The Dukes home opener results in a hard fought 5-3 victory over the Kentucky Ice Tigers.  The Dukes led 3-2 late in the 3rd when Robert Lang scored at the 18:09 mark to tie the game.  Instead of hanging their heads, the Dukes rallied with Pavol Demitra scoring the game winning goal.  Stevie Yzerman scored just before the buzzer to make it 5-3. 
 
Steve - Wellington Dukes

                    Kentucky Ice Tigers at Wellington Dukes                    
DATE : 10/25/2004

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F
Kentucky Ice Tigers            1  1  1  0  3
Wellington Dukes               0  1  4  0  5

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F
Kentucky Ice Tigers            6  9  9  0  24
Wellington Dukes               5  12 10 0  27

G O A L  S U M M A R Y
1. KIT. ILYA KOVALCHUK(1)( BILL GUERIN, ROBERT LANG ): 1st 7:45
2. KIT. MARK BELL(1)( TODD BERTUZZI, DOUG WEIGHT ): 2nd 10:44
3. WEL. JOCHEN HECHT(1)( TOMAS HOLMSTROM, ROBERT REICHEL ): 2nd 15:10
4. WEL. MICHAL HANDZUS(1)( JASON BLAKE, ALYN McCAULEY ): 3rd 0:56
5. WEL. JASON BLAKE(1)( PAVOL DEMITRA, STEVE YZERMAN ): 3rd 9:04
6. KIT. ROBERT LANG(1)( ILYA KOVALCHUK, BILL GUERIN ): 3rd 18:09
7. WEL. PAVOL DEMITRA(1)( CALE HULSE, BRYAN McCABE ): 3rd 18:50
8. WEL. STEVE YZERMAN(1)( JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT, PAVOL DEMITRA ): 3rd 19:51

P E N A L T I E S  S U M M A R Y
1. WEL. KIM JOHNSSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:33
2. WEL. BRYAN McCABE - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:29
3. KIT. TOM POTI - 2 Minutes: 1st 16:28
4. KIT. ROBERT LANG - 2 Minutes: 2nd 0:21
5. WEL. MICHAL HANDZUS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 0:21
6. WEL. ROBERT REICHEL - 2 Minutes: 2nd 4:32
7. KIT. MARK EATON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 7:46
8. WEL. KIM JOHNSSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 11:25
9. KIT. DOUG WEIGHT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:25
10. WEL. JASON BLAKE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:38

I N J U R I E S
NONE

Player Stats For Kentucky Ice Tigers
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
KEVYN ADAMS                    -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   3-0 27 15:39  0   0  0  0
ERIC BELANGER                  -1   2  0  0   0  0  0   1-0 10  6:26  0   0  2  0
MARK BELL                      -1   2  1  0   0  0  0   1-0 27 16:30  0   0  0  1
TODD BERTUZZI                  -1   2  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 27 16:30  1   0  1  1
KEITH CARNEY                    1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 15  8:59  0   3  0  0
JASSEN CULLIMORE               -3   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 35 20:35  2   1  0  0
MARIUSZ CZERKAWSKI             -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 24 13:59  0   0  0  1
MARK EATON                      0   0  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 37 21:30  0   2  0  0
BILL GUERIN                     1   3  0  2   0  0  0   0-0 35 18:41  1   1  0  1
KENNY JONSSON                   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 40 22:53  0   1  0  0
DMITRI KALININ                 -3   3  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 53 29:31  0   2  0  0
ILYA KOVALCHUK                  1   3  1  1   0  0  0   0-0 35 18:41  0   0  0  1
ROBERT LANG                     1   2  1  1   2  0  0  10-6 35 18:41  0   0  0  1
DAVID LEGWAND                  -1   3  0  0   0  0  0   2-2 24 13:59  0   0  2  2
TOM POTI                        1   0  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 30 16:32  0   1  0  0
DARCY TUCKER                   -1   1  0  0   0  0  0   1-1 16  9:10  0   0  1  2
SCOTT WALKER                   -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 19 10:50  0   0  0  0
DOUG WEIGHT                    -1   2  0  1   2  0  0   4-2 24 14:48  0   2  0  2
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TOTAL                         -10  24  3  6   8  0  0 22-11           4  13  6 12

Player Stats For Wellington Dukes
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
JASON BLAKE                     0   3  1  1   2  0  0   0-0 39 21:16  0   0  0  2
PAVOL DEMITRA                   2   5  1  2   0  0  0   0-0 40 23:24  0   0  0  2 GWG
SHEAN DONOVAN                   0   3  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 17  9:47  1   0  0  0
JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT              1   2  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 36 20:54  0   0  1  1
RON FRANCIS                     0   0  0  0   0  0  0   3-3 20 11:27  0   0  0  0
MICHAL HANDZUS                 -1   1  1  0   2  0  0   8-2 32 16:53  1   1  0  0
JOCHEN HECHT                    1   1  1  0   0  0  0   3-2 19 10:58  1   0  0  0
TOMAS HOLMSTROM                 1   1  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 10  6:26  1   0  0  0
CALE HULSE                      3   1  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 57 32:40  1   0  0  0
KIM JOHNSSON                    0   2  0  0   4  0  0   0-0 36 20:20  2   0  0  2
FILIP KUBA                     -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 21 11:43  1   0  0  0
BRYAN McCABE                    2   2  0  1   2  0  0   0-0 65 36:31  2   2  0  1
ALYN McCAULEY                  -1   2  0  1   0  0  0   1-0 29 15:46  2   0  0  0
KYLE McLAREN                    0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 31 18:46  2   0  0  0
ROBERT REICHEL                  1   2  0  1   2  0  0   1-1 10  6:26  0   0  0  0
PATRIK STEFAN                   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 11  7:03  1   0  0  0
STEVE YZERMAN                   2   2  1  1   0  0  0   6-3 34 20:42  0   0  0  0
MAREK ZIDLICKY                  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0  0  0:00  0   0  0  0
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TOTAL                          10  27  5 10  12  0  0 22-11          15   3  1  8

Goalie Stats For Kentucky Ice Tigers
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
TOMAS VOKOUN                     60     27  5    0  6  2   105 LOSS GF
KEVIN WEEKES                     0      0   0    0  0  0   0  

Goalie Stats For Wellington Dukes
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
MARC DENIS                       60     24  3    0  10 7   105 WIN
JOSE THEODORE                    0      0   0    0  0  0   0  

POWER PLAY                    OPP   GOALS
Kentucky Ice Tigers           5         0
Wellington Dukes              3         0