Box score: Aeros 4, Thunder 3 (SO)

Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1998 | 9:04 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Houston, Valicveic 9 (Tory, Wiseman), 7:04.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Miller (high-sticking), 1:15; Houston, Freer (tripping), 3:53; Las Vegas, Mcbain (holding), 5:04; Houston, Freer (roughing), 7:31; Las Vegas, Helenius (fighting, major), 14:31; Houston, Yeo (fighting, major), 14:31; Las Vegas, Wansborough (holding), 14:40; Houston, Sullivan (roughing), 14:40; Las Vegas, Bannister (roughing), 14:48; Las Vegas, Miller (cross-checking, unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:11.

Second Period -- 2, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 8 (Burridge, Jomphe), pp, 1:43; 3, Houston, Valicveic 10 (Wiseman, Yeo), 3:52.

Penalties: Houston, Dyck (hooking), 0:32; Houston, Butenschon (hooking), 6:10; Las Vegas, Helenius (cross-checking), 9:53; Las Vegas, Lovell (Obstruction, interference), 11:28; Houston, Hughes (boarding), 18:07; Houston bench, (Bench, minor), 19:43.

Third Period -- 4, Las Vegas, Hollis 3 , pp, 0:21; 5, Houston, Yeo 2 (Maciver, Valicveic), 11:13; 6, Las Vegas, Mcbain 3 (Jomphe), pp, 14:32.

Penalties: Las Vegas bench, (Bench, minor), 5:43; Houston, Valicveic (Obstruction, interference), 6:18; Houston, Hughes (elbowing), 14:24; Las Vegas, Jomphe (holding), 15:10; Las Vegas, Miller (slashing), 15:29; Houston, Christian (roughing), 15:43; Las Vegas, Bannister (slashing), 16:29.

Shootout --

Las Vegas 0, Houston 2.

Shots on Goal -- Las Vegas 10-11-13-0--34. Houston 16-6-13-1--36.

Power plays -- Las Vegas 3 of 9; Houston 0 of 11.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Franek (35 shots, 32 saves); Houston, Chabot (34, 31).

Attendance -- 4,715.

Live chat: Tuesday, noon PST; Chat with Krista Creelman; Problem Gambling Center executive director Krista Creelman will answer questions about gambling addiction from Las Vegas Sun readers from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. ... Submit question