VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps arent mathematically in must-win territory a€” its just starting to feel that way. Sony Michel Stitched Jersey . With five games to go in Major League Soccers regular season, the club sits two points behind the Portland Timbers for the final Western Conference playoff spot after a demoralizing 3-0 road loss to their Pacific Northwest rivals last weekend. The Whitecaps have slid down the standings in dramatic fashion thanks to a stretch of just three wins in their last 17 games. Heading into Saturdays matchup with Real Salt Lake, they know time is starting to run out on a season that began with such promise. You can watch the game live at 7pm et/4pm pt.on TSN2 and TSN GO. You can listen to the match on TSN 1410 and tsnradiovancouver.ca, with pregame coverage beginning at 5pm et/2pm pt. You can also catch the post-match show immediately following the game live from Doolins Irish pub live on TSN 1410. The last month, month and a half have been must wins and weve let ourselves down, said defender Jordan Harvey. We have to go back to fundamentals, go back to what were good at a€” at home in particular a€” and get three points. Apart from Vancouvers eye-popping run of form since June, the Whitecaps have scored just two goals from open play in their last nine games, a well-documented trend that must be reversed. What weve been talking about this whole week is getting the intensity back a€” that hunger, that desire a€” to go and play and to give (your) best effort, said Canadian midfielder Russell Teibert. We cant say that were going to win, but we can say that were going to be the hardest working team on that day. The Timbers play an early start at Toronto FC on Saturday so the Whitecaps should know where they stand by the time their game kicks off at 4 p.m. local time. Maybe (Toronto striker Jermain) Defoes back and he can bang in four goals, quipped Vancouver head coach Carl Robinson, who played three seasons at TFC. But the Welshman added the result at BMO Field wont matter much if the Whitecaps (8-8-13) dont keep up their end of the bargain against Real Salt Lake (13-6-10), which is 10 points ahead of Vancouver in the West. Listen, weve got to take care of our own business. We didnt take care of our own business (last week) because we werent at the levels we need to be, said Robinson. They get bigger and bigger as you get into the final few games of the season. Theres no room for error at all now. Against Portland we were disappointed with the performance, as well as the result. We cant be disappointed Saturday because its a game we need to win. The lack of goals from Vancouvers young strikers a€” namely Darren Mattocks, Erik Hurtado, Kekuta Manneh and Sebastian Fernandez a€” has been compounded by the fact that the Whitecaps seem to sag when theyre scored against, as was the case last weekend. You cant always score the first goal. I think when we do were a different team, but if we concede weve got to have strong mental characters, said Robinson, in first season at the helm. Even though were a young group, it doesnt matter. Weve got to deal with disappointment better. We havent done that enough this year. Its been mentioned a couple of times in the meetings weve had that we need to deal with it. Whitecaps goalkeeper David Ousted said given the situation, his team must play its remaining games as if the playoffs have already started. We need to get into that mentality. At home against a good team, we need to see if we can grind out a win, said Ousted. We all got together and we know what has to happen these next five games. Its upping the intensity, upping the discipline, (and) doing all the little things right. The Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake have played to a pair of hard-fought draws in Utah this season and Teibert said Saturdays encounter shouldnt be any different. We have a great rivalry with this team and its been growing each time that weve played against them, said the Niagara Falls, Ont., native. I know they try to get in our heads and were trying to get in theirs. Its going to be not only a physical battle, but a mental battle as well. Real Salt Lake comes in needing a point to clinch a playoff spot and boasts a lineup that includes striker Joao Platas 13 goals and a midfield anchored by veteran U.S. international Kyle Beckerman. Theyre obviously a quality team. Theyve shown that here in B.C. Place, said Harvey. We have to be aware of their good players and their attacking threat. (But) at home, its usually all about us. If we come with the right mentality, score early and play fluid ... I think well get three points. Real Salt Lake head coach Jeff Cassar, who hinted this week he might not play all of his starters because of the artificial surface, expects the Whitecaps to come out flying in a game they need. Theyre not going to sit back, Cassar told his clubs official website. They need points. Theyre at home. They have to get three points. Vancouver doesnt sit back too much. Well, they tend to sit back a little bit, but their front three tend to stay a little bit higher. If were organized as were building up, I think we can shut that down. If the visitors can manage that, the Whitecaps playoff hopes will become even more tenuous. Keion Crossen Stitched Jersey . “The shootout, theres nothing wrong with it, I think its an exciting part of the game but its just one small aspect,” said Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman. “Its a skill exhibition. 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DeLuca led all Oceanic skaters in shots on net with five, while Mooseheads Matt Murphy, MacKenzie Weegar and Brent Andrews had five shots apiece. --- SEA DOGS 5 TITAN 3 BATHURST, N.B. -- Oliver Cooper scored two goals to lead Saint John over the Titan. Jason Cameron and Nathan Noel had a goal and an assist apiece for the Sea Dogs (17-32-4), and Nicolas Hebert scored the other. Scott Oke had a goal and an assist for Acadie-Bathurst (17-33-6), and Nicholas Blanchard and Matthew Boudrea each scored once. Christopher Smith made 26 saves for the victory while his Titan counterpart Jacob Brennan stopped 24 shots. --- ARMADA 5 ISLANDERS 2 CHARLOTTETOWN -- Danick Martel scored two and assisted on another as the visiting Armada toppled the Islanders. Christopher Clapperton and Nikita Jevpalovs had a goal and an assist apiece for Blainville-Boisbriand (34-10-9) and Philippe Sanche added an empty-net goal at 17:554 of the third period. Cheap Patriots Jerseys. . Alexandre Goulet scored both goals for Charlottetown (17-32-5), who has now lost 11 in a row. Armada goaltender Samuel Montembeault made 28 saves. Eric Brassard stopped 27 shots in the losing effort. --- TIGRES 3 REMPARTS 2 (SO) QUEBEC CITY -- Jean-Francois Plante and Samuel Blais both scored in a shootout to lead Victoriaville to its 12th straight victory. Philippe Hudon scored two in regulation for the Tigres (28-19-6), while Angelo Miceli and Cameron Yarwood chipped in with assists on both goals. Quebec (31-14-9) got goals from Mikhail Grigorenko and Oliver Archambault, while outshooting the Tigres 40-31. Francois Tremblay turned aside 38 shots to pick up the victory. Callum Booth made 29 saves for the Remparts. --- FOREURS 4 SAGUENEENS 3 VAL-DOR, Que. -- Jeremie Frasers third-period goal held up as the winner as the Foreurs held off the Sagueneens. Anthony Mantha scored twice for Val-dOr (33-18-2), and Pierre-Maxime Poudrier added a goal and an assist. 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