Game Info:
Tahoe Knight Monsters vs Wichita Thunder
Game #: 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs – ECHL Western Conference Division Semifinals – game three
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Puck Drop: 7:00 PM
Location: Tahoe Blue Event Center, Stateline, Nevada
This is the Tahoe Knight Monsters 3rd 2025 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff game. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are the Vegas Golden Knights ECHL affiliate. They are coming off of a 8-1 victory over the Wichita Thunder in game two. 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 3-4-1. They have played each other eight times. They have played each other twice in the playoffs. The Knight Monsters have scored 36 goals all time on the Thunder. The Knight Monsters have allowed 32 goals all time against the Thunder. They last played each other on Sunday, April 20th, 2025. The Tahoe Knight Monsters won that game 8-1. The Tahoe Knight Monsters 2025 playoff record is 2-0-0. The Knight Monsters won the first two games of this best of seven series. The Wichita Thunder 2025 playoff record is 0-2-0.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have scored 14 goals so far in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. That is 7 goals per game. They are 4th overall in the ECHL for most goals scored in the playoffs. The Knight Monsters have allowed 2 goals so far in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. That is 1 goal per game. The have allowed the second least goals so far in the playoffs. The Knight Monsters have a goal differential of +12 in the playoffs.
Postseason stats:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | |
| Tahoe Knight Monsters | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
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 scored 2 goals 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 14 goals so far in the playoffs. That is 7 goals against per game. They have allowed the fourth most goals so far in the playoffs. They have a goal differential of -12 so far in the playoffs.
Postseason stats:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | |
| Wichita Thunder | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -12 |
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 two more 2025 Kelly Cup Playoff wins. The Knight monsters currently lead the series 2-0. The Tahoe Knight Monsters scored twelve more goals during the postseason. The Wichita Thunder have allowed twelve more goals during the postseason. The Knight Monsters have the better goal differential in the postseason. The Tahoe Knight Monsters have 22 penalty minutes so far in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Wichita Thunder have 28 penalties so far in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | |
| Tahoe Knight Monsters | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | +12 |
| Wichita Thunder | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -12 |
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 third game of the series. The Tahoe Knight Monsters currently lead the series 2-0. The Knight Monsters were an offensive powerhouse in Wichita. They scored fourteen goals in two games. In both games they scored four or more goals in a single period. This is the best I have seen the Tahoe Knight Monsters play since December. The Wichita Thunder have not had a response for the Knight Monsters. The Thunder are getting back a key player from suspension. Game one saw a great individual effort from Jett Jones of the Knight Monsters. Game two was a great team effort by the Knight Monsters. The Knight Monsters have shown multiple time this season that they can play at a high level consistently. That gets me hopeful for tonights game. However the Thunder will go down swinging. Weather that is trying to score, trying to fight, or trying to injure players. The momentum is all on the Knight Monsters side. That is huge in the playoffs. Special teams have become a big factor in this series. The Knight Monsters were the least penalized team in the ECHL during the regular season. The Thunder took a lot of penalties in the first two games. The Knight Monsters took advantage of that. I think the Knight Monsters will continue to take advantage on the powerplay. The Thunders struggles to stay out of the penalty box will likely continue. That will just lead to more success for the Knight Monsters. Goaltending may improve. The score might be closer. There is nothing from the first two games that gives any indication that the Thunder have what it takes to win this series. The Thunder gave it their all trying to make the playoffs. They might not have any gas left in the tank now that we are in the playoffs. The Knight Monsters have done an excellent job of adjusting to the Thunder since the last three games of the regular season. The San Jose Sharks did not make the playoffs. As a result, they sent players down to the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL for the playoffs. This has raised some concern about the Wichita Thunder receiving AHL players. There are some Kelly Cup qualified players on the San Jose Barracuda roster. It does not look like the Thunder are getting any players from the Barracuda. That is just going off of the ECHL transaction report. I doubt that the Thunder will receive any AHL players fir the 2025 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Tahoe Knight Monsters will be looking for 3-0 series lead. The Wichita Thunder are looking for their first playoff win. Both teams have had a couple of days off. Will that be too much of a gap for the Knight Monsters to keep their momentum? Will it be enough time for the Thunder to adjust?
- Third game of the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs
- The Tahoe Knight Monsters won game one and game two
- The Wichita Thunder lost game one and game two
- Get the offense going
- Hit the net
- Play physical
- Create sustained 5-on-5 offensive zone pressure
Zac Electrifly 
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