Box score: Aeros 4, Thunder 2

First Period -- 1, Las Vegas, Lefebvre 1 (Jinman, Melson), pp, 7:23; 2, Houston, Cull 1 (Freer, Yeo), 11:34; 3, Houston, Christian 16 (Oliver, Hawgood), pp, 14:43.

Penalties: Houston, Sloan (holding), 2:23; Las Vegas, Jomphe (roughing), 5:07; Houston, Valicveic (interference), 6:04; Las Vegas, Ewen (high-sticking), 8:58; Las Vegas, Miller (roughing), 12:41; Houston, Wiseman (roughing), 12:41; Las Vegas, Jomphe (roughing, unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:47; Houston, Wiseman (holding), 15:25.

Second Period -- 4, Houston, Stewart 19 (Tory, Oliver), pp, 2:15.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Berens (slashing), 1:48; Houston, Butenschon (hooking), 2:50; Las Vegas, Berens (cross-checking, roughing), 9:38; Las Vegas, Srubko (game misconduct), 9:38; Houston, Freer (double minor, roughing), 9:38; Houston, Dyck (holding), 11:57; Las Vegas, Romaniuk (interference), 12:32; Las Vegas, Helenius (cross-checking), 18:44; Las Vegas, Miller (boarding), 18:57; Houston, Hawgood (interference, roughing), 19:36.

Third Period -- 5, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 15 (Jinman, Naumenko), pp, 10:54; 6, Houston, Tory 13 (Freer, Wiseman), en, 19:37.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Melson (slashing), 5:29; Houston, Christian (holding the stick), 7:18; Houston, Butenschon (cross-checking), 9:31; Las Vegas, Miller (hooking), 15:26; Las Vegas, Ustorf (slashing, misconduct), 18:38; Houston, Hawgood (slashing), 18:38.

Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 9-10-6--25; Houston 17-7-12--36.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Simchuk (35 shots, 32 saves); Houston, Chabot (25, 23).

Power plays -- Las Vegas 2 of 9; Houston 2 of 9.

Attendance -- 2,207.

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