Box score: Thunder 3, Ice Dogs 2

Wednesday, April 14, 1999 | 3:15 a.m.

First Period -- None.

Penalties: Long Beach, Chapdelaine (holding), 8:52; Las Vegas, Ewen (slashing), 13:43; Long Beach, Bach, served by Augusta (interference), 16:02.

Second Period -- 1, Long Beach, Leonov 6 (Lefebvre, Ferner), 4:01. 2, Las Vegas, Mulhern 14 (C Taylor, Alexeev), 14:08. 3, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 41 (C Taylor, Melson), 18:30.

Penalties: Long Beach, Converse (fighting, major), 5:23; Las Vegas, Ewen (fighting, major), 5:23; Long Beach, Ferner (holding the stick), 5:54; Long Beach, Matteucci (Obstruction, tripping), 16:32; Las Vegas, Crowe (roughing), 16:32; Las Vegas, Wansborough (cross-checking), 19:33.

Third Period -- 4, Long Beach, Matteucci 2 (Tallaire, Leonov), 16:22.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Miller (cross-checking, misconduct, game misconduct), 0:38; Long Beach, Leonov (roughing), 4:07; Las Vegas, Romaniuk (roughing), 4:07; Long Beach, Jobin (holding), 5:47; Las Vegas, Ewen (roughing), 8:54; Long Beach, Tallaire (roughing), 9:10; Las Vegas, C Taylor (roughing), 9:10; Long Beach, Lemieux (roughing), 10:42; Las Vegas, Gaffney (roughing), 10:42.

Shootout -- Long Beach 2, Las Vegas 3.

Shots on goal -- Long Beach 7-9-13-0--29; Las Vegas 9-13-6-1--29.

Power plays -- Long Beach 0 of 4; Las Vegas 0 of 4.

Goalies -- Long Beach, Bach (28 shots, 26 saves); Las Vegas, Simchuk (29, 27).

Attendance -- 3,363.