Box score: Ice Dogs 8, Thunder 3

Wednesday, April 8, 1998 | 9:18 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Long Beach, Jutras 6 (Stefan, Lambert) 3:48 (pp). 2, Long Beach, Todd 16 (Augusta) 10:45 (pp). Penalties: Helenius, Las Vegas (holding) 2:45; Williams, Long Beach (interference) 4:46; Jutras, Long Beach (fighting) 7:31; Potomski, Las Vegas (fighting) 7:31; Christian, Las Vegas (interference) 9:07; Byce, Long Beach (goaltender interference) 10:17; Legace, Las Vegas (roughing) 10:17; Roenick, Las Vegas (charging) 13:11; Lambert, Long Beach (roughing) 17:50.

Second Period -- 3, Long Beach, Byce 8 (Lambert, Penn) 3:03. 4, Long Beach, Yachmenev 22 (Ast) 4:29. 5, Long Beach, Lambert 19 (Ferner, Byce) 9:55 (pp). 6, Long Beach, Augusta 35 (Todd, Penn) 15:27. 7, Long Beach, Todd 17 (Ignatjev) 18:08. 8, Long Beach, Blaznek 1 (Mateucci) 19:25. Penalties: Penn, Long Beach (interference) 6:27; Day, Las Vegas (holding) 8:19; Blaznek, Long Beach (interference) 10:30; Penn, Long Beach (holding) 13:17; Christian, Las Vegas (slashing) 13:17; Ast, Long Beach (hooking) 16:01.

Third Period -- 9, Las Vegas, Nedved 1 (McCleary) 0:39. 10, Las Vegas, Belanger 30 (Lefebvre, Nedved) 14:49 (pp). 11, Las Vegas, Roenick 14 (Day, Nedved) 16:04 (pp). Penalties: Todd, Long Beach (high-sticking) 5:05; Penn, Long Beach (interference) 8:37; Christian, Las Vegas (roughing) 9:41; Penn, Long Beach (fighting, game misconduct) 14:30.

Shots on goal -- Long Beach 12-20-3--35; Las Vegas 10-9-7--26.

Power plays -- Long Beach 3 of 5; Las Vegas 2 of 10.

Goalies -- Long Beach, Whitmore 26-12-3 (26 shots, 23 saves); Las Vegas, Legace 17-15-4 (24, 19), Cheveldae (11, 8).

Attendance -- 5,980 (12,347).

Referee -- Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen -- Peter Messana and Richard Frederick

Three stars -- 1, Las Vegas D Dan Lambert; 2, Long Beach C Kevin Todd; 3, Las Vegas C Petr Nedved.