Wednesday, March 26, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
First Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Loewen 14 (Bancroft, Day) 9:51 (pp). 2, Manitoba, Dubois 7 (Arniel, Anderson) 11:31 (pp). Penalties: Christie, Manitoba (hooking) 8:03; Yerkovich, Las Vegas (slashing) 10:22; Smith, Las Vegas (boarding) 11:13; Wilson, Manitoba (elbowing) 14:58; Ricciardi, Manitoba (slashing, misconduct) 19:46.
Second Period -- 3, Manitoba, Wilson 4 (McCrory) 4:38. 4, Manitoba, Christie 3 (Strachan, Korolyuk) 13:22. Penalties: Arniel, Manitoba (high-sticking) 8:09; Loewen, Las Vegas (elbowing) 8:09; Ricciardi, Manitoba (roughing) 17:30; Lakovic, Las Vegas (roughing) 17:30; Lakovic, Las Vegas (charging major, game misconduct) 19:53.
Third Period -- 5, Manitoba, Anderson 4 (Tallaire, McCrory) 0:48 (pp). 6, Manitoba, Schneider 14 (Fearns) 3:41 (pp). 7, Las Vegas, Semak 4 (Lefebvre) 16:18. 8, Manitoba, Strachan 5 (Christie) 16:51. 9, Las Vegas, Smith 13 (Lefebvre, Bancroft) 19:35 (pp). Penalties: Christie, Manitoba (hooking) 4:33; Gilhen, Manitoba (holding) 7:43; Fearns, Manitoba (holding) 17:44.
Shots on goal -- Manitoba 16-14-8--38; Las Vegas 9-15-16--40.
Power plays -- Manitoba 3 of 4; Las Vegas 2 of 6.
Goalies -- Manitoba, Brathwaite 21-18-5 (40 shots, 36 saves); Las Vegas, Duffus 25- 16-5 (38, 32).
Attendance -- 8,425 (12,347).
Referee -- Dennis LaRue. Linesmen -- Michael Voyer and Frank Dunnigan.
Three stars -- 1, Manitoba G Fred Brathwaite; 2, Manitoba D Shawn Anderson; 3, Manitoba RW Sean Tallaire.
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