Box score: Thunder 6, Grizzlies 2

Friday, April 11, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Gendron 46 (Bashkirov, Bashkatov) 14:01 (pp). 2, Las Vegas, Lefebvre 21 (unassisted) 19:33 (sh). Penalties: Bancroft, Las Vegas (hooking) 8:59; Taylor, Utah (high-sticking) 9:16; Vasiljev, Utah (hooking) 9:36; Miller, Utah (slashing) 12:21; Serowik, Las Vegas (hooking) 17:39.

Second Period -- 3, Las Vegas, Smith 15 (Day, Bancroft) 14:34 (pp). 4, Las Vegas, Gendron 47 (Bashkatov, Lefebvre) 16:05. Penalties: Lakovic, Las Vegas (fighting) 0:10; Vukota, Utah (fighting) 0:10; Dome, Las Vegas (holding) 1:03; Semak, Las Vegas (hooking) 4:10; Messier, Utah (stick-holding) 13:50; Bancroft, Las Vegas (high-sticking) 16:49; Sharples, Utah (interference) 19:35.

Third Period -- 5, Utah, Taylor 27 (Kaminsky) 2:48 (pp). 6, Las Vegas, Bancroft 15 (Gendron) 6:49. 7, Las Vegas, Judson 3 (Lefebvre, Semak) 8:13. 8, Utah, Whitney 13 (Sharples, Beaupre) 5:01 (pp). Penalties: Bancroft, Las Vegas (hooking) 2:28; Bancroft, Las Vegas (roughing) 4:42; Lakovic, Las Vegas (unsportsmanlike conduct) 9:47; Smith, Las Vegas (holding) 14:00; Bancroft, Las Vegas (tripping) 18:39.

Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 11-7-8--26; Utah 5-4-13--22.

Power plays -- Las Vegas 2 of 5; Utah 2 of 10.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Duffus 27-19-6 (22 shots, 20 saves); Utah, Beaupre 1-2-0 (26, 20).

Attendance -- 7,198 (10,600).

Referee -- Tom Kowal. Linesmen -- Steve Metcalf and Don Henderson.

Three stars -- 1, Las Vegas RW Martin Gendron; 2, Las Vegas RW Patrice Lefebvre ; 3, Utah LW Ray Whitney.

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