Stateline, NV – In another upset game at Tahoe Blue Event Center the Rapid City Rush beat the Tahoe Knight Monsters with a score of 4-1.

The first period ended tied at zero. A minor penalty for cross checking on Knight Monster Taylor at 15:55 was the only action.

The second period was not penalty free: 

Tahoe penalty 14:09: Pitters – 2 minutes high sticking 

Rush penalty 11:08  Ratzlaff – 2 minutes slashing

Rush penalty 15:44 Bergmanis – 5 minute major fighting

Tahoe penalty 15:44 Duflinger – 5 minute major fighting

Rush penalty 5:18 Pilon- 2 minute high sticking

Rush penalty 4:28 –  2 minutes interference

Tahoes only goal came at 2:37  Pitters (Kallen, Gustafson).

The third period was all Rush goals.

Rasmus Eckstrom (Olson) at 19:41 put Rapid City on the board.

At 12:21 Fyten/Mayer took 2 minute matching roughing calls.

Xavier Bernard (Wagner, Morin) at 10:35 found the net and gave Rapid City the lead .

Darian Pilons two minute roughing penalty at 9:56 yielded no gains for Tahoe.

Two consecutive empty net goals by Rapid City sealed the win . Ryan Chyzowski hit the empty net at 2:01 and Cameron Buhl with 58 seconds remaining in the game. 

Arsenii Sergeev faced 39 shots stopping 38. Whitehead for Tahoe faced 26 shots stopping 22.

The last game of this three game series will be held December 6th at the Tahoe Blue Event Center. Puck drops at 8:00 p.m. MST. 

The next Rush home game will be Thursday December 11th against the Allen Americans with a puck drop of 705 p.m. MST. 

For information regarding this upcoming game , future games, corporate sponsorship or season tickets contact the Rush at 605-716-7825 or at www.rapidcityrush.com.