Thunder-Aeros Box Score)

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.

Aeros 4,

Thunder 3

First Period -- 1, Houston, Larose 4 (Greig, Lamb) 1:18. Penalties: Dahl, Las Vegas (hooking) 10:51.

Second Period -- 2, Las Vegas, Simon 1 (Bashkatov, Trombley) 3:18. 3, Houston, Townshend 6 (Freer, Bowler) 14:32 (pp). 4, Las Vegas, Trombley 1 (Bashkatov, Dahl) 16:53. 5, Las Vegas, Serowik 3 (Quinney, Dahlquist) 17:07. Penalties: Kruppke, Houston (roughing) 8:26; Peregudov, Las Vegas (high-sticking) 13:18; Demitra, Las Vegas (slashing) 17:33.

Third Period -- 6, Houston, Baseggio 3 (Larose, Werenka) 4:08 (pp). 7, Werenka 1 (Greig, Bowler) 14:56. Penalties: Kucera, Houston (tripping) 1:33; Loewen, Las Vegas (holding) 2:52; Loewen, Las Vegas (misconduct) 19:57.

Shots on goal -- Houston 9-9-11--29; Las Vegas 11-8-12--31.

Power plays -- Houston 2 of 4; Las Vegas 0 of 2.

Goalies -- Houston, Chabot 3-3-1 (31 shots, 28 saves); Las Vegas, Karpenko 0-2-0 (29, 25).

Attendance -- 6,806 (12,347).

Referee -- Dennis LaRue. Linesmen -- Don Henderson and Gerry Collins.

Three stars -- 1, Houston D Darcy Werenka; 2, Houston LW Guy Larose; 3, Las Vegas C Egor Bashkatov.