Game Info:
Tahoe Knight Monsters at Kansas City Mavericks
Game #: 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs – ECHL Mountain Division Finals – game two
Date: Monday, May 5, 2025
Puck Drop: 5:05 PM
Location: Cable Damer Arena, Independence, Missouri
This is the Tahoe Knight Monsters 6th 2025 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff game. This is the second game of the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs Mountain Division Finals. The Kansas City Mavericks lead the series 1-0. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are the Vegas Golden Knights ECHL affiliate. The Knight Monsters are coming off of a 3-5 defeat to the Kansas City Mavericks 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 Kansas City Mavericks are the ECHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken. The Kansas City Mavericks finished the regular season with 103 points in 72 games and a record of 49-18-5. They finished 3rd overall in the ECHL. They finished in 1st place in the ECHL Western Conference. They finished 1st in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. The all time record between the Tahoe Knight Monsters and Kansas City Mavericks 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 19 goals all time on the Mavericks. The Knight Monsters have allowed 25 goals all time against the Mavericks. They last played each other on Sunday, May 4th, 2025. The Tahoe Knight Monsters lost that game 3-5. The Tahoe Knight Monsters 2025 playoff record is 4-1-0. The Kansas City Mavericks 2025 playoff record is 5-2-0. The Tahoe Knight Monsters defeated the Wichita Thunder in round one. The Kansas City Mavericks beat the Tulsa Oilers in the first round. This is the first ever game played on the Monday in Tahoe Knight Monsters franchise history.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have scored 25 goals so far in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. That is 5 goals per game. They are 4th overall in the ECHL for most goals scored in the playoffs. The Knight Monsters have allowed 13 goals so far in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. That is 2.6 goal per game. The have allowed the 5th 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | +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 Kansas City Mavericks have scored 22 goals so far in the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs. That is 3.14 goal per game. They have scored the 8th most goals so far in the playoffs. The Kansas City Mavericks have allowed 14 goals so far in the playoffs. That is 2 goals against per game. They have allowed the 6th least goals so far in the playoffs. They have a goal differential of +8 so far in the playoffs.
Postseason stats:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | |
| Kansas City Mavericks | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 14 | +8 |
The Kansas City Mavericks scored 248 goals during the regular season. That is 3.44 goals per game. They scored the 7th most goals in the ECHL. The Kansas City Mavericks allowed 178 goals during the regular season. That is 2.38 goals against per game. They finished in 3rd for least goals allowed during the regular season in the ECHL. The Kansas City Mavericks finished the regular season with a goal differential of +78.
Regular season stats:
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| Kansas City Mavericks | 72 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 256 | 178 | +78 | 103 |
The Kansas City Mavericks have one more 2025 Kelly Cup Playoff win. The Kansas City Mavericks have one more 2025 Kelly Cup Playoff loss. The Tahoe Knight Monsters have scored three more goals during the postseason. The Kansas City Mavericks have allowed one more goal during the postseason. The Knight Monsters have the better goal differential in the postseason. The Tahoe Knight Monsters have 40 penalty minutes so far in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Kansas City Mavericks have 57 penalties so far in the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | |
| Tahoe Knight Monsters | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
| Kansas City Mavericks | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 14 | +8 |
This series:
The Kansas City Mavericks have one more 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs Mountain Division Finals win. The Tahoe Knight Monsters have one more 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs Mountain Division Finals loss. The Mavericks have scored two more goals in this series. The Knight Monsters have allowed two more goals in this series. The Mavericks have the better goal differential in this series. The Tahoe Knight Monsters have 4 penalty minutes in this series. The Kansas City Mavericks have 8 penalties in this series.
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | |
| Tahoe Knight Monsters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Kansas City Mavericks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
Regular season:
The Kansas City Mavericks finished the regular season with eight more wins. The Mavericks finished the regular season with the better points percentage. The Mavericks scored one more goal during the regular season. The Knight Monsters allowed fifty more goals during the regular season. The Mavericks had the better goal differential during the regular season. The Mavericks finished the regular season with fifteen more points.
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| Tahoe Knight Monsters | 72 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 255 | 228 | +27 | 88 |
| Kansas City Mavericks | 72 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 256 | 178 | +78 | 103 |
This is the second game of the series. The Kansas City Mavericks won the first game of this series. Game one was a close back and fourth battle. The Tahoe Knight Monsters powerplay was a standout in game one. The Knight Monsters did not score a single goal during 5-on-5 play during game one. The Knight Monsters need to score goals while not on the powerplay to win this game. The powerplay will likely be another deciding factor in this game. The powerplay lead to multiple Tahoe Knight Monsters goals in game one. The Knight Monsters powerplay seemed unstoppable in game one. The Mavericks goal scoring ability can’t be underestimated either. Game one got off to a slow start. They may continue in game two as both teams still try to figure out how to get an edge on the other team. The Mavericks didn’t allow a even strength goal in game one. They are a tough defensive team to play. The Knight Monsters will have to find a wy to break through that. The Knight Monsters also need to find a way to build on their lead. They had a lead multiple times in game one. The failed to increase their lead beyond one goal. That allowed the Mavericks to repetitively tie the game. They let the Mavericks stay in the game which cost the Knight Monsters the win. Consistency remains a big factor in game two. It is still early in the series. It is still unseen if the Knight Monsters will continue to play at a high level. It is also unseen if the Mavericks will play consistently in this series. Will the Knight Monsters tie the series? Will the Mavericks take a 2-0 series lead back to Tahoe?
- Second game of the 2025 Kelly Cup Playoff Mountain Division Finals
- The Tahoe Knight Monsters lost game one of the series
- The Kansas City Mavericks won game one of the series
- Keep the offense going
- Stay out of the box
- Take advantage of the powerplay
- Create sustained 5-on-5 offensive zone pressure
Zac Electrifly 
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