Playing the first of six home games in Lewiston, Portland shows some firepower in a 7-4 win.

Portland, which opens the season Saturday, will feature players picked to play a defensive style.

Portland loses 4-3 in its second preseason game, and faces the Monarchs again Monday.

After serving as an understudy to New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundquist for the past three seasons, Chad Johnson is prepared to do some mentoring of his own. “The key thing for me is obviously to play well and win games, but it’s also important that I help develop the younger goaltenders here,” said the […]