Box score: Aeros 6, Thunder 4

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998 | 9:42 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Houston, Stewart 2, (Christian, Wiseman) 1:18. 2, Houston, Stewart 3 (Christian, Wiseman) 2:03 (pp). 3, Houston, Freer 2, (Tory, Pronger) 7:00. 4, Las Vegas, McBain 1 (Nedved) 12:01. 5, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 3 (Nedved, Melson) 14:03 (pp). Penalties: Alexeev, Las Vegas (hooking) 1:52; Ewen, Las Vegas (roughing) 2:50; Lamb, Houston (hooking) 7:22; Cull, Houston (fighting) 10:36; Ewen, Las Vegas (fighting) 10:36; Kruppke, Houston (hooking) 12:37; Melson, Las Vegas (interference) 15:12.

Second Period -- 6, Houston, Pronger 2 (Valicevic, Wiseman) 4:36. 7, Houston, Sullivan 1 (Hawgood, Tory) 8:21 (pp). 8, Las Vegas, Mehalko 1 (DeBrusk) 9:23. Penalties: Syrtsov, Las Vegas (holding) 2:29; Miller, Las Vegas (roughing) 3:25; Christian, Houston (hooking) 3:55; Romaniuk, Las Vegas (kneeing) 6:57; McBain, Las Vegas (high-sticking)15:55; Tory, Houston (roughing) 19:29.

Third Period -- 9, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 4, (Nedved) 3:11 (pp). 10, Houston, Stewart 3 (Wiseman) 11:44 (pp). Penalties: Stewart, Houston (fighting) 1:33; Mehalko, Las Vegas (fighting) 1:33; Sullivan, Houston (hooking) 2:39; Pronger, Houston (slashing) 4:59; Cull, Houston (roughing) 7:38; Ewen, Las Vegas (roughing) 7:38; Roenick, Las Vegas (elbowing) 11:04; Dyck, Houston (hooking) 13:17; Nedved, Las Vegas (boarding) 14:30; Ewen, Las Vegas (misconduct) 16:44.

Shots on goal -- Houston 10-12-8--30; Las Vegas 10-7-7--24.

Power plays -- Houston 3 of 9; Las Vegas 2 of 7.

Goalies -- Houston, Fernandez 2-0-0 (24 shots, 20 saves); Las Vegas, Langkow 0-2-0 (30, 24).

Attendance -- 3,024 (12,347).

Referee -- Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen -- Jon Constantine and Richard Frederick.