The Tahoe Knight Monsters played the Kansas City Mavericks on Friday. The Knight Monsters are the ECHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights. The Kansas City Mavericks are the ECHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken. The Knight Monsters were coming off a win over the Mavericks. The Mavericks were coming off a loss to the Knight Monsters. This was the fourth game in a row between these two teams. Their last meeting was on Saturday, October 31st, 2026. Tahoe won that game 5-2.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters were looking for their fifth win of the season. The Knight Monsters were looking for back-to-back wins. The Kansas City Mavericks were looking for their fourth win. The Mavericks were looking for a bounce back win. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had issues this season staying out of the box. They had gotten themselves into a lot of penalty trouble. The Knight Monsters had issues with allowing odd man rushes. The Tahoe Knight Monsters got both goaltenders Alex Tracy and Pavel Moysevich back from the Henderson Silver Knights. They had both been called up to the AHL due to injuries with the Vegas Golden Knights and Henderson Silver Knights goaltenders. The Kansas City Mavericks had not been living up to expectations. They had been a top team in the ECHL in the past. They came into this season favored to get back to the Kelly Cup Finals. This season had gotten off to a rocky start for them. They had struggled early on to find ways to win. Historically, Kansas City has dominated Tahoe. Kansas City swept Tahoe in the last two playoffs. That had not been the case in the last few meetings. How would goaltending effect the Tahoe Knight Monsters? Would the Kansas City Mavericks get back to their winning ways?
Pavel Moysevich got the start for the Tahoe Knight Monsters. It was his third game played for them this season. On Wednesday, the Tahoe Knight Monsters released goaltender Carter McPhail. Goaltender Pavel Moysevich was assigned to the Tahoe Knight Monsters by the Henderson Silver Knights. Logan Terness got the start in net for the Kansas City Mavericks. This was his sith game for the Mavericks this season. On Tuesday, the Kansas City Mavericks signed goaltender Troy Kobryn to a standard player contract. On Thursday, goaltender Connor Murphy was recalled from the Kansas City Mavericks to the Coachella Valley Firebirds. The Mavericks transferred forward Jimmy Glynn to 7 day injured reserve. The Maverick also activated goaltender Troy Kobryn. On Friday, the Kansas City Mavericks placed forward Zacharie Giroux on injured reserve. The Mavericks placed forward Tabor Heaslip on reserve. The Mavericks activated forward Lucas Sowder from reserve.
Nine minutes into the game, Justin Janicke scored the first goal of the game for the Kansas City Mavericks. The opening goal was assisted by Lleyton Moore and Ryan Lautenbach.
Ten minutes into the game, Cy LeClerc of the Tahoe Knight Monsters was called for tripping. With four minutes left in the opening period, Tucker Ness of Tahoe and Hudson Wilson of Kansas City were both called for fighting. Six seconds later, Cam Hausinger of Tahoe and Aidan Fulp of Kansas City were both called for fighting. The Kansas City Mavericks had a one goal lead after the first period.
Three minutes into the second period, Jackson Berezowski scored to give the Kansas City Mavericks a two-goal lead. His goal was assisted by Casey Carreau and Gianfranco Cassaro.
Ten miuntes into the second period, Owen Lindmark of Kansas City was called for interference. On the penalty kill, Jake McLaughlin of Kansas City was called for high-sticking. With under five minutes left in the second period, Bronson Ride of the Tahoe Knight Monsters and Phip Waugh of Kansas City were called for fighting. With under two minutes left in the second period, Jack Randl of Kansas City was called for tripping. The Kansas City Mavericks had a two-goal lead going into the third period.
Eight minutes into the third period, Casey Carreau scored to give the Kansas City Mavericks a three-goal lead. His goal was assisted by Lucas Sowder and Jackson Berezowski.
Nine minutes into the third period, Cam Hausinger of the Tahoe Knight Monsters was called for cross-checking. At the same time, Andrei Loshko of Kansas City was called for roughing. The final score was 3-0, Kansas City Mavericks.
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The Kansas City Mavericks scored the only goal of the first period. The Tahoe Knight Monsters responded with back-to-back fights late in the period. The Mavericks added to their lead with another second period goal. The Knight Monsters again responded with a fight. In the third period the Mavericks scored again. The Mavericks won the game on three unanswered goals. The Knight Monsters offense was nonexistent. Tahoe would be shut out. This was the first time this season Tahoe was shut out. Tahoe did not take a lot of shots. The goaltending did well but got no help on the other end. This is a game Tahoe is going to have to forget.
The Kansas City Mavericks had 16 more shots. That is two more shots than Tahoe had total. The Tahoe Knight Monsters had 14 total shots. The Kansas City Mavericks had 30 total shots. The Mavericks had the better shots percentage. The Knight Monsters had a 0% shots percentage. The Mavericks had a 10% shots percentage. The Knight Monsters went 0 for 3 on the power play. The Mavericks went 0 for 1 on the power play. The Mavericks had 4 more penalty minutes. The Knight Monsters had 19 total penalty minutes. The Mavericks had 23 total penalty minutes. Pavel Moysevich saved 27 of 30 shots for 90% save percentage for Tahoe. Logan Terness saved 14 of 14 shots for a 100% save percentage for Kansas City. It was his first shutout of the season.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters have a record of 4-4-1 with 9 points. They have a win percentage of .500. They are 14th in the league for goals scored. They are tied for 7th in the league for most goals allowed. Tahoe have the most penalty minutes in the league wit 174. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are tied for 12th place in the ECHL. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are tied for 7th place in the ECHL Western Conference. The Tahoe Knight Monsters are in 4th place in the ECHL Western Conference Mountain Division. They are one point (an overtime or shootout loss) into a playoff spot.
The Tahoe Knight Monsters take on the Kansas City Mavericks for game number ten. That game will be on Saturday, November 7th, 2026. That game will be at the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri. This will be the fifth time in a row that the Knight Monsters face the Mavericks.
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