
Knight Monsters Offense Explodes in 6-3 Opening Night Victory
Published on October 17, 2025 under ECHL (ECHL)
Tahoe Knight Monsters News Release
STATELINE, NV - The Tahoe Knight Monsters, proud ECHL Affiliate of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights, won their season-opening game this Friday against the Idaho Steelheads by a final score of 6-3.
The Knight Monsters' offense came out of the gates firing as Cody Laskosky scored his first professional goal off a feed from Artur Cholach to make it 1-0. The Knight Monsters would add a goal from captain Luke Adam and one more from newcomer Devon Paliani in the dying moments of the period to make it 3-0 Tahoe at the first intermission break.
In the second period, it was Idaho threatening to make a comeback. The Steelheads scored in the opening minute of the middle frame off a goal from Tommy Bergsland to make it 3-1. With 12:53 remaining in the period, Mitch Wahl found the back of the net in his first game with the Steelheads since the 2013-14 season to make it 3-2. However, in the back half of the period, it was all Tahoe as Luke Adam scored his second goal of the game on a deflection of a Mike O'Leary shot, and Brennan Kapcheck scored his first of the year off a slick feed from Sloan Stanick, to make it 5-2 heading into the final period.
In the third, Mitch Wahl scored his second goal of the game for the Steelheads to make it 5-3, but stellar goaltending from the Knight Monsters' netminder Cameron Whitehead helped shut down Idaho, and an empty net goal from Trent Swick sealed the deal, giving the Knight Monsters a 6-3 victory on opening night.
The Knight Monsters will host Idaho again tomorrow night for game two of three on Opening Weekend at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. Ticket packages for the 2025-26 season are now available. For more information, visit www.knightmonstershockey.com
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