dˈuː tə ðə fˈɔːɹfɪt, ðɪ ˈaɪləndɚz ˈɛntɚd ðə fˈaɪnəl sˈɪɹiz ʌvðə sˈiːzən wˈʌn ɐ hˈæf ɡˈeɪmz ɐhˈɛd ʌvðə tækˈoʊmə ɪnðə wˈɛstɚn dᵻvˈɪʒən, bˌʌt ðə twˈɪnz wˈʌn θɹˈiː stɹˈeɪt æt hˈoʊm ˌoʊvɚ spoʊkˈæn ænd həwˈaɪiː lˈɔst tˈuː æt hˈoʊm tə sˌækɹəmˈɛntoʊ, sˌoʊ tækˈoʊmə wʌzɐ ɡˈeɪm ˌʌp wɪð wˈʌn ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ.
Due to the forfeit, the Islanders entered the final series of the season  1½ games ahead of the Tacoma in the Western Division, but the Twins won three straight at home over Spokane and Hawaii lost two at home to Sacramento, so Tacoma was a game up with one remaining.