Box Score: Thunder 7, Aeros 0

Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997 | 9:53 a.m.

Game played on Sunday, October 19, 1997

First Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Day 3 (Klimovich, Suchy) 6:38.

Penalties: Kurtz, Las Vegas (high sticking) 1:59; Lariviere, Las Vegas (boarding) 11:05; Cull, Houston (tripping) 14:24; Kruppke, Houston (interference) 17:58.

Second Period -- 2, Las Vegas, Quinney 4 (lefebvre, Bancroft) 4:31; 3, Las Vegas, Belanger 1 (Quinney, Yerkovich) 9:59; 4, Las Vegas, Lefebvre 1 (Quinney) 18:02 (sh).

Penalties: Belanger, Las Vegas (hooking) 0:38; Kruppke, Houston (tripping) 6:25; Hagwood, Houston (high-sticking) 7:45; Yeo, Houston (fighting) 11:55; Lariviere, Las Vegas (fighting) 11:55; Stewart, Houston (elbowing) 14:55; Loewen, Las Vegas (slashing) 14:55; Loewen, Las Vegas (elbowing, roughing) 17:07; Yerkovich, Las Vegas (cross checking) 19:07.

Third Period -- 5, Las Vegas Loewen 2 (Day) 1:16; 6, Las Vegas, Belanger 2 (Quinney, Lefebvre) 2:43; 7, Las Vegas, Lefebvre 2 (Belanger) 5:51.

Penalties: Roenick, Las Vegas (elbowing) 6:58; McRae, Houston (cross-checking, instigating, fighting, game misconduct) 8:40; Bashkirov, Las Vegas (fighting) 8:40; Bilodeau, Las Vegas (game misconduct, third man in) 8:40; Lariviere, Las Vegas (tripping) 14:01.

Shots on goal -- Houston 8-7-10--25; Las Vegas 6-15-12--33.

Power plays -- Houston 0 of 8; Las Vegas 0 of 4.

Goalies -- Houston, L. Dyck 2-1-1 (33 shots, 26 saves); Las Vegas, Simchuk 3-2-0 (25, 25).

Attendance -- 4,970 (12,347).

Referee -- John Potter. Linesmen -- James Parker and Richard Frederick.

Three stars -- 1, Las Vegas G Konstantin Simchuk; 2, Las Vegas RW Patrice Lefebvre; 3, Las Vegas C Jesse Belanger.