Spokane took this one 3-1 in Portland, built on a goal in each period and a lead the Winterhawks never erased. The Chiefs scored first and finished the job in regulation, never trailing.
Spokane opened 0-1 through 20 minutes, and the middle frame went 1-1, leaving the visitors ahead 1-2 after two. The third belonged to Spokane, who added the only goal of the period to close it at 1-3.
The telling number: Portland managed one goal across sixty minutes and only in the second period, while Spokane found the net in all three. Scoring once per frame, with no answer from the hosts after the second, was the margin.