Box Score: Thunder 4, Aeros 3 (SO)

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997 | 9:39 a.m.

Game Played Saturday, October 4, 1997

First Period -- 1, Houston, Oliver 1 (Hagwood, Wiseman), pp, 5:26.

Penalties: Bilodeau, Las Vegas (high sticking), 3:21. Slaney, Las Vegas (tripping), 5:05. Yeo, Houston (hooking), 5:43. Pattison, Las Vegas (slashing), 19:14.

Second Period -- 2, Las Vegas, Loewen 1 (Bashkirov), 2:50. 3, Houston, Yeo 1 (Troy, Brady), pp, 7:09. 4, Las Vegas, Slaney 1 (Bancroft), pp, 8:42 5, Las Vegas, Lariviere 1 (Shermerhorn). 15:33

Penalties: Valicevic, Houston (holding), 4:03. Kurtz, Las Vegas (slashing), 6:02. Kruppke, Houston (tripping), 7:29. Wiseman, Houston (holding), 8:03. Day, Las Vegas (slashing) 8:42. Cull, Houston (slashing), 8:42. Slaney, Las Vegas (cross-checking), 10:30. Kruppke, Houston (charging), 17:56.

Third Period -- 9, Houston, Valicevic 2 (Brady, Bell), 1:24.

Penalties: Suchy, Las Vegas (holding), 4:07. Kurtz, Las Vegas (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:42. Stewart, Houston (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:42. Slaney, Las Vegas (hooking), 14:09.

Shoot Out -- Las Vegas 3 of 4 (Lefebvre scores, Klimovich scores, Bashkirov misses, Slaney scores). Houston 0 of 3 (Valicevic misses, Oliver misses, Wiseman misses).

Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 10-14-7--31; Houston 10-13-10--33.

Power plays -- Las Vegas 1 of 5; Houston 2 of 7.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Simchuk 1-0-0 (33 shots, 30 saves); Houston, Dyck 1-0-1 (31-28).

Attendance -- 13,356.

Referee -- Paul Mariconda. Linesmen -- Frank Prestigiovanni, Fred Hudy.