Early Collapse Sinks Pirates Against Icecats ; Worcester Breaks Out to a 3-0 Lead in the First Period and Portland Fails to Recover, Taking a 4-0 Loss.

Portland Press Herald › March 20, 2004

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Portland tumbled further from the playoffs after a 4-0 washout by the Worcester IceCats Friday night, a game that could hardly have unravelled much worse for the skidding Pirates.

Portland, 2-8 in its last 10 games, is making costly defensive miscues at the most critical juncture of the season and lacks the defensive identity that kept it afloat this year.

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Early Collapse Sinks Pirates Against Icecats ; Worcester Breaks Out to a 3-0 Lead in the First Period and Portland Fails to Recover, Taking a 4-0 Loss.

The first goal Portland allowed was unlucky, but the second and third ones were direct results of opponents hanging around the crease at will. Portlan...

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