The Tahoe Knight Monsters took on the Allen Americans in game thirty-two of the season. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are the ECHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights. The Knight Monsters were in third place in the division with a record of 17-11-3. The Allen Americans are the ECHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators. The Americans were in fourth place in the division. The Americans had a record of 14-11-3.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters entered this matchup in pursuit of their eighteenth win of the season, aiming to build momentum with back-to-back victories after defeating the Allen Americans on Friday. On the opposite bench, the Americans came in seeking their fifteenth win of the campaign and were still searching for their first victory of 2026.
#34 Jordan Papirny got the start in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was his eleventh game played this season for Tahoe. #32 David Tendeck got the start in net for the Allen Americans. It was his eleventh game played this season for Allen.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters opened the scoring one minute into the game. The opening goal was scored by #4 Olivier LeBlanc. His goal was assisted by #14 Connor Marritt and #21 Adam Pitters.
Eight minutes into the game, Trent Swick of Tahoe was called for tripping. On the power play, the Allen Americans tied the game. The tying goal was scored by #18 Harrison Blaisdell.His goal was assisted by #29 Brayden Watts and #23 Sam Sedley.
With under seven minutes remaining in the first period, Braidan Simmons-Fischer of Allen was called for slashing. With under six minutes to go in the opening period, Casey Bailey of Tahoe was called for hooking. During 4-on-4 action, Devon Paliani of Tahoe was called for fighting. At the same time Allen was called for fighting. With under three minutes left in the first period, Ty Prefontaine of Allen was called for hooking. With under a minute to go in the first period, Adam Pitters of Tahoe was called for slashing. The score was tied at 1-1 after the first period.
Seven minutes into the second period, Mike O’Leary of Tahoe was called for roughing. Colby McAuley of Allen was also called for roughing. Eight minutes into the second period, Kaelan Taylor was called for roughing. Ten minutes into the second period, the Allen Americans took the lead. #9 Danny Katic scored for the Americans. His goal was assisted by #86 Andre Anania and #92 Colby McAuley.
With under nine minutes left in the second period, Samuel Mayer of Tahoe was called for cross-checking. With under four minutes left in the period, Ty Prefontaine of Allen was called for tripping. With under two minutes left in the second period, the Knight Monsters tied the game. The tying goal was scored by #76 Trent Swick. His goal was assisted by #26 Nate Kallen and #21 Adam Pitters.
The score was tied at 2-2 going into the third period.
Eight minutes into the third period, the Knight Monsters scored to take the lead. #65 Devon Paliani scored the goal. His goal was assisted by #25 Casey Bailey and #95 Samuel Mayer.
Ten minutes into the third period, Andre Anania of allen called for High-sticking. With under five minutes remaining in the game, the Americans evened up the score with a goal from #29 Brayden Watts. His goal was assisted by #86 Andre Anania and #26 Spencer Asuchak.
With under four minutes left in the game, Nate Kallen of Tahoe was called for Tripping. With fourteen seconds left in the game, #25 Casey Bailey scored to give the Tahoe Knight Monsters the lead. His goal was assisted by #65 Devon Paliani and #95 Samuel Mayer.
The final score was 4-3 Tahoe Knight Monsters.
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This game was a back-and-forth battle that remained tied heading into the third period. Allen managed to knot the score once again late in the game, setting up a dramatic finish. With only seconds remaining on the clock, Tahoe found the go-ahead goal to secure the win. The physical, aggressive tone from the previous matchup carried over, and while Tahoe did not dominate play, they showed resilience and found a way to come out on top. With the victory, the Knight Monsters have now won back-to-back games.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters are set to face the Allen Americans in the thirty-third game of the season. This matchup is the final of three in a row. The puck is dropping on Sunday, January 4th, 2025, at 3:00 PM.
Zac Electrifly 
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