Box score: Thunder 5, Admirals 4 (SO)

Wednesday, April 14, 1999 | 4:02 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 37 (C Taylor, Srubko), 5:40. 2, Milwaukee, Cipolla 19 (Skrastins, Henderson), pp, 8:42. 3, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 38 (C Taylor, Melson), 15:14.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Melson (roughing), 7:16; Las Vegas, Crowe (interference), 11:31; Milwaukee, Klimentiev (roughing), 14:19; Las Vegas, Crowe (roughing), 14:19.

Second Period -- 4, Milwaukee, Mowers 14 (Henderson, Darby), 12:26. 5, Milwaukee, Henderson 17 (Mowers, Lintner), 13:23. 6, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 39 (Hollis, Melson), pp, 15:46.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Wansborough (unsportsmanlike conduct), 1:09; Milwaukee, Lintner (Obstr hooking), 2:04; Milwaukee, Mowers (elbowing), 9:10; Milwaukee, Nelson (slashing), 9:38; Las Vegas, Shaw (hooking), 9:38; Milwaukee, Moro (roughing), 15:53.

Third Period -- 7, Las Vegas, Jinman 10 (Nasato), sh, 8:28. 8, Milwaukee, Nelson 19 (Klimentiev, Finn), pp, 9:50.

Penalties: Milwaukee, Henderson (instigator, fighting major, misconduct), 4:06; Las Vegas, Srubko (boarding, fighting major), 4:06; Milwaukee, Gosselin (fighting major), 5:45; Milwaukee, Whitmore (goalie leave crease, fighting major, game misconduct), 5:45; Las Vegas, Zurba (fighting major, game misconduct), 5:45; Las Vegas, Ewen (fighting major, game misconduct), 5:45; Las Vegas, Simchuk (goalie leave crease, fighting major, game misconduct), 5:45; Las Vegas, Romaniuk (tripping), 16:25; Milwaukee, Staples (slashing), 19:09.

Shootout -- Milwaukee 2, Las Vegas 4.

Shots on goal -- Milwaukee 11-16-17-0--44; Las Vegas 12-9-7-1--29

Power plays -- Milwaukee 2 of 5, Las Vegas 1 of 4.

Goalies -- Milwaukee, Whitmore (23 shots, 20 saves), Gilmour (5:55 of third, 5, 4); Las Vegas, Simchuk (29, 26), Franek (5:55 of third, 15, 14).

Attendance -- 4,062.