoe Knight Monsters finished the regular season with 88 points in 72 games and a record of 41-25-6. They finished 10th overall in the ECHL. They finished in 5th place in the ECHL Western Conference. They finished 3rd in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. The Wichita Thunder are the ECHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. The Wichita Thunder finished the regular season with 89 points in 72 games and a record of 41-24-7. They finished 9th overall in the ECHL. They finished in 4th place in the ECHL Western Conference. They finished 2nd in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. The all time record between the Tahoe Knight Monsters and Wichita Thunder is 2-4-1. They have played each other seven times. They have played each other once in the playoffs. The Knight Monsters have scored 28 goals. The Knight Monsters have allowed 31 goals. They last played each other on Saturday, April 20th, 2025. The Tahoe Knight Monsters won that game 6-1. The Tahoe Knight Monsters 2025 playoff record is 1-0-0. They won the first game of this best of seven series. The Wichita Thunder 2025 playoff record is 0-1-0.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have scored 6 goals so far in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. That is 6 goals per game. They are tied for 7th overall in the ECHL for most goals scored in the playoffs. The Knight Monsters have allowed 1 goal so far in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. That is one goal per game. The have allowed the second least goals so far in the playoffs. The Knight Monsters have a goal differential of +5 in the playoffs.
Postseason stats:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | |
| Tahoe Knight Monsters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
The Tahoe Knight Monsters scored 255 goals during the regular season. That is 3.54 goals per game. They scored the 3rd most goals in the ECHL this season. The Tahoe Knight Monsters have allowed 228 goals so far this season. That is 3.16 goals against per game. They finished 18th for least goals allowed in the ECHL. The Tahoe Knight Monsters finished the regular season with a goal differential of +27.
Regular season stats:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| Tahoe Knight Monsters | 72 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 255 | 228 | +27 | 88 |
The Wichita Thunder have score 1 goal so far in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. That is 1 goal per game. They have scored the second least goals so far in the playoffs. The Thunder have allowed 6 goals so far in the playoffs. That is 6 goals against per game. They are tied for allowing the seventh most goals so far in the playoffs. They have a goal differential of -5 so far in the playoffs.
Postseason stats:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | |
| Wichita Thunder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
The Wichita Thunder scored 248 goals during the regular season. That is 3.44 goals per game. They scored the 7th most goals in the ECHL. The Wichita Thunder have allowed 214 goals during the regular season. That is 2.97 goals against per game. They finished in 16th for least goals allowed during the regular season in the ECHL. The Wichita Thunder finished the regular season with a goal differential of +34.
Regular season stats:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| Wichita Thunder | 72 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 248 | 214 | +34 | 89 |
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have one more 2025 Kelly Cup Playoff win. The Knight monsters currently lead the series 1-0. The Tahoe Knight Monsters scored five more goals during the postseason. The Wichita Thunder have allowed five more goals during the postseason. The Knight Monsters have the better goal differential in the postseason.
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | |
| Tahoe Knight Monsters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Wichita Thunder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
Regular season:
The Wichita Thunder finished the regular season with one more win. The Thunder finished the regular season with the better points percentage. The Tahoe Knight Monsters scored seven more goals during the regular season. The Knight Monsters allowed fourteen more goals during the regular season. The Knight Monsters had the better goal differential during the regular season. The Thunder finished the regular season with one more point.
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| Tahoe Knight Monsters | 72 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 255 | 228 | +27 | 88 |
| Wichita Thunder | 72 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 248 | 214 | +34 | 89 |
This is the second game of the series. The Tahoe Knight Monsters currently lead the series 1-0. The Knight Monsters were an offensive powerhouse in game one. They score five goals in the second period of game one. That was a big enough lead to carry them to a victory in their first ever playoff game. The Tahoe Knight Monsters will be looking for back-to-back wins on the road to start this series. The Wichita Thunder are looking for a bounce back win to get the series tied. The Knight Monsters would like a 2-0 series lead before the series heads to Tahoe. The Thunder would like to tie the series before it heads to Tahoe. The Thunder will likely come out strong in this game. The Knight Monsters will try to keep their offense rolling like in game one. Will the Knight Monsters take a 2-0 series lead? Will the Thunder come back?
- Second game of the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs
- The Tahoe Knight Monsters won game one
- The Wichita Thunder lost game one
- Get the offense going
- Hit the net
- Play physical
- Create sustained 5-on-5 offensive zone pressure
Zac Electrifly 
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