After three games on the road where they won a pair after dropping on, the Portland Winterhawks headed home to begin a five-game homestand.
Portland faced a team that is expected to be near the top of the US Division in the Everett Silvertips in their home opener.
Portland electrified the home crowd just over two minutes into the game with a James Stefan ringer set up by Gabe Klassen and Diego Buttazoni. 12 minutes later while on the powerplay, the tandem of Klassen to Stefan put the Hawks up by a pair.
The Hawks started early in the second as Jack O’Brien capitalized on a Josh
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