Box score: Thunder 4, Ice Dogs 3

Monday, Nov. 23, 1998 | 3:13 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Neved 7 (Helmer, Mcbain), pp, 4:46; 2, Long Beach, Williams 8 (Ast, Hollis), 16:40.

Penalties: Long Beach, Hollis (charging), 1:09; Las Vegas, Ustorf (tripping), 2:16; Long Beach, Lambert (hooking), 4:23; Las Vegas, Jomphe (high-sticking), 8:46; Long Beach, Wansborough (tripping), 11:26; Las Vegas, Mcbain (interference), 18:20.

Second Period -- 3, Las Vegas, Wilson 1 (Burridge, Neved), 3:28; 4, Las Vegas, Berens 2 (Vasiliev), 3:42; 5, Las Vegas, Neved 8, 7:49; 6, Long Beach, Jutras 3 (Nemecek, Stefan), 19:41.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Miller (tripping), 5:49; Las Vegas, Debrusk (fighting, major), 9:08; Long Beach, Jobin (fighting, major), 9:08; Long Beach, Nemecek (interference), 9:08; Las Vegas, Jomphe (slashing), 9:37; Las Vegas, Langkow (holding), 14:21; Las Vegas bench, (too many men), 16:32; Las Vegas, Bannister (slashing, misconduct), 17:40.

Third Period -- 7, Long Beach, Hollis 1 (Wansborough, Nemecek), pp, 18:31.

Penalties: Long Beach, Ast (Obstruction, holding), 3:22; Las Vegas, Ewen (fighting, major), 7:40; Las Vegas, Debrusk (roughing), 7:40; Long Beach, Jutras (misconduct), 7:40; Long Beach, Jobin (fighting, major), 7:40; Long Beach, Matteucci (roughing), 7:40; Long Beach, Sacha (roughing), 7:40; Las Vegas, Jomphe (roughing, double minor), 13:15; Long Beach, Hollis (roughing, charging), 13:15; Las Vegas, Helmer (high-sticking), 14:07; Las Vegas, Romaniuk (high-sticking, double minor), 14:49; Long Beach, Ast (interference), 15:36; Las Vegas, Petit (roughing), 19:30; Long Beach, Lambert (elbowing), 19:30; Long Beach, Williams (misconduct), 19:30; Las Vegas, Wilson (holding), 19:48.

Shots on Goal -- Las Vegas 7-11-4--22; Long Beach 10-17-17--44.

Power plays -- Las Vegas 1 of 6; Long Beach 1 of 12.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Langkow (44 shots, 41 saves); Long Beach, Naumov (11, 7); Vezina (7:57 of second, 11, 11).

Attendance -- 7,492