The Tahoe Knight Monsters played the Kansas City Mavericks on Friday. This was the seventh game of the season. The game was at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada. The Knight Monsters had played six games. They had a record of 3-2-1. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are the ECHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights. The Knight Monsters were coming off a win over the Kansas City Mavericks. The Kansas City Mavericks had played six games. They had a record of 2-4-0. The Kansas City Mavericks are the ECHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken. The Kansas City Mavericks were coming off a loss to the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was also Nevada Day.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters were looking for their fourth win this season. Tahoe were also looking for their third win in a row. The Kansas City Mavericks were looking for their third win of the season. Kansas City was looking for a bounce-back after a loss.
Two minutes into the game, Justin Janicke of the Kansas City Mavericks was called for elbowing. Half way through the opening period, Tabor Heaslip of Kansas City was called for tripping. Neither team scored in the first period. The score was tied at 0-0 after the first period.
Three minutes into the second period, Bobby Russell of the Tahoe Knight Monsters was called for slashing. On the power play, the Kansas City Mavericks took the lead. The goal was scored by Alex Swetlikoff and assisted by Nolan Walker and Justin Janicke.
Nine minutes into the second period, Ryan Lautenbach of Kansas City was called for interference. On the power play, the Knight Monsters scored to tie the game. Jake McGrew scored the tying goal and was assisted by Mike Van Unen and Shane Smith.
With under nine minutes left in the second period, Tucker Ness of Tahoe and Aidan Fulp were called for fighting. Ness also got an additional penalty for instigating. On the power play, the Mavericks scored to take the lead. The goal was scored by Ryan Lautenbach and assisted by Jack Randl.
With under eight minutes left in the second period, Samuel Mayer of Tahoe was called for unsportsmanlike conduct. With under a minute left in the second period, Hudson Wilson of Kansas City was called for roughing. The Kansas City Mavericks had a one goal lead going into the third period.
Two minutes into the third period, Jake McLaughlin of the Kansas City Mavericks was called for roughing. on the power play, Mike Van Unen of the Tahoe Knight Monsters was called for holding. Five minutes into the second period, Shane Smith of Tahoe was given a ten-minute game misconduct for continuing altercation and a ten-minute game misconduct for throwing equipment. At the same time Hudson Wilson of Kansas City was given a ten minute misconduct for continuing altercation. Tabor Heaslip of Kansas City was also called for boarding. Six minutes into the third period, Mike Van Unen of Tahoe was called for interference. Just after the power play, Kansas City scored again. The goal was scored by Justin Janicke and assisted by Nolan Walker and Gianfranco Cassaro.
Half way through the third period, Aiden Fulp of Kansas City was called for high-sticking. With under four minutes left in the game, the Mavericks scored again. The goal was scored by Gianfranco Cassaro and assisted by Tabor Heaslip.
The final score was 4-1, Kansas City Mavericks.
Neither team broke through in the first period. The Kansas City Mavericks scored the first goal. The Tahoe Knight Monsters tied it up. Then the Mavericks scored three unanswered goals to win the game. This game was decided on the power play and penalty kill. Neither team could stay out of the box. Quite a few calls were missed. Quite a few calls were questionable. No matter how the officials did, Tahoe can not win the game from inside the box.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Kansas City Mavericks for game number eight. That game will be on Saturday, October 31st, 2026. That game will be at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada. The theme for the game is Halloween.
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