Grizzlies Fall 7-3 on Sunday afternoon in Tahoe

Grizzlies Fall 7-3 on Sunday in Tahoe 

Stateline, Nevada – The Tahoe Knight Monsters got 3 goals from Sloan Stanick as they completed a three-game sweep of the Utah Grizzlies on Sunday afternoon at Tahoe Blue Event Center. 

Stanick got Tahoe on the board 13:06 into the contest as he scored from the left wing. Simon Pinard made it a 2-0 game as he scored on a power play 14:37 in. The Knight Monsters took a 3-0 lead when Jett Jones scored his 8^th of the season 16:52 in. Tahoe led 3-0 after 1 frame, outshooting Utah 11 to 5 in the period and 30 to 27 for the contest. 

Utah got on the board as Keaton Mastrodonato scored on a 4 on 4 situation 1:54 into the second period. Tahoe responded with a 4 on 4 goal of their own as Artur Cholach scored on a one-timer from the left win 2:26 in. Utah got a power play goal 11:35 in as Luke Manning scored his 4^th of the season as he redirected a Briley Wood shot. Wood now has a point in 5 straight games. Tahoe led 4-2 after 40 minutes of play. Both teams had 13 shots in the second period. 

Stanick scored his second of the night 10:44 into the third period to make it a 5-2 Tahoe lead. Grizzlies got back on the board as James Shearer scored his first of the season 13:13 in. Just 40 seconds later Stanick completed the hat trick to extend Tahoe’s lead to 6-3. Troy Loggins scored from the slot 16:58 in to complete the scoring as the Knight Monsters winning streak extends to 7 games. Tahoe has scored 40 goals over the 7-game streak. 

Jesper Vikman got the victory in net for Tahoe as he saved 24 of 27. Utah’s Vinny Duplessis stopped 23 of 30 in the loss. Both teams went 1 for 2 on the power play. Forward Neil Shea had 1 shot on goal for Utah on Sunday afternoon. Shea was reassigned to Utah from the AHL’s Colorado Eagles earlier in the afternoon.

The Grizzlies broke a franchise record with their 13^th consecutive loss. The Grizzlies return to Maverik Center on Wednesday night vs Tahoe at 7:10 pm. 

3 stars

1. Sloan Stanick (Tahoe) – 3 goals. 
2. Simon Pinard (Tahoe) – 1 goal, 3 assists, +3, 4 shots. 
3. Jett Jones (Tahoe) – 1 goal, 2 assists, +3, 3 shots. 

Games vs Tahoe in December

December 12, 2024 – Utah 2 Tahoe 8 – Aaron Aragon and Luke Manning each scored a goal for Utah. 13 of Tahoe’s 18 skaters had 1 or more points. Tahoe captain Luke Adam had 5 assists. Tahoe outshot Utah 39 to 38. 

December 14, 2024 – Utah 2 Tahoe 5 – Briley Wood and Dylan Fitze each scored a second period goal for Utah. Tahoe got 1 goal and 1 assist performances from Luke Adam, Jett Jones and Jake McGrew. Tahoe outshot Utah 38 to 26. 

December 15, 2024 – Utah 3 Tahoe 7  

December 18, 2024 – Tahoe at Utah. 7:10 pm. Maverik Center. Bud Light Wednesday. 

December 20, 2024 – Tahoe at Utah. 7:10 pm. Maverik Center. AFCU Friday. 

December 21, 2024 – Tahoe at Utah. 7:10 pm. Maverik Center. Teddy Bear Toss, Ugly Sweater Night. 

Utah split a 2-game series vs Tahoe in November, winning 6-4 on Nov. 9 and losing 6-2 on Nov. 10. Dylan Fitze has 3 goals and 2 assists vs Tahoe. 

All Times Mountain. 

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