Monday, March 24, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
First Period -- 1, Long Beach, Lambert 5 (Plavsic, Byce), ppg, 1:52. 2, Long Beach, Augusta 13 (Lemieux, Pittis), 2:15. 3, Long Beach, Dave Smith 10 (Kenny), 3:26. 4, Las Vegas, Yerovich 1 (Lefebvre, Dahl), ppg, 5:20. Penalties: Loewen, Las Vegas (elbowing) 0:31. Sirkka, Long Beach (holding), 4:47. Kenny, Long Beach (boarding), 6:37. Pittis, Long Beach (hooking), 13:23. Ignatjev, Long Beach (slashing), 19:27.
Second Period -- 5, Las Vegas, Grendron 16 (Lefebvre, Dahl), 6:59. 6, Las Vegas, Quinney 12 (Lefebvre, Bashkatov), 7:36. 7, Long Beach, Augusta 14 (Pittis, Lemieux), 17:49 8, Long Beach, Matteucci 2, 18:30. Penalties: Ignatjev, Long Beach (tripping), 5:48. Lefebvre, Las Vegas (hooking) 12:08, Nieckar, Long Beach (high-sticking), 19:10.
Third Period -- 9, Las Vegas, Loewen 4 (Gretzky, Dahl), 10:11. 10, Long Beach, Kenny 4 (Ignatjev), eng, 19:36. Penalties: Matteucci, Long Beach (slashing), 5:52, Dave Smith, Long Beach (slashing), 7:46.
Shots on goal -- Long Beach 10-8-7--25; Las Vegas 11-10-14--35.
Power plays -- Long Beach 1 of 2; Las Vegas 2 of 8.
Goalies -- Long Beach, O'neill 9-5-4 (35 shots, 32 saves). Las Vegas, Duffus (4 shots, 2 saves); Mezin (2:15 of first, 7 shots, 6 saves); Duffus 15-5-2 (start of second, 14 shots, 12 saves)
Attendance -- 12,578.
Referee -- Dennis LaRue. Linesmen -- Richard Frederick and Gerry Collins.
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