Box score: Vipers 5, Thunder 3

Monday, Feb. 8, 1999 | 3:55 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Detroit, Emmons 10 (Ambroziak, Stojanov), pp, 4:05; 2, Detroit, Herbers 4 (Walker, Prokopec), 4:21.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Berens, (holding the stick), 2:13; Detroit, Maurice, (interference), 10:45; Las Vegas, Wansborough, (roughing), 13:33; Las Vegas, Ewen, (roughing), 13:33; Detroit, Stojanov, (roughing), 13:33; Detroit, Shaw, (holding), 18:25; Detroit bench, (Bench minor, game misconduct), 20:00.

Second Period -- 3, Detroit, Ciavaglia 23 (Felsner, Drulia), 7:03; 4, Las Vegas, Hollis 10 (Jinman, Naumenko), pp, 15:37; 5, Detroit, Aldridge 9 (Emmons, Prokopec), 19:35.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Srubko (Obstruction, interference), 12:20; Detroit, Aldridge (Obstruction, holding), 13:54; Detroit, Herbers (roughing), 14:53.

Third Period -- 6, Las Vegas, Evstigneev 2 (Ewen), 6:21; 7, Las Vegas, Lefebvre 5, 10:50; 8, Detroit, Walker 16 (Prokopec), 17:54.

Penalties: Detroit, Aldridge (hooking), 2:59; Las Vegas, Kaminski (high-sticking), 9:58; Detroit, Emmons (holding), 9:58; Las Vegas, Kaminski (high-sticking), 18:51.

Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 6-6-9--21, Detroit 11-14-15--40.

Power plays -- Las Vegas 1 of 6, Detroit 1 of 4.

Goallies -- Las Vegas, Franek (18 shots, 15 saves); Simchuk (7:03 of 2nd period, 22, 20); Detroit, Trefilov (21, 18).

Attendance -- 6,465.