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VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Whitecaps have cleared many hurdles in their four Major League Soccer seasons. Nike Shoes Black Friday Discount . One hedge that has continually tripped them up is playing the L.A. Galaxy on the road. Vancouver has never beaten the Galaxy at StubHub Center, where they have lost four times and been outscored 10-1. Catch the game on TSN starting at 10:30pm et/7:30pm pt. "Thanks for reminding me," coach Carl Robinson said with a grin this week after his team practised at the University of British Columbia. "Its got to change at some stage." The Whitecaps (2-1-2) are aware of the challenge they face when they play the Galaxy (1-1-1) Saturday in Carson, Calif. The team is packing a sense of confidence for the road trip. The Whitecaps have managed a win and tie against the Galaxy at B.C. Place Stadium. Saturdays game is another chance to measure themselves against one of MLSs perennial powerhouses. "Both sides have good competitors," said Vancouver captain Jay DeMerit. "Them being one of the better teams its a time for us to raise our game and really test ourselves and see how good we are. "That creates that battle sense." The Whitecaps are coming off their first defeat of the season, a 2-1 home loss to the Colorado Rapids last week. Vancouver led 1-0 but, playing one man down, gave up two goals in as many minutes to Rapids midfielder Jose Mari. "Those things happen and you move on," said DeMerit. "Knowing the calibre of team we are up against this weekend, that should excite us. That should take our focus and make sure we are preparing right. If we do the right things we can beat anyone in this league." The Whitecaps will be without midfielder Matias Laba who is suspended after picking up two yellow cards against Colorado. He could be replaced by Nigel Reo-Coker who missed two games after tripping over a bike rack and bashing his head. The 29-year-old from London was back practising with the team this week sporting an ugly scar on his head and a desire to get back on the pitch. "Im excited," said Reo-Coker, who started the first three games of the season. "When you sit out and watch one or two games its not nice. "Im someone who is used to competing." DeMerit said Reo-Coker makes the Whitecaps more abrasive. "Nigel brings a grit, he brings competitiveness, he brings a toughness in the tackle," he said. "He can really help us going forward when he gets the ball at this feet and drives at the defence." The Whitecaps have been a tale of two teams this year. Both their wins have come at home where they have outscored their opponents 7-4 in three matches. On the road Vancouver has managed two draws and just one goal. Robinson relishes the challenge the Galaxy present. "Were a young evolving team," said the first-year head coach. "It will be a good test to see where we are. "Its important we go on the road and try and dictate what we can, control ourselves, deal with them attacking wisely but putting a focus on us attacking." The Galaxy won their first match of the season with a 3-0 defeat of Chivas USA last week. Captain Robbie Keane scored his second goal of the season in the match. Keane has 36 goals and 22 assists in 58 MLS games since joining the Galaxy in 2011. Forward Landon Donovan needs just one goal to reach 135. That would make him the MLS all-time regular-season leader in goals scored. Whitecaps goalkeeper David Ousted said he doesnt want to be the answer to a trivia question. "It would be nice not to be that guy," said Ousted. "I am trying to keep a clean sheet so it doesnt matter who scores." Donovan has scored four goals against the Whitecaps, the most of any L.A. player. Keane and Donovan combine for a dangerous one-two punch, but defender Andy OBrien said its dangerous to focus on them because the Galaxy have plenty of other players able to deliver a knockout blow. "If you emphasize on Keane there are 11 players on the pitch," said OBrien, who has been a teammate with Keane on the Irish national team. "Not only does Robbie score goals he creates goals. "We need to close him down. He is one of a number of players theyve got that can score goals. From a defensive prospective you try to make life difficult for him and stick to it." DeMerit agreed the Whitecaps cant become too focused on just two Galaxy players. "One of their best qualities is they have a lot of interchangeable parts," he said. "You will see guys on the left end up on the right and guys in the centre on the left. "Guys have to make sure they are sticking with their jobs and their spots on the field. They are going to try to get us moving and change around. 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Kansas City became the first team in baseball history to win four extra-inning games in a single postseason on Friday, as Alex Gordon crushed a leadoff homer in the 10th and Mike Moustakas added the deciding two-run blast in the Royals 8-6 win.CALGARY - A couple of unlucky breaks prevented the Calgary Flames from potentially celebrating a victory Wednesday night.Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg each had a goal and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings built up a two-goal lead and survived a some close calls in the third period — including a shot that hit the post and a waved off goal — to beat Calgary 3-2.Its tough in here right now, said Flames captain Mark Giordano. I thought a couple breaks go the other way and we at least get it to overtime. We have to take some positives out of that.Riley Sheahan also scored for Detroit (22-10-9), which has won five of its last seven games. The Red Wings have won two of their first three games on a six-game road trip.Mason Raymond and Mikael Backlund scored for Calgary (21-17-3). The Flames are 3-2-0 with one game to go in a six-game homestand.This game is so fast, sometimes the game goes on your side, some other times, its just not there, said Flames coach Bob Hartley. The bottom line is we worked hard but we gave the first two goals. We missed assignments on those first two goals. We made it tough.Detroit took a 2-1 lead at 17:28 of the second period.Zetterberg started the sequence by beating Sean Monahan on a face-off deep in the Flames end, and finished it by firing an Abdelkader pass behind Jonas Hiller for his 10th of the season.For Zetterberg, playing in his 800th career game, thats 10 goals on the season — five of which have come in the last nine games.Its always nice to get goals nowadays. Obviously this game is a little bit more special, Zetterberg said. We played the way we wanted to and I think thats important. It was nice to see we bounced back after the Vancouver loss to win the last two games.The same trio struck again 2:03 into the third period to make it 3-1. Moving the puck around smartly on the power play, Gustav Nyquist set up Abdelkader at the corner of the goal crease.Staring at a wide open net, Abdelkaders initial shot rattled off the far post but it came right back to him and he buried his career-high 11th goal for the eventual winner.I probably had more time to sit it down and take it easy but I dont know why, I just decided to one-time it and luckily it came right back to me and I had a chance to put it in. So I can laugh about that one, said Abdelkader.Calgary cut the deficit to 3-2 on Backlunds short-handed goal at 5:13 of the third period. But despite coming on strong, Calgary could not get the game back to even.Nine seconds into a Detroit penalty, Jonathan Ericsson fired the puck over the glass. Wholesale Nike Shoes Black Friday. While replays showed it went straight out of play, the officials — without that benefit — huddled to discuss the play and did not assess a penalty.Flames defenceman T.J. Brodie hit the goal post shortly after.A Paul Byron goal with 1:20 left in the game was waved off because just seconds before, Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek had his helmet knocked off when Ericsson pushed Curtis Glencross into him.I dont know if he would have got over and made the save or had a chance on it but thats obviously a tough break to happen at that time in the game, said Giordano. Unfortunately, it probably cost us a goal tonight.Calgary did not take advantage of four power plays throughout the game. Ranked 26th entering the game, the Flames power play is 3 for 38 in its last 11 contests. Detroit entered the night ranked fourth in penalty killing.Our penalty kill was great tonight. We had some big kills, said Abdelkader, who was the player in the box for two of Calgarys four chances. Whether its penalty kill or power play, both of those can create equal momentum for you and that was no different tonight.Hiller entered the game halfway through the second period in relief of Karri Ramo. Making his first start since Dec. 16, a game in which he was pulled after four goals on 13 shots, Ramo again only made it halfway through the game.This time, Ramo had 12 saves and was locked in a 1-1 tie when he was injured in a collision with Raphael Diaz. Racing out of his crease to dive and knock the puck away from Drew Miller, Ramo was kneed in the head by Diaz, who was chasing after Miller. Ramo had to be helped off the ice.We should have more news tomorrow, said Hartley. Its sad for Karri because he worked so hard. He got sick before Christmas, lost a start at that time and he battled back. He seemed ready for tonights game.Back in the line-up after being scratched the past two games, Raymond gave the Flames a 1-0 lead 2:27 into the game. His shot from a sharp angle was stopped but the rebound came back to him and he circled behind the net and tucked in his first goal since Oct. 19.Raymond (shoulder) had missed 18 games before returning in early December. However, he found himself in the press box after being held without a point in 10 games.The Red Wings tied it at 7:58 when Sheahan burned down the wing, made a nice move to beat Deryk Engelland to the outside, then put a perfect shot over Ramos shoulder. ' ' '