Box score: Thunder 5, Blades 4 (SO)

Monday, Nov. 23, 1998 | 3:09 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Kansas City, Yarema 2 (Richison, Ratushny), 10:41; 2, Las Vegas, Burridge 4 (Mcbain, Neved), pp, 12:40; 3, Las Vegas, Debrusk 2 (Ewen, Berens), 16:11.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Ewen (roughing), 1:07; Kansas City, Low (Obstruction, holding the stick), 2:50; Kansas City, Cirone (slashing), 5:03; Las Vegas, Burridge (slashing), 5:34; Kansas City, Lalime (Delay of game), 6:04; Las Vegas, Neved (hooking), 8:13; Las Vegas, Miller (boarding), 8:37; Kansas City, Perrin (slashing), 10:36; Las Vegas, Ustorf (slashing), 10:36; Kansas City, Richison (Obstruction, interference), 10:55.

Second Period -- 4, Las Vegas, Neved 6 (Burridge, Jomphe), 2:45; 5, Las Vegas, Burridge 5 (Mcbain, Jomphe), 9:22; 6, Kansas City, Ferschweiler 1 (Richison, Ratushny), 9:47; 7, Kansas City, Cirone 11 (Ferschweiler, Wood), 17:27.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Mccambridge (Obstruction, interference), 4:37; Las Vegas, Ewen (elbowing), 6:58; Kansas City, Ferschweiler (high-sticking), 18:55.

Third Period -- 8, Kansas City, Chyzowski 3 (Kroupa, Ling), pp, 5:06.

Penalties: Kansas City, Ratushny (Obstruction, holding the stick), 0:22; Las Vegas, Miller (charging), 2:59; Las Vegas, Romaniuk (slashing), 3:55; Las Vegas, Bannister (high-sticking, double minor), 5:25; Kansas City, Bonin (interference), 5:47; Las Vegas, Ewen (goalie interference), 13:23; Kansas City, Wood (fighting, major), 16:07; Kansas City, Rud (roughing), 16:07; Las Vegas, Debrusk (fighting, major), 16:07; Las Vegas, Roenick (charging), 16:07.

Shootout -- Kansas City 1, Las Vegas 2.

Shots on Goal -- Kansas City 13-4-9-0--26; Las Vegas 13-12-14-1--40.

Power plays -- Kansas City 1 of 11; Las Vegas 1 of 6.

Goalies -- Kansas City, Lalime (33 shots, 29 saves); Leitza (9:22 of second, 6, 6); Lalime (0:22 of third); Las Vegas, Guzda (26, 22).

Attendance -- 9,351.