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Ita€?s must-win time for the Vancouver Whitecaps, as the club finds itself two points out of the final playoff spot in the MLS Western Conference heading into tonighta€?s match in Seattle. TSN1410 prematch coverage begins at 5:00, Pete Schaad and David Norman have the call at 7:00. The Whitecaps have won their past two matches after managing just three wins in a 14-match stretch from July to September, and find themselves two points back of Portland for the final playoff spot in the West with three matches to go. The Timbers jumped past Vancouver with a 3-0 win over San Jose on Wednesday. As a result, the Whitecaps (10-8-13) need to beat Seattle (19-9-3) in a place where the MLS-best Sounders have been very good this year. Seattle has lost just once at Century Link Field since the end of March, and is unbeaten at home in its past six matches. But the Whitecaps are past the stage of worrying about what their opponent might do. Carl Robinsona€?s team cannot afford to drop points at this stage of the season. We are running out of games, and its important that we respond appropriately the next upcoming games, Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson told reporters. We know we have a massive game against Seattle. Those are the games you want to play in. They are big games, and obviously the Cascadia Cup is on the line and we want to win. We will go there full of confidence, but it will be a tough game. If you play in England, you probably want to go and play at Old Trafford,a€? Robinson said. a€?If you play in Spain, you want to play at Real Madrid. And if you play in Germany you want to play at Bayern Munich. Wea€?ll be playing in front of 50-odd-thousand. Fantastic support, fantastic stadium, fantastic team. Theya€?re competing with LA most years for the Supportersa€? Shield, so we cana€?t ask any more.a€? Vancouvera€?s wins over Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas are the first back-to-back wins for the club since May. But the Caps have also struggled lately on the road, losing their past three away from home. The Whitecaps will be without midfielder Sebastian Fernandez and forward Darren Mattocks. Fernandez is serving a one-match suspension for yellow-card accumulation, while Mattocks in on international duties with the Jamaican National Team. . -- Jim Furyk was 10 shots worse and right where he wanted to be Saturday in the BMW Championship. .Balotelli uploaded on Instagram a picture of the video-game character Super Mario, with whom the Italy international shares a nickname, with text around the image including jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew. http://www.theredskinsprostore.com/Auth ... ns_Jersey/. Picard had a goal and two assists to help Canada improve to 2-0 at the tournament. Seven different players scored for the two-time defending champions. "Today all four lines played excellent," said head coach Laura Schuler. .com) - The Vancouver Canucks hope an upcoming stretch of home games will be enough to get the club into the postseason. . Team officials travelled to Los Angeles on Thursday night to meet with the free agent, a person with knowledge of the plans said.KELOWNA, B.C. -- Madison Bowey had two goals as the Kelowna Rockets edged the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-3 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action. Myles Bell scored once and set up two more for the Rockets (15-2-2), who extended their win streak to eight games, while Justin Kirkland had a goal and an assist. Ty Stanton, Miles Koules and Cole Sanford supplied the offence for the Tigers (15-5-3) and Hunter Shinkaruk chipped in with two assists. Kelownas Jordon Cooke made 33 saves for the win as Marek Langhamer stopped 28-of-32 shots in defeat. Both clubs went 0 for 2 on the power play. --- ICE 6 BLADES 1 SASKATOON -- Jaedon Descheneau had two goals and two assists as Kootenay handed the Blades their fifth loss in a row. Sam Reinhart scored once and set up two more for the Ice (12-10-2) while Matt Alfaro, Jon Martin and Ryan Chynoweth had the others. Nikita Scherbak scored for Saskatoon (9-14-3). Kelownas Wyatt Hoflin made 26 saves while Troy Trembley stopped 36-of-42 shots for the Blades. --- OIL KINGS 4 BRONCOS 2 EDMONTON -- Mitchell Moroz had two goals and an assist as the Oil Kings doubled up Swift Current. Reid Petryk and Curtis Lazar also scored for Edmonton (14-8-1). Graham Black and Brett Lernout replied for the Broncos (15-9-2) who lost in regulation for the first time in 11 outings, and Colby Cave assisted on both of his clubs goals. Tristan Jarry made 22 saves for the Oil Kings while Swift Currents Eetu Laurikainen turned away 34 shots in a losing cause. --- REBELS 4 HURRICANES 3 (OT) LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- Wyatt Johnson scored 1:20 into overtime as Red Deer edged the Hurricanes for its fourth straight victory. Evan Polei had a goal and an asisst for the Rebels (11-11-1) while Rhyse Dieno and Cole Chorney had the others. Tyler Wong, Brady Ramsay and Lenny Hackman scored for Lethbridge (3-17-4) and Macoy Erkamps tacked on two assists. Patrik Bartosak made 31 saves for Red Deer. Christopher Tai started in goal for the Hurricanes, but allowed two goals on six shots and found himself on the bench 11 minutes into the game. Corbin Boes made 27 saves in relief. --- WINTERHAWKS 7 BLAZERS 3 KAMLLOOPS, B.ddddddddddddC. -- Chase De Leo and Brendan Leipsic each had a pair of goals as Portland toppled the Blazers. Nicolas Petan and Taylor Leier had a goal and an assist apiece for the Winterhawks (17-5-2) and Derrick Pouliot had a single goal. Chase Souto scored twice for Kamloops (6-14-3), losers of five in a row, and Cole Ully added the other. Portlands Brendan Burke made 33 saves for the win, and Bolton Pouliot stopped 36 shots for the Blazers. --- GIANTS 5 AMERICANS 2 VANCOUVER -- The Giants scored five times in the third period, including two goals on the power play, en route to defeating Tri-City. Carter Popoff had a goal and two assists for Vancouver (10-11-3) while Tyler Morrison, Jackson Houck, Dalton Thrower and Cain Franson scored the others. Connor Rankin scored once for the Americans (13-10-2) and set up Brian Williams goal as well. Payton Lee only had to make 16 saves for the win as Eric Comrie stopped 24 shots in defeat. --- COUGARS 3 SILVERTIPS 1 EVERETT, Wash. -- Brett Zarowny turned away 34 shots as Prince George downed the Silvertips. Chase Witala scored twice for the Cougars (9-13-4) while Troy Bourkes goal stood up as the winner. Joshua Winquist scored the lone goal for Everett (15-4-4), which lost in regulation for the first time in eight games. Austin Lotz stopped 14 shots for the Silvertips. --- PATS 3 CHIEFS 2 (SO) SPOKANE, Wash. -- Boston Leier scored the only goal of the shootout as Regina slipped past the Chiefs. Dyson Stevenson and Dryden Hunt scored in regulation for the Pats (12-11-0). Adam Helewka and Mike Aviani responded for Spokane (15-7-0) and Reid Gow had two assists. Dawson MacAuley stopped 29 shots for Regina while Garret Hughson made 31 saves for the Chiefs. --- THUNDERBIRDS 3 ROYALS 1 VICTORIA -- Danny Mumaugh made 24 saves as Seattle beat the Royals to halt a six-game losing skid. Justin Hickman, Jaimen Yakubowski and Roberts Lipsbergs scored for the Thunderbirds (12-8-3) and Branden Troock had two assists. Victoria (13-10-1) got its lone goal from Austin Carroll. Coleman Vollrath turned back 24-of-26 shots for the Royals. --- ' ' '