Monday, March 24, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
First Period -- 1, Long Beach, Pitts 7 (Lambert, Ignatjek), ppg, 5:44. Penalties: Pittis, Long Beach (cross-checking), 2:49, Trombley, Las Vegas (high-sticking), 5:11, Matteucci, Long Beach (interference), 8:36, Huffman, Las Vegas (high-sticking), 15:36, Mikulchik, Long Beach, (interference), 16:47, Smyth, Long Beach (cross-checking), 18:57.
Second Period -- 2, Las Vegas, Trombley 2 (Gendron, Huffman), ppg, 2:46. 3. Las Vegas, Loewen 3 (Lefebvre, Yerkovich), 7:33. 4, Long Beach, Strachan 3 (kenny, Lambert), 12:46. Penalties: . Lambert, Long Beach (holding), 2:31. Augusta, Long Beach (hooking), 10:52. Yerkovich, Las Vegas (hooking), 10:52. Matteucci, Long Beach (unsportsmanlike conduct), 15:29. Trombley, Las Vegas (hooking), 15:29.
Third Period -- 5, Las Vegas, Demitra 7 (Zholtok, Serowik), ppg, 5:19. Penalties: Ignatjev, Long Beach (tripping), 3:57, Quinney, Las Vegas (roughing), 5:19. Smyth, Long Beach (roughing), 5:19. Yerkovich, Las Vegas (high-sticking), 6:08. Long Beach bench (unsportsmanlike conduct), 8:26, Huffman, Las Vegas (holding), 11:18. Nieckar, Long Beach (high-sticking, unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:55.
Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 12-7-12--31; Long Beach 5-11-9-25.
Power plays -- Las Vegas 2 of 9; Long Beach 1 of 4.
Goalies -- Las Vegas, Duffus 9-3-1 (25 shots, 23 saves). Long Beach, Draper 0-3-0 (31 shots, 28 saves);
Attendance -- 6,570.
Referee -- Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen -- Gerry Collins and Jon Constantine.
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