Evgeni Nabokov stood on his head, blocker, glove, chest protector and anything else he could find to blank the Lexington Thoroughblades, 2-0. It was Nabokov's first visit to Rupp Arena since his days as a farm hand for the San Jose Sharks. Evgeni said, "I really enjoy playing here again. This was nice area to live. This morning I have eggs and biscuits with white gravy, and I think it helped me for tonight." Out of his 39 saves, 22 were on inside shots, and 5 were on rebounds or breakaways.
 
Speaking of breakaways, both Brandon goals came on solo breaks, and Robert Esche looked good turning away the rest of the shots in a losing effort. T-Blades coach Nick Fotiu was pleased with his teams effort, as they did virtually everything but score. "Nabokov had the hot hand tonight. Some nights, there's not much you can do. We played well, and we have to move on." Red Deer is Lexington's next home opponent.
 
The three stars:
1. Evgeni Nabokov - shutout, heroics as outlined above
2. Glen Murray - G, A, +2
3. Robert Esche - 24 saves, including 6 break/rbd. chances
 
 
                Brandon Wheat Kings at Lexington Thoroughblades                
DATE : 11/14/2004

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F
Brandon Wheat Kings            1  0  1  0  2
Lexington Thoroughblades       0  0  0  0  0

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F
Brandon Wheat Kings            8  9  9  0  26
Lexington Thoroughblades       9  10 20 0  39

G O A L  S U M M A R Y
1. BWK. SCOTT NIEDERMAYER(4)( MICHAEL PECA, GLEN MURRAY ): 1st 7:24
2. BWK. GLEN MURRAY(5)( MATT COOKE, DAINIUS ZUBRUS ): 3rd 5:06

P E N A L T I E S  S U M M A R Y
1. BWK. JAROSLAV SPACEK - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:34
2. BWK. ROB BLAKE - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:04
3. LEX. OSSI VAANANEN - 2 Minutes: 1st 16:29
4. BWK. JAROSLAV SPACEK - 2 Minutes: 1st 18:40
5. BWK. KIRK MALTBY - 4 Minutes: 2nd 3:53
     EXTRA MINOR SERVED BY RICHARD ZEDNIK
7. LEX. SHAWN McEACHERN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:53
8. BWK. DAINIUS ZUBRUS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 4:05
9. LEX. BRYAN SMOLINSKI - 2 Minutes: 2nd 8:58
10. BWK. RICHARD ZEDNIK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 14:07
11. LEX. MARCUS NILSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 16:34
12. BWK. TODD MARCHANT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:10
13. BWK. VYACHESLAV KOZLOV - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:37
14. LEX. FREDRIK MODIN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:31
15. BWK. RICHARD ZEDNIK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:31

I N J U R I E S
NONE

Player Stats For Brandon Wheat Kings
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
DEREK ARMSTRONG                 0   1  0  0   0  0  0   3-1 16  9:47  2   0  0  0
ROB BLAKE                       0   2  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 35 20:41  0   0  0  1
MIKE COMRIE                     0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 19 11:08  0   0  0  0
MATT COOKE                      1   2  0  1   0  0  0   1-1 18 11:35  0   0  0  1
SAMI KAPANEN                    0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 26 14:48  1   0  0  0
TRENT KLATT                     0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 12  7:37  0   0  1  0
VYACHESLAV KOZLOV               1   3  0  0   2  0  0   2-0 26 15:21  0   0  0  1
MARTIN LAPOINTE                 0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0  0  0:00  0   0  0  0
KIRK MALTBY                     0   0  0  0   4  0  0   0-0 29 15:15  2   0  0  0
TODD MARCHANT                   0   1  0  0   2  0  0   1-0 17  9:27  0   1  0  1
GLEN MURRAY                     2   7  1  1   0  0  0   0-0 35 20:40  1   0  1  1
SCOTT NIEDERMAYER               1   3  1  0   0  0  0   0-0 50 28:03  2   1  0  0 GWG
MICHAEL PECA                    1   2  0  1   0  0  0  11-3 38 22:00  1   0  0  0
JAROSLAV SPACEK                 1   0  0  0   4  0  0   0-0 28 16:30  0   0  0  0
ANDY SUTTON                     1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 47 25:47  1   0  0  0
RICHARD ZEDNIK                  0   1  0  0   4  0  0   0-0 23 12:13  1   1  0  1
ALEXEI ZHITNIK                  1   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 50 28:59  1   2  0  2
DAINIUS ZUBRUS                  1   0  0  1   2  0  0   7-1 25 14:32  0   1  0  0
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TOTAL                          10  26  2  4  20  0  0  25-6          12   6  2  8

Player Stats For Lexington Thoroughblades
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
ADRIAN AUCOIN                  -1   4  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 53 30:24  1   1  0  2
ROD BRIND'AMOUR                 0   5  0  0   0  0  0 12-10 41 22:01  0   0  0  0
SERGEI BRYLIN                  -1   2  0  0   0  0  0   2-2 41 22:49  0   0  0  0
NICLAS HAVELID                  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 13  6:22  0   0  0  0
NICKLAS LIDSTROM               -1   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 49 27:20  0   2  0  1
TREVOR LINDEN                   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0  9  5:35  0   0  0  0
RICHARD MATVICHUK              -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 19 11:52  1   0  0  0
SHAWN McEACHERN                 0   3  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 26 14:16  0   1  0  1
FREDRIK MODIN                   0   5  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 32 16:55  0   1  2  2
MARCUS NILSON                  -1   1  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 18 11:35  1   0  0  0
JAY PANDOLFO                   -1   3  0  0   0  0  0   1-1 36 20:22  1   0  3  0
WAYNE PRIMEAU                   0   2  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 19 11:08  0   0  0  1
BRIAN ROLSTON                  -1   3  0  0   0  0  0   5-3 30 17:36  0   1  0  1
MIKE SILLINGER                 -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   3-2 18 11:28  0   1  0  0
BRYAN SMOLINSKI                -1   4  0  0   2  0  0   2-1 18 11:35  1   1  2  1
STEVE SULLIVAN                  0   6  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 32 17:27  1   0  2  3
DARRYL SYDOR                    0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 33 19:59  1   1  0  0
OSSI VAANANEN                  -1   0  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 28 16:35  1   1  0  0
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TOTAL                         -10  39  0  0  10  0  0 25-19           8  10  9 12

Goalie Stats For Brandon Wheat Kings
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN               0      0   0    0  0  0   0  
EVGENI NABOKOV                   60     39  0    0  7  7   105 WIN

Goalie Stats For Lexington Thoroughblades
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
ROBERT ESCHE                     58     26  2    0  6  5   102 LOSS
DWAYNE ROLOSON                   0      0   0    0  0  0   0  

POWER PLAY                    OPP   GOALS
Brandon Wheat Kings           3         0
Lexington Thoroughblades      8         0
