Portland stumbled out of the gate, giving up three first period goals in a 5-1 loss at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Mark Mancari and
Chris Butler assisted on Mathieu Darche's third period tally, but at that point the paint was already drying on the Pirates' second consecutive loss.
Jhonas Enroth made 20 saves, dropping his record to 8-3-2.
The Rundown:
Butler: 1A, -2
Mancari: 1A, -2
Schutz: even
Gragnani: -1
Kostka: -1
Kennedy: -2
Hunter: 1 SOG
Weber: 5-for-fighting
Whitmore: -1
Zagrapan: -1