Box score: Admirals 5, Thunder 2

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999 | 3:03 a.m.

First Period -- 1, Milwaukee, Staples 1 (Sykora, Henderson), 7:03; 2, Las Vegas, Lefebvre 2 (Naumenko, Mcbain), 11:25; 3, Milwaukee, Nelson 9 (Daniels, Moro), 13:48.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Toews (Obstruction, interference), 1:46; Milwaukee, Henderson (Obstruction, interference), 9:21; Milwaukee, Darby (Obstruction, interference), 15:29; Las Vegas, Wansborough (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:38; Milwaukee, Friedman (unsportsmanlike conduct), 18:38.

Second Period -- None.

Penalties: Las Vegas, Miller (Obstruction, interference), 2:47; Las Vegas, Naumenko (slashing), 4:28; Milwaukee, Friedman (roughing), 4:48; Milwaukee, Lintner (tripping), 7:38; Milwaukee, Staples (Obstruction, interference), 9:52; Las Vegas, Romaniuk (slashing), 10:31; Las Vegas, Miller (holding), 11:23; Las Vegas, Ustorf (roughing), 12:38; Milwaukee, Friedman (elbowing), 12:58; Las Vegas, Mcbain (holding), 13:17; Las Vegas bench, (Bench minor, game misconduct), 16:47; Milwaukee, Cipolla (Obstruction, interference), 17:56; Milwaukee, Moro (holding), 19:28.

Third Period -- 4, Milwaukee, Daniels 3 (Skrastins, Cipolla), pp, 3:34; 5, Milwaukee, Friedman 16 (Mowers, Smyth), 4:54; 6, Las Vegas, Melson 2 (Lefebvre, Naumenko), 10:10; 7, Milwaukee, Cipolla 10 (Timonen, Daniels), pp, 12:52. Penalties: Milwaukee, Staples (cross-checking), 0:32; Las Vegas, Helenius (Obstruction, holding), 3:18; Las Vegas, Melson (roughing), 5:48; Las Vegas, Naumenko (roughing), 5:48; Milwaukee, Nelson (double minor, roughing), 5:48; Las Vegas, Jinman (Obstruction, interference), 6:32; Milwaukee, Henderson (hooking), 12:03; Las Vegas, Ewen, Las (high-sticking), 12:23; Las Vegas, Kaminski (unsportsmanlike conduct, game misconduct), 14:46; Milwaukee, Moro (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:46; Milwaukee, Moro (holding the stick, misconduct), 19:03.

Shots on goal -- Las Vegas 8-11-5--24; Milwaukee 5-20-14--39.

Power-plays -- Las Vegas 0 of 9, Milwaukee 2 of 9.

Goalies -- Las Vegas, Guzda (39 shots, 34 saves); Milwaukee, Gilmour (24, 22).

Attendance -- 5,082.