L. Ang. 3 Hous. 2(Los Angeles leads best-of-seven quarter-final 2-1.)FIRST PERIOD — 1. Los Angeles, White (1) (LeBlanc, Crashley) 4:33; 2. Los Angeles, Speck (1) (Sutherland, Crashley) 5:39; 3. Los Angeles, Odrowski (1) 7:14; 4. Houston, McCallum (2) (Hoekstra, Hughes) 7:59; 5. Houston, MacDonald (3) (LaBossiere, Smith) 12:31. Penalties — Gilmore LA 1:14, Grierson H 4:18, Popiel H 5:32. Crashley LA 8:02, McCaskill LA 17:35.SECOND PERIOD — No scor mg. Penalties — Mortson H, Niekamp LA 7:16.THIRD PERIOD — No scoring Penalties — Popiel H 4:19, Mortson H, Niekamp LA 9:28, Mortson H, Odrowski LA 14:05.Shots on goal by Houston 7 12 12—31Los Angeles 10 13 5—28Goal — McLeod, Houston; Gillow, Los Angeles.Attendance—4,788.