Box score: Thunder 4, Vipers 2

Monday, Feb. 8, 1999 | 3:53 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Kaminski 3 (Mcbain, Naumenko), pp, 10:54; 2, Las Vegas, Lefebvre 6, sh, 16:33.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Miller (tripping), 1:33; Las Vegas, Kaminski (high-sticking), 7:31; Detroit, Leach (slashing), 7:31; Detroit, Shaw (interference), 9:50; Detroit, Herbers (roughing), 13:59; Las Vegas, Kaminski (interference), 16:22; Las Vegas, Romaniuk (tripping), 18:40.

Second Period -- None.

Penalties: Detroit, Leach (Obstruction, hooking), 8:05; Detroit, Aldridge (interference), 9:35; Detroit, Shaw (interference), 11:47; Las Vegas, Mcbain (holding), 15:47.

Third Period -- 3, Detroit, Drulia 13 (Aldridge, Shaw), pp, 5:15; 4, Las Vegas, Hollis 11 (Melson, Jinman), sh, 11:24; 5, Detroit, Maurice 2 (Ambroziak, Herbers), 12:33; 6, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 22 (Miller), en, 19:44.

Penalties: Detroit, Emmons (interference), 0:26; Las Vegas, Quinnell (interference), 3:13; Las Vegas, Hollis (slashing), 4:54; Detroit, Felsner (high-sticking), 6:52; Las Vegas, Kaminski (hooking), 10:00; Las Vegas, Miller (holding), 13:24.

Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 7-9-12--28; Detroit 16-9-24--49.

Power plays Las Vegas 1 of 7, Detroit 1 of 8.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Franek (49 shots, 47 saves). Detroit, Weekes (27, 24).

Attendance -- 20,804.