Thunder vs. Long Beach box scores

Monday, April 13, 1998 | 8:55 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Long Beach, Augusta 41 (Williams, Todd) 3:23. Penalties: McCambridge, Las Vegas (holding) 8:15; Las Vegas bench (too many men) 9:46; Todd, Long Beach (tripping) 13:42; Augusta, Long Beach (holding) 17:43; Curran, Las Vegas (roughing) 17:43; Todd, Long Beach (roughing); Christian, Las Vegas (slashing, fighting) 18:00; Mateucci, Long Beach (fighting) 18:00.

Second Period -- 2, Las Vegas, Belanger 32 (Legace) 1:54 (pp). 3, Long Beach, Finn 6 (Todd, Williams) 4:12. 4, Long Beach, Yachmenev 23 (Ignatjev) 15:51 (sh). Penalties: Todd, Long Beach (high-sticking) 0:29; Mateucci, Long Beach (tripping) 4:32; Potomski, Las Vegas (elbowing) 6:15; Morin, Long Beach (holding) 14:22; Yerkovich, Las Vegas (high-sticking) 18:23.

Third Period -- 5, Long Beach, Kenny 7 (Ferner, Lambert) 5:55. 6, Long Beach, Jutras 7 (Kenny, Morin) 12:04. 7, Long Beach, Jutras 8 (Augusta, Morin) 17:42 (pp). Penalties: Lambert, Long Beach (interference) 14:36; Potomski, Las Vegas (high-sticking) 17:07; Schulte, Las Vegas (misconduct) 17:07; Curran, Las Vegas (roughing, misconduct) 18:49; Mateucci, Long Beach (roughing) 18:49; Penn, Long Beach (roughing, misconduct) 18:49.

Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 5-6-7--18; Long Beach 10-11-9--30.

Power plays -- Las Vegas 1 of 6; Long Beach 1 of 6.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Legace 18-16-4 (30 shots, 24 saves); Long Beach, Whitmore 28-12-3 (18, 17).

Attendance -- 4,269 (11,131).

Referee -- Brad Meier. Linesmen -- James Parker and Michel Voyer.

Three stars -- 1, Long Beach RW Vitali Yachmenev; 2, Long Beach Kevin Todd; 3, Long Beach LW Rob Kenny.