STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, the ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights, split their weekend series with the Utah Grizzlies at the Tahoe Blue Event Center during “Retro Weekend.”

Friday – The Tahoe Knight Monsters were defeated by the Utah Grizzlies at home by a score of 7-4 on the opening night of Retro Weekend.

In the first period, the Grizzlies scored in the opening minute as Reilly Connors made it 1-0. Luke Adam would respond with a goal in front of his own to tie the score at 1 on the power play. In the closing minutes of the period, with just five seconds remaining, Trent Swick found the back of the net on an extended power play to give the Knight Monsters a 2-1 lead after the opening 20.  

In the middle frame, John Gelatt would tie the game for Utah nearly halfway through the period. However, Jake McGrew buried a one-timer in front of the net on the other end under five minutes later to give the Knight Monsters the 3-2 lead heading into the final period.

In the final period, Kevin Wall scored in his third consecutive game in the opening three minutes to make it 4-2 Tahoe. However, it was the final five minutes of regulation when the Grizzlies stormed back. After Evan Friesen made it 4-3 at the 15:18 mark, Connors would score just 40 seconds later to tie the score at 4. At the 17:28 mark, Reed Lebster scored on the power play to put Utah ahead 5-4. The Grizzlies would add on two empty-net goals from Tyler Gratton and Lebster to make the final score 7-4 Utah.

Saturday – The Tahoe Knight Monsters defeated the Utah Grizzlies to conclude Retro Weekend by a score of 4-3.        

In the first period, after an electric fight between Devon Paliani and Reed Lebster, Yarolsav Yevdokimov opened the scoring for Utah on the power play to put the Grizzlies up 1-0. The Grizzlies would tack on two more goals in the first period from Evan Friesen and John Gelatt to put Utah up 3-0 at the end of the period.  

In the middle period, the Knight Monsters got on the board as Casey Bailey found the back of the net to make it 3-1. After an intense battle in the frame, both starting goalies left the game, as Jordan Papirny came in off the bench for Tahoe, and Dominic Basse entered for Utah.  

In the final frame, Tahoe rattled off three straight goals, from Kevin Wall, and two from Bailey, including the game-winning goal with 2:09 left in regulation. After falling behind by a trio of goals after the first period, Tahoe came back to win 4-3.

The Knight Monsters return home on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, to take on the Idaho Steelheads for All Abilities Knight at Tahoe Blue Event Center. Puck drop is at 7:00 pm, with pregame coverage on the Knight Monsters broadcast network beginning at 6:50 pm. Ticket packages for the 2025-26 season are now available.  For more information, visit www.knightmonstershockey.com