STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Knight Monsters earned themselves a three-game sweep over the Tulsa Oilers with a 5-2 win on Sunday afternoon. In the three games, the Knight Monsters outscored Tulsa 19-7.
In the first period, it was Tulsa who jumped out early thanks to a pair of power-play goals from Drew Elliott and Easton Armstrong after Knight Monsters forward Mike O’Leary was given a game misconduct for cross-checking to give the Oilers a 2-0 lead headed into the locker room.
In the second, the Knight Monsters would respond. Samuel Mayer scored on a follow-up chance to make it 2-1, then Jake McGrew tapped a puck on the doorstep home to tie the score back at 2 going into the final frame.
In the third, Tahoe tallied three more goals, thanks to Luke Adam, Artur Cholach, and Trent Swick, giving Tahoe a comfortable 5-2 victory and a series sweep against the Oilers.
Tahoe goaltender Cameron Whitehead had another incredible performance in net, stopping 42 of 44 Tulsa shots in the victory. His efforts earned him First Star of the Game honors.
In Saturday’s action, the Knight Monsters got the best of the Tulsa Oilers again winning on by a final score of 7 to 3.
The first period featured a goaltending showdown as Tahoe’s Zane McIntyre and Tulsa’s Christian Propp both posted shutouts in the opening 20 minutes, resulting in a 0-0 tie after the first.
In the second, it only took Devon Paliani and the Tahoe power play 72 seconds to get on the board, making it 1-0. Just 13 seconds later, Tulsa responded as Ryan Lautenbach tallied his third goal of the season to tie the game again. However, the rest of the middle frame would be controlled by Tahoe as Paliani tallied his second goal of the night, and Trent Swick and Casey Bailey added on to make it 4-1 Knight Monsters headed into the final period.
In the third, Mike O’Leary continued Tahoe’s hot hand to make it 5-1. Then, it was Jake McGrew who scored the second power play goal of the night for the Knight Monsters to make it 6-1. After Tahoe rattled off five unanswered goals, it was Tulsa’s Adam McMaster scoring on the Oilers’ power play to make it 6-2. Kevin Wall would add on a goal in the back half of the period to give Tahoe seven goals in back-to-back games. After Easton Armstrong added a power play goal for Tulsa, the Knight Monsters came away with both wins on Wizard Weekend, as they defeated Tulsa 7-3.
The first win of the three-game series came Friday, with the Knight Monsters winner 7-2. For that story, visit https://southtahoenow.com/11/28/2025/knight-monsters-cast-their-spells-against-tulsa-in-7-2-win-on-wizard-weekend.
The Knight Monsters are the ECHL Affiliate of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights and the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights.
The Knight Monsters return home on Wednesday, December 3, to take on the Rapid City Rush at Tahoe Blue Event Center for Faith and Family Knight. Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m., 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