In the first period, Tahoe got on the board first as Jordan Gustafson stayed hot to make it 1-0. However, Utah would end the period with three unanswered goals to go into the break up 3-1.
In the second, the Grizzlies scored two more straight goals to make it 5-1. However, in his first game back for the Henderson Silver Knights, Sloan Stanick found the back of the net to cut the lead to 5-2. This was also Stanick’s 100th career game with the Knight Monsters. However, less than two minutes later, Utah would answer with another goal to push the lead back to four as Utah led 6-2 after the first 40 minutes.
In the final period, Utah would extend the lead to 7-2, but Tahoe would answer when Eric Olson found the back of the net in his first game in a Knight Monsters uniform to make it 7-3. The goal was also Olson’s first career goal at the ECHL level. However, just twelve seconds later, Utah would add another goal to take the lead by five and earn the win by a score of 8-3.
Utah was led offensively by Danny Dzhaniyev, who scored a goal and added five assists for six points in the game. Reilly Connors also stood out offensively with a pair of goals and a pair of assists.
The Knight Monsters return to action on Friday, February 27 to take on the Grizzlies again. Puck drop is at 6:10 PM PT, and pregame coverage begins at 6:00 PM PT.
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