The Tahoe Knight Monsters played the Kansas City Mavericks on Saturday. This was the eighth game of the season. The game was at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada. The Knight Monsters had played seven games. They had a record of 3-3-1. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are the ECHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights. The Knight Monsters were coming off a loss to the Kansas City Mavericks. The Kansas City Mavericks had played seven games. They had a record of 3-4-0. The Kansas City Mavericks are the ECHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken. The Kansas City Mavericks were coming off a win over the Tahoe Knight Monsters. This game took place on Halloween.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters were looking for their fourth win this season. Tahoe were also looking for a bounce-back win. The Kansas City Mavericks were looking for their fourth win of the season. Kansas City were looking for back-to-back wins.
Alex Tracy got the start in net for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was his third game played for Tahoe this season. On Saturday, the Tahoe Knight Monsters placed goaltender Jordan Papirny, defender Mike Van Unen, and forward Connor Milburn on reserve. The Knight Monsters activated defender Kaelan Taylor and forward Jacob Brockman. Goaltender Alexander Tracy was also assigned from the Henderson Silver Knights to the Tahoe Knight Monsters. Connor Murphy got the start in net for the Kansas City Mavericks. It was his fourth game played for Kansas City this season.
Two minutes into the game, Hudson Wilson of the Kansas City Mavericks was called for high-sticking. On the power play, Alex Swetlikoff of the Mavericks was called for hooking. That gave the Tahoe Knight Monsters a 5-on-3 power play. With under nine minutes left in the first period, Bronson Ride of the Knight Monsters was called for slashing. With under seven minutes left in the first period, Jett Jones of Tahoe was called for interference. On the power play, the Mavericks scored. The opening goal was scored by Nolan Walker. His goal was assisted by Ryan Lautenbach and Justin Janicke.
With under six minutes left in the opening period, Kooper Gizowski of Tahoe and Casey Carreau of Kansas City had been called for roughing. The Kansas City Mavericks had a one goal lead after the first period.
Two minutes into the second period, Justin Janicke of the Kansas City Mavericks was called for tripping. On the power play, the Tahoe Knight Monsters tied the game. The tying goal was scored by Keanan Stewart. His goal was assisted by Jake Durflinger and Jake McGrew.
Seven minutes into the second period, Shane Smith scored to give the Knight Monsters the lead. The go-ahead goal was assisted by Jake McGrew.
Midway through the second period, Jett Jones of Tahoe and Zacharie Giroux of Kansas City were called for roughing. Samuel Mayer of Tahoe was also called for a cross-check giving the Mavericks a power play. With under eight minutes to go, Shane Smith scored his second goal of the game to give the Knight Monsters a two-goal lead. His goal was assisted by Jake McGrew.
With under seven minutes left in the second period, Casey McDonald of Tahoe was called for slashing. On the penalty kill, Jett Jones scored to give the Knight Monsters a three-goal lead. His goal was assisted by Jake McGrew.
At the end of the second period, Andrei Loshko of Kansas City was called for high-sticking. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had a three-goal lead going into the third period.
With under nine minutes left in the game, Jake McGrew of the Tahoe Knight Monsters was called for tripping. With under eight minutes left in the game, Samuel Mayer of Tahoe was called for high-sticking. This gave the Mavericks a 5-on-3 power play. On the power play, Lleyton Moore scored for the Kansas City Mavericks. His goal was assisted by Andrei Loshko and Casey Carreau. This goal brought the lead back down to two goals.
With under five minutes left in the game, Aidan Fulp of Kansas City was called for slashing. On the power play, Shane Smith scored his third goal of the game for Tahoe. The hat trick goal was assisted by Jett Jones and Jake McGrew.
The final score was 5-2, Tahoe Knight Monsters.
The Kansas City Mavericks had the lead after the first period. Tahoe responded with four goals in the second period. Both teams scored one more goal in the third period. Shane Smith got a hat trick. That is the first hat trick of the season for Tahoe. It was also the return of Alex Tracy. The offense was on top of it in the second period. The Knight Monsters still could not stay out of the penalty box. Six of the seven goals scored in this game were on the power play or short handed. Despite leading the game by three goals, the Knight Monsters allowed the Mavericks to stay in the game. Tracy did a lot to stop the Mavericks. The Knight Monsters helped him out on the other end. Penalty issues and odd man rushes remain an issue for the team. The Tahoe Knight Monsters won the first game of this three game stretch largely thanks to a late goal. The Kansas City Mavericks ran away with the second game of this stretch. Kansas City scored three unanswered goals to win that game. the Knight Monsters responded in the second period of the final game of this stretch with four unanswered goals of their own. After back-to-back seasons of Kansas City dominating Tahoe, the Knight Monsters seem to finally be able to take down Kansas City.
The Kansas City Mavericks had 9 more shots. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 25 total shots. The Kansas City Mavericks had 34 total shots. The Knight Monsters had the better shots percentage. The Knight Monsters had a 20% shots percentage. The Mavericks had a 6% shots percentage. The Knight Monsters went 3 for 5 on the power play. The Mavericks went 2 for 6 on the power play. The Knight Monsters had two more penalty minutes. The Knight Monsters had 16 total penalty minutes. The Mavericks had 14 total penalty minutes. Alex Tracy saved 32 of 34 shots for 94% save percentage for Tahoe. Connor Murphy saved 25 of 25 shots for an 80% save percentage for Kansas City. Shane Smith of Tahoe scored three goals to get the first hat trick for the Knight Monsters this season.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 4-3-1 with 9 points. They have a win percentage of .563. They are 8th in the league for goals scored. They are tied for 22nd in the league for goals allowed. Tahoe have the most penalty minutes in the league. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are tied for 9th place in the ECHL. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are tied for 4th place in the ECHL Western Conference. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are in 3rd place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. They are two points (one win) into a playoff spot.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Kansas City Mavericks for game number nine. That game will be on Friday, November 6th, 2026. That game will be at the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri. This will be the fourth time in a row that the Knight Monsters face the Mavericks.
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