Box score: Thunder 6, Griffins 3

Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1998 | 9:11 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Berens 6 (Burridge, Mcbain), pp, 6:45; 2, Grand Rapids, Rumble 3 (Vasilyev, B Coles), pp, 9:56; 3, Las Vegas, Berens 7 (Wansborough, Romaniuk), 15:24.

Penalties: Grand Rapids, Petrovicky (tripping), 4:51; Las Vegas, Wansborough (hooking), 8:13; Grand Rapids, B Coles (hooking), 12:15.

Second Period -- 4, Grand Rapids, Spiridonov 7 (Metropolit, Ashe), 11:26.

Penalties: Grand Rapids, Vasilyev (tripping), 6:21.

Third Period -- 5, Las Vegas, Jomphe 4 (Mcbain, Wansborough), 2:52; 6, Las Vegas, Berens 8 (Romaniuk), 4:34; 7, Grand Rapids, Bicanek 2 (Vasilyev, B Coles), 9:27; 8, Las Vegas, Burridge 7 (Srubko, Berens), 11:21; 9, Las Vegas, Roenick 3 (Helenius, Wansborough), 12:20.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Jomphe (boarding), 5:54; Grand Rapids, Petrovicky (hooking), 6:30; Las Vegas, Srubko (fighting, major), 14:01; Grand Rapids, Royer (fighting, major), 14:01; Las Vegas, Mcbain (cross-checking), 18:50.

Shots on Goal -- Las Vegas 8-8-11--27. Grand Rapids 8-11-19--38.

Power plays -- Las Vegas 1 of 4; Grand Rapids 1 of 3.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Langkow (38 shots, 35 saves); Grand Rapids, Gordon (27, 21).

Attendance -- 9,310.