Box Score: Thunder 4, Aeros 2

Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997 | 9:48 a.m.

Game played on Friday, October 24, 1997

First Period -- None.

Penalties:Trombley, Las Vegas (slashing), 11:49; Day, Las Vegas (fighting), 20:00; Stewart, Houston, (fighting), 20:00

Second Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Lefebvre 4 (Belanger, Quinney), 1:31; 2, Houston, Hagwood 2 (Tory), 3:12; 3, Las Vegas, Pattison 3 (Yerkovich, Bancroft), pp, 12:51; 4, Houston, Valicevic 5 (Troy, Oliver), pp, 19:49.

Penalties: Lefebvre, Las Vegas (high-sticking), 6:57; Sloan, Houson (high-sticking) 6:57; Skudra, Houson (high-sticking) 8:17; Sloan, Houson (interference) 12:35; Morissette, Houston (roughing), 15:23; Cull, Houston (delay of game), 15:47; Klimovich, Las Vegas (slashing), 18:24.

Third Period -- 5, Las Vegas, Quinney 5 (Lefebvre, Suchy), pp, 13:07; 6, Day 4, eng, 19:03.

Penalties:Valicevic, Houston (goaltender interference), 5:27. Bancroft, Las Vegas (holding), 12:41. Day, Las Vegas (slashing), 13:46. Yerkovich, Las Vegas (10-minute misconduct), 13:46. Bilodeau, Las Vegas (high-sticking match), 14:00.

Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 10-12-6--30; Houston 3-6-12--21.

Power plays -- Las Vegas 2 of 6; Houston 1 of 5.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Legace 1-1-1 (21 shots, 19 saves); Houston, Skudra 2-2-1 (29, 26).

Attendance -- 9,715.

Referee -- Scott Zelkin. Linesmen -- Bob Williams and Fred Hudy.