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For Vancouver Whitecaps it is pretty much a must-win game. As the Caps take to the pitch at BC Place on Sunday against the worst club in Major League Soccers Western Conference, they know anything less than three points against Chivas USA will see their push for the playoffs hit a major roadblock. Its so tight in the Western Conference that the loss to LA Galaxy at BC Place last weekend saw the Whitecaps drop to seventh in the standings, when a win would have been enough to move up to second. While they will still not be far away from the playoff positions even if they lose on Sunday, the fact is they must make home advantage count. After Sundays game the Whitecaps will have eight matches remaining of which five will be on the road – and thats where the problem lies. The Whitecaps have been excellent at home this season, but have struggled to find a winning formula away from BC Place. If theyre to make the playoffs, they cant rely on going to Dallas, San Jose, Montreal, Seattle and Colorado, and picking up the points they will need. They can probably gain a few points on their travels, but not likely enough, and that puts massive pressure on the remaining home games. Saturdays loss against the defending champions LA Galaxy was a bitter blow because the Whitecaps actually played pretty well, especially in the second half. It was the same story when Philadelphia inflicted the Caps first home loss of the season in late July, when Vancouver had the better of the chances – despite being down to 10 men – but were unable to get anything out of the game. Against LA, the Whitecaps looked much more dangerous in the second half when they switched to a 4-4-2 formation. The 4-3-3 wasnt effective enough going forward in the first 45 minutes, with the Galaxys well organized defence difficult to break down. But after half time it was a different story when the Caps were able to use the width of the pitch and really stretch LA, carving out a number of excellent chances. If it wasnt for a world class save from Galaxy goalkeeper Jaime Penedo, Vancouver would have taken at least a point. So now it is imperative that Martin Rennies men are able to make their chances count against Chivas on Sunday. It will be interesting to see how Rennie decides to fill the void left by Nigel Reo-Cokers suspension. I expect he will probably stick with the 4-3-3 formation despite finding success following the switch against LA. With Daigo Kobayashi struggling to influence games in an attacking midfield role, one option would be to move Kenny Miller into that position – a role he played in preseason. During the first half on Saturday, Matt Watson was deployed in a midfield role and while he brought athleticism and mobility to the midfield, he lacks the creative edge needed to break teams down. In the long term, the attacking midfield position is one the Whitecaps need to upgrade by looking elsewhere for help. I understand the search is well underway and although it is still in the very early stages, the club has already zeroed in on a target. The Whitecaps should be boosted by the return of their leading scorer Camilo on Sunday. He was on the bench against the Galaxy after missing training with an injury, but he should be available against Chivas. The Brazilians availability would make a big difference for the Caps who didnt see enough of an impact from his replacement Darren Mattocks against LA. When it came down to the final run-in last year, the Whitecaps limped over the line after a dramatic dip in form during the closing weeks of the season. Its now just one win in six for Vancouver, but they are playing much better than they were a year ago. They are more settled as a team and look much more capable of securing the results they need in order to qualify for the playoffs for a second straight season, but they must ensure Sundays match isnt another letdown. For once, the performance doesnt really matter – at home against Chivas USA, a win is the only acceptable outcome for a team with postseason aspirations. Custom New York Jets Jerseys . The freestyle skier from Calgary finished sixth in the qualification round with a total of 82.00 points. Groenewoud won a silver medal at the X Games last month, just over five weeks after undergoing double knee surgery. Sam Darnold Jersey . -- A.J. Burnett was happy to escape from New York. http://www.authenticnyjetspro.com/Dennis-byrd-jets-jersey/. The midfielder had an operation on Saturday, and is set to miss seven Premier League games, the third round of the FA Cup and the semifinals of the League Cup. Jamal Adams Jersey .D. 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Nathan MacKinnon had the other shootout goal and Nick Holden scored his first goal of the season.We wanted it tonight. We need to want it more than the other team, said Matt Duchene, who had one of the shootout goals to go with one in regulation. Thats what we did last year. Its been tough at times this year, thats when you really have to be a man and step up and make it happen.Reto Berra had 33 saves through overtime in his first start in six games.Its an important win for us. We had a great game, an outstanding start of the game, coach Patrick Roy said. We were outstanding with 12 shots in the first 10 minutes. Plenty of good chances and looks at the net and their goalie had plenty of good saves.That was overshadowed by Winniks injury suffered when he collided with Avalanche defenceman Jan Hejda near the Colorado blue line. He fell awkwardly on the right side of his head and shoulder and flipped onto his front. He lay motionless while trainers from both teams secured him on a backboard and took him off the ice.The team reported on Twitter that Winnik was alert and moving all of his extremities while being examined by the team doctor. The team said Winnik was not transported to the hospital but he did not return.That was one of the most scary things Ive been a part of and watched live, Toronto defenceman Dion Phaneuf said. Anytime a teammate gets hurt its something that effects you, but when you see the stretcher come out and hes motionless thats something you dont want to go through as a team. Were really happy to see him uup walking around and he seems to be fine.ddddddddddddTyler Bozak scored in regulation and had Torontos only goal in the shootout. Phil Kessel and Richard Panik also scored for the Maple Leafs.Duchene gave Colorado a 3-2 lead with a wraparound goal at 11:45 of the third. Toronto pulled goalie Jonathan Bernier with 1:29 left and Panik scored 16 seconds later on a shot off defenceman Nate Guenins skate to send it to overtime.Bernier finished with 31 saves.It seems like thats our luck this year, Duchene said. We do so much to score and we cant get anything to go, we only get a few to go and they pull the goalie and we have guys in great position and it hits (Guenins skate) and goes in. It was going four feet wide.Winniks injury came immediately after Holden scored 31 seconds into the game to give the Avalanche an early lead for the second straight game.Toronto was able to overcome Winniks injury and get back in the game. Kessel tied it with his seventh of the season when he batted a puck out of the air and past Berra with 3:40 left in the period.The next few shifts youre trying to get back into it, Phaneuf said.Bozak gave Toronto the lead when he scored a power-play goal at 4:43 of the second. Colorado had killed off 29 consecutive penalties before Bozaks tally. Tanguay responded a minute later when he got a stretch pass from Zach Redmond behind the Maple Leafs defence and beat Bernier on a breakaway.Toronto controlled play in the final minutes of the second. The Leafs nearly scored when the puck went under Berra and stopped in the crease but was lost under a pile of bodies.Toronto then held the puck in Colorados zone for nearly two minutes but couldnt score.Toronto lost defenceman Jake Gardiner later in the first when he took a puck off his right leg and missed the rest of the game. Team officials said he suffered a lower body injury.He has a deep bone bruise. Its not broken, Carlyle said. Hit him in the spot with equipment.NOTES: The NHL suspended Toronto RW Carter Ashton for 20 games without pay on Thursday after failing a drug test. Based on his salary, Ashton will forfeit $169,185. ... Avalanche D Brad Stuart (hamstring) will miss at least two weeks. ... Maple Leafs D Morgan Rielly was scratched. ... Colorado RW Daniel Briere was a healthy scratch for the fifth straight game. 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