Loss

At no time in the Winterhawks' 5-1 victory were the Americans in the game. Portland scored less than 5 minutes into the contest and controlled it throughout.

"We got outworked and outclassed," said Ams coach Jim Hiller. "They scored one early, we gave them a couple of odd-man rushes, and they made some nice plays and scored two goals.

"We didn't make good decisions in the back with the puck and we didn't forecheck," Hiller said. "It's very disappointing. We didn't play with the same passion that we did at home. You have to bring that passion on the road."  (Examiner)

I blame the uncertainty surrounding the 20-year-old situation, that's gotta be heavy on their minds.