Box score: Thunder 5, Aeros 4 (SO)

Wednesday, April 14, 1999 | 4:03 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Shaw 3 (C Taylor, Hollis), pp, 11:47; 2, Houston, Dyck 4 (Christian, Wiseman), 12:17; 3, Houston, Huard 6 (M Lamb, Tory), pp, 19:54.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Crowe (roughing), 3:14; Houston, Oliver (slashing), 6:10; Las Vegas, Romaniuk (slashing), 6:10; Houston, Stewart (Obstruction, hooking), 9:58; Houston, Christian (cross-checking), 9:58; Houston, Christian (roughing), 15:31; Las Vegas, Mulhern (interference), 16:40; Las Vegas, Miller (slashing), 18:55.

Second Period -- 4, Houston, Christian 41 (Andrusak, Oliver), 5:41; 5, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 35 (Hollis), 15:35.

Penalties: Houston, Huard (tripping), 0:13; Las Vegas, Shaw (holding), 0:29; Houston, Dyck (interference), 8:10; Las Vegas, Nasato (interference), 11:52; Houston, Stewart (cross-checking), 16:38; Houston, Paek (high-sticking), 17:29.

Third Period -- 6, Houston, Christian 42 (Wiseman, Hawgood), pp, 4:46; 7, Las Vegas, C Taylor 2 (Simchuk), pp, 10:55; 8, Las Vegas, Buckberger 4 (Wansborough, Miller), 11:14.

Penalties: Houston, Oliver (holding), 1:53; Las Vegas, Hollis (tripping), 4:35; Las Vegas, Miller (elbowing), 7:30; Houston, Andrusak (holding), 8:55; Houston, Wiseman (hooking), 9:17; Las Vegas, Miller (misconduct), 15:09.

Shootout -- Houston 1, Las Vegas 2.

Shots on goal -- Houston 11-8-10-0--29; Las Vegas 13-15-11-1--40.

Goalies -- Houston, Fernandez (39 shots, 35 saves); Las Vegas, Franek (14, 11), Simchuk (5:41 of 2nd period, 15, 14).

Power plays -- Hou - 2 of 7, Las - 2 of 9.

Attendance -- 3,204.

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