Box score: Houston 8, Las Vegas 0

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 1998 | 11:53 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Houston, Boyer 2 (Wiseman, Christian), 0:35.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Debrusk (cross-checking, unsportsmanlike conduct), 8:44; Las Vegas, Bannister (cross-checking), 9:02; Las Vegas, Miller (cross-checking), 11:02.

Second Period -- 2, Houston, Boyer 3 (Christian, Lamb), 5:44; 3, Houston, Valicveic 7 (Kruppke, Dyck), 11:39; 4, Houston, Valicveic 8 (Hawgood, Wiseman), pp, 12:53; 5, Houston, Dyck 1 (Lamb, Christian), pp, 14:31.

Penalties: Butenschon, Hou (tripping), 2:51; Las Vegas, Ewen (roughing), 8:05; Las Vegas, Bannister (cross-checking), 11:25; Las Vegas, Miller (Delay of game), 12:41.

Third Period -- 6, Houston, Tory 7 (Christian, Valicveic), pp, 9:47; 7, Houston, Hughes 3, 12:10; 8, Houston, Sullivan 5 (Hughes, Freer), pp, 13:00;

Penalties: Las Vegas, Ewen (holding), 5:18; Las Vegas, Bannister (misconduct), 5:18; Las Vegas, Mcbain (kneeing), 8:45; Las Vegas, Mccambridge (cross-checking), 9:16; Houston, Valicveic (roughing), 12:10; Houston, Butenschon (roughing), 12:10; Las Vegas, Ewen (cross-checking, misconduct, gross misconduct,cross-checking, match), 12:10; Las Vegas, Debrusk (instigator, fighting, misconduct, major), 12:10.

Shots on Goal --Houston 13-21-16--50; Las Vegas 5-5-4--14.

Power plays -- Houston 4 of 13; Las Vegas 0 of 1.

Goalies -- Houston, Chabot (14 shots, 14 saves); Las Vegas, Langkow (50, 42).

Attendance -- 5,230