Box Score: Thunder 7, Dragons 6

Friday, Jan. 10, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

First Period -- 1, San Antonio, Loach 11 (Miller, Glynn) 1:07. 2, Las Vegas, Yerkovich 2 (Loewen, Voronov) 3:10. 3, San Antonio, Miller 16 (Shank, Loach) 7:40. 4, Las Vegas, Dahl 5 (Loewen, Smith) 13:44. Penalties: Panteleyev, San Antonio (high-sticking) 10:09; Yerkovich, Las Vegas (high-sticking) 10:09; Harlock, San Antonio (hooking) 11:15.

Second Period -- 5, Las Vegas, Quinney 16 (Lefebvre) 32 1:36. 6, San Antonio, Loach 12 (Miller, Shank) 6:55. 7, San Antonio, Hollis 11 (Shank, MacIntyre) 7:11. 8, Las Vegas, Gendron 21 (Lefebvre, Dahl) 14:30 (pp). 9, Las Vegas, Smith 9 (Loewen) 17:04. 10, San Antonio, Loach 13 (Shank) 18:46 (sh). Penalties: Yerkovich, Las Vegas (slashing) 2:51; LaForge, San Antonio (hooking) 10:14; Hollis, San Antonio (roughing) 13:03; Simon, Las Vegas (roughing) 13:03; McHugh, San Antonio (illegal stick) 13:03; Osborne, San Antonio (interference) 8:27.

Third Period -- 11, Las Vegas, Gretzky 3 (Gendron, Smith) 1:15. 12, San Antonio, Hollis 12 (McHugh, MacIntyre) 11:31. Penalties: Dahl, Las Vegas (interference) 1:42.

Shootout -- Las Vegas (3 of 5): Lefebvre score; Quinney miss; Gendron score; Jackson miss; Fearns score. San Antonio (1 of 4): Panteleyev miss; McHugh miss; Shank score; Miller miss.

Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 6-12-6--24; San Antonio 7-8-11--26.

Power plays -- Las Vegas 1 of 4; San Antonio 0 of 2.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Mezin 4-3-0 (26 shots, 20 saves). San Antonio, Littman 11-9-4 (24, 18).

Attendance -- 3,661 (9,965).

Referee -- Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen -- Steve Metcalf and Fred Hudy.

Stars -- 1. San Antonio LW Lonnie Loach; 2. San Antonio RW Scott Hollis; 3. Las Vegas LW Darcy Loewen.