In a close game, the Thoroughblades edged the Dukes, 4-2. Robert Esche let in the first shot he faced by Pavol Demitra, but the T-Blades evened the score in the first and went ahead in the second on a breakaway by Bryan Smolinski. JP Dumont scored on a power play after Adrian Aucoin was sent off for a silly neutral zone elbowing call to tie the score. Aucoin atoned at the end of the second, penetrating and geting off a shot which Theodore saved, but could not control the rebound. After a scrum, Primeau lit the lamp as time expired in the period. The dukes screamed for goaltender interference, but referee Kerry Fraser would have none of it (we suppose his hair was out of place and needed to be fixed in between periods). The third period had plenty of big saves by both goalies, with Esche stopping 3 Dukes' breakaways, and Theodore coming up huge on an Aucoin shot in the early third (goal 1-18, split 20). Wayne Primeau iced the game for Lexington at 13:33 of the third, scoring on a point shot which had eyes as well as a thick screen. Esche again took a minor penalty tonight, echoing his preseason blowup of several weeks ago which cost his team a game. Coach Nick Fotiu indicated that if Robert does not calm down soon, he'll be riding pine (or oak; this is Kentucky).
 
The three stars were:
 
1.  Wayne Primeau - 2 G, GWG
2.  Adrian Aucoin - 2 A, +4, stupid penalty
3.  Jose Theodore - 28 saves, many excellent to spectacular
 
The Thoroughblades next home game is against the Shots. 

                  Wellington Dukes at Lexington Thoroughblades                  
DATE : 10/27/2004

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F
Wellington Dukes               1  1  0  0  2 
Lexington Thoroughblades       1  2  1  0  4 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F
Wellington Dukes               10 11 10 0  31
Lexington Thoroughblades       12 8  12 0  32

 G O A L  S U M M A R Y 
1. WEL. PAVOL DEMITRA(1)( JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT, MICHAL HANDZUS ): 1st 2:50
2. LEX. JAY PANDOLFO(1)( SERGEI BRYLIN, ADRIAN AUCOIN ): 1st 11:09
3. LEX. BRYAN SMOLINSKI(1)( STEVE SULLIVAN, DARRYL SYDOR ): 2nd 7:11
4. WEL. JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT(1)( PAVOL DEMITRA, BRYAN McCABE ) (PP) : 2nd 14:09
5. LEX. WAYNE PRIMEAU(1)( UNASSISTED ): 2nd 19:45
6. LEX. WAYNE PRIMEAU(2)( MARCUS NILSON, ADRIAN AUCOIN ): 3rd 13:33

 P E N A L T I E S  S U M M A R Y
1. LEX. TREVOR LINDEN - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:05
2. WEL. JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:05
3. WEL. JASON BLAKE - 2 Minutes: 1st 15:17
4. WEL. MICHAL HANDZUS - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:41
5. LEX. WAYNE PRIMEAU - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:41
6. LEX. TREVOR LINDEN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:15
7. WEL. SHEAN DONOVAN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 4:32
8. LEX. ROBERT ESCHE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 8:18
     EXTRA MINOR SERVED BY SHAWN McEACHERN
10. LEX. ADRIAN AUCOIN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 12:55
11. WEL. BRYAN McCABE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:01
12. WEL. CALE HULSE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 4:28
13. WEL. STEVE YZERMAN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 10:09

 I N J U R I E S
NONE

Player Stats For Wellington Dukes
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
JASON BLAKE                     0   3  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 37 20:08  0   0  1  0 
PAVOL DEMITRA                  -1   3  1  1   0  0  0   0-0 28 16:59  1   0  2  2 
SHEAN DONOVAN                  -1   3  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 21 12:05  0   1  0  0 
JEAN-PIERRE DUMONT             -1   1  1  1   2  1  0   0-0 28 16:59  0   0  1  1 
RON FRANCIS                    -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   3-2 19 10:41  0   0  0  0 
MICHAL HANDZUS                 -1   4  0  1   2  0  0   2-0 28 17:05  0   1  0  0 
JOCHEN HECHT                    0   6  0  0   0  0  0   4-1 34 17:36  1   2  1  0 
TOMAS HOLMSTROM                -1   2  0  0   0  0  0   1-0 22 12:49  0   0  0  0 
CALE HULSE                     -3   0  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 50 28:02  0   0  0  0 
KIM JOHNSSON                   -1   2  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 40 23:37  0   1  0  1 
FILIP KUBA                     -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 32 18:51  1   0  0  0 
BRYAN McCABE                   -2   4  0  1   2  0  0   0-0 58 32:02  1   1  0  3 
ALYN McCAULEY                  -1   1  0  0   0  0  0   4-1 24 14:19  0   0  0  0 
KYLE McLAREN                    1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 24 14:04  0   1  0  0 
ROBERT REICHEL                  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   4-2 12  7:52  0   0  0  0 
PATRIK STEFAN                  -1   1  0  0   0  0  0   1-0 19 11:07  1   0  0  0 
STEVE YZERMAN                   0   1  0  0   2  0  0   4-2 25 13:39  1   0  0  0 
MAREK ZIDLICKY                  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0  3  1:42  0   0  0  0 
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TOTAL                         -14  31  2  4  14  1  0  23-8           6   7  5  7

Player Stats For Lexington Thoroughblades
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
ADRIAN AUCOIN                   4   4  0  2   2  0  0   0-0 55 30:56  3   0  0  2 
ROD BRIND'AMOUR                 0   1  0  0   0  0  0   8-5 34 17:36  0   0  0  0 
SERGEI BRYLIN                   1   4  0  1   0  0  0   5-3 36 19:51  3   0  0  0 
NICLAS HAVELID                  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0  9  4:30  0   0  0  0 
NICKLAS LIDSTROM               -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 40 22:46  0   0  0  0 
TREVOR LINDEN                   1   0  0  0   4  0  0   1-1 22 14:05  0   0  0  0 
RICHARD MATVICHUK               1   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 26 16:08  1   0  0  0 
SHAWN McEACHERN                 0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 25 13:15  0   0  0  2 
FREDRIK MODIN                   0   4  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 40 20:56  1   0  1  2 
MARCUS NILSON                   1   1  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 22 14:05  1   1  0  0 
JAY PANDOLFO                    1   3  1  0   0  0  0   0-0 27 15:30  0   0  2  0 
WAYNE PRIMEAU                   1   5  2  0   2  0  0   0-0 25 15:47  1   0  0  2 
BRIAN ROLSTON                   0   3  0  0   0  0  0   5-3 15  9:10  0   0  0  1 
MIKE SILLINGER                  1   2  0  0   0  0  0   3-2 16  9:29  0   0  0  0 
BRYAN SMOLINSKI                 1   1  1  0   0  0  0   1-1 19 11:07  0   0  0  0 
STEVE SULLIVAN                  1   2  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 31 16:46  1   0  1  0 
DARRYL SYDOR                    3   0  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 44 25:57  0   0  0  0 
OSSI VAANANEN                  -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 24 14:04  3   0  0  0 
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TOTAL                          14  32  4  6   8  0  0 23-15          14   1  4  9

Goalie Stats For Wellington Dukes
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
MARC DENIS                       0      0   0    0  0  0   0   
JOSE THEODORE                    60     32  4    0  8  5   105 

Goalie Stats For Lexington Thoroughblades
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
ROBERT ESCHE                     60     31  2    0  5  3   105 
DWAYNE ROLOSON                   0      0   0    0  0  0   0   

POWER PLAY                    OPP   GOALS
Wellington Dukes              3         1
Lexington Thoroughblades      5         0