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MONTREAL -- The Montreal Impact will have to find their legs and make the most of a short turnaround. Chase Daniel Bears Jersey . After a midweek loss at Real Salt Lake, the last-place Impact will be on just two days rest when they welcome the Portland Timbers to Saputo Stadium on Sunday, Montreals third game in eight days. Listen to the Impact vs. Timbers live on TSN Radio 690 Montreal today at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Impact are coming off a fourth consecutive defeat -- their longest losing streak in a single Major League Soccer season -- after conceding two second-half goals to RSL forward Olmes Garcia en route to a 3-1 loss. Last Saturday, the Impact squandered an early lead, giving up two second-half strikes from distance in a 2-1 defeat against the Columbus Crew. "Obviously, weve got to assess how our guys are feeling" said Impact manager Frank Klopas after Thursdays loss in Utah. "We had to play on the west coast, and then we have to play Sunday at home against a team thats just waiting and resting. Its about getting guys in the right moment. Right now the mentality is going to be to do whatever we have to do to get a result." The Impact (3-11-5) played with just 10 men for the final half hour on Thursday after midfielder Issey Nakajima-Farran was shown a straight red card in the 65th minute for a studs-up challenge deemed too dangerous by referee Drew Fischer. Nakajima-Farran will miss the game versus Portland as a result of the suspension. The Timbers have won three of their last five MLS road games. Sitting seventh in the Western Conference and just three points out of a playoff spot, Portland (5-6-9) will be looking to build on last weeks 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids, which ended the Timbers four-game winless run. "That really felt like a good step in the right direction," Timbers midfielder and Canadian international Will Johnson told the teams website on Friday. "Its just a good opportunity for us to continue momentum. I like our road form right now. I like how we feel. Weve gone to really tough stadia and gotten good results." Montreal and Portland have faced off just twice since the Impact joined MLS in 2012. The Timbers lost on both occasions -- 2-0 on the road at Olympic Stadium in 2012, and 2-1 at Providence Park in 2013. After Sunday, the teams will not meet again this season. "Were excited for the challenge," said defender Michael Harrington from Portland on Friday. "If we can rattle off two wins in a row, it will be great for the team morale. It will be a test. They have some good players, some tricky players up top that well have to deal with in the back." Johnson added that the Timbers will have to respect Montreal, despite its record. "We have to be careful," added Johnson, whose team has 24 points from 20 games this season. "Weve had a few good wins this year and we felt that we could really get on a run, and we havent taken advantage of that. The guys know that its time. There are no more second chances. The table is getting tight. Every game from here on in is very important, and every point is valuable." Montreal, which has been at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings since April. 5., has yet to beat a Western Conference opponent this season (0-5-1). The Impact have scored an MLS-low 19 goals this year, and have not found the back of the net more than once in a game since June 29. The team is tied for the fewest wins this season, and their minus-15 goal differential is second worst in MLS behind only the Houston Dynamo. The Timbers, meanwhile, are tied for third in the league with 32 goals, and have scored 11 times on the road. Argentinian forward Maximiliano Urruti, who leads the Timbers with eight goals this season, will be looking to score in back-to-back contests for just the second time this year. Portland is also known for getting off to a fast start, having scored a league-high six goals in the opening 15 minutes of games. "Were playing another good team that has a lot of quality in the final third," said Klopas, who has yet to beat the Timbers in three opportunities as a head coach (0-2-1). "They are a good possession team. But right now, its about doing whatever its going to take to get a result, and that kind of mentality." After starting the game against Real Salt Lake on the bench, striker Jack McInerney could be back in the starting lineup on Sunday. McInerney has not scored in his last four games. Goalkeeper Troy Perkins, who played 51 games with the Timbers between 2011 and 2012, could also be back in the starting 11 after backup keeper Evan Bush conceded a total five goals in consecutive losses. Perkins was acquired by the Impact in 2012 in exchange for Donovan Ricketts. Notes: Impact captain Patrice Bernier will make his 150th career appearance for the club on Sunday. à Defender Eric Miller (hamstring) and midfielder Gorka Larrea (hamstring) are both questionable. à Of defender Heath Pearces two career goals, one was a game-winner against the Timbers in 2012. à Montreal has yet to lose at home when scoring first (3-0-2). à Klopas men open their 2014-2015 Champions League campaign when the team welcomes El Salvadors FAS to Saputo Stadium on Aug. 8. James Daniels Bears Jersey . Seth Smith hit a towering drive for a tying homer leading off the eighth and Chris Denorfia singled home two runs to give the Padres a 3-1 victory against the rival Dodgers in baseballs North American opener Sunday night. Taylor Gabriel Jersey . John Albert Elway, 24, was booked into jail early Saturday morning after an incident near a college campus in downtown Denver, according to jail records. http://www.bearsrookiestore.com/Bears-Aaron-Lynch-Jersey/ . Villarreals victory in Valencia kept it in fourth place and in control of Spains last Champions League spot. Uche broke free in the area in the 10th minute and was brought down by goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who was shown a direct red card.MONTREAL – The New York Rangers took a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Final with a 3-1 over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 on Monday at the Bell Centre. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stood tall with 41 saves between the pipes, but it was defenceman Ryan McDonagh who got the first star of the game as he had a goal and an assist and now has two goals and four assists for six points in two games. With a big series lead and a chance of wrapping up the series back at Madison Square Garden, the young blueliner was surprisingly low-key considering his performance in Games 1 and 2. "Just everybody else around me," he answered when asked what the key to his recent offensive success has been. "You cant have that success without your teammates doing what they need to do and getting you the puck in certain situations. "It was great fore-checking on my goal and simple play by Dom [Domenic Moore] to find me. You play like that and good things will happen. It was great passing by Richie [Brad Richards] on the power play and then just simple plays by everyone. Everybodys really contributing and its showing on the scoreboard." McDonagh now has nine points in 16 games in the playoffs, but six of those have come in the last two. "I was just trying to be a little bit simpler out of my zone," said McDonagh, who - as Montreal fans know all too well now - was drafted 12th overall by the Canadiens at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. "If I have a second or two to make a direct pass, make it. But I was just looking for stick blades too much at times and its tight checking in the playoffs so you want to make sure that youre not giving forwards an opportunity to grind you in your own zone. So the simplle plays will work a lot in the playoffs and Ive been able to make good reads and thats helped me. Allen Robinson Jersey. " McDonaghs teammates have noticed the changes as well and are happy the hard work is paying off for their teammate. "The last bunch of games hes been getting better and better," said blueliner Marc Staal. "Obviously, we need that offence from the back end and hes really providing it right now. But its also the little things hes doing. "He works so hard on his defensive game and is so hard on his stick out there. Hers smart in his own zone and that cause us to have a lot of offense from it and obviously on the powerplay thats huge too. That hard work is paying off." Head coach Alain Vigneault echoed Staals assessment and credited McDonaghs defensive game - which in turn has led to more offence. "Both go hand in hand," he explained. "Like when Ryans gap is good and, obviously, hes got tough matchups because hes always playing against the other teams best line. "When his gap is good and hes battling hard in his one-on-ones, usually the offensive part of his game is there, and its been very good the last two games." James Murphy is a freelance reporter who also writes for NHL.com, the Boston Herald and XNsports.com. He covered the Boston Bruins/NHL for last 11 seasons writing for ESPNBoston.com, ESPN.com, NHL.com, NESN.com, the Boston Metro, Insidehockey.com and Le Hockey Magazine. Murphy also currently hosts the radio show "Murphys Hockey Law" heard Saturdays 9-11 AM ET on Sirius/XM NHL Network Radio and 4-6 PM ET on Websportsmedia.com. In addition to that, he is a regular guest TSN 690 in Montreal and Sirius/XM NHL Network Radio as well as a hockey analyst on CTV Montreal. Cheap Baltimore Orioles Gear Cheap Boston Red Sox Gear Cheap New York Yankees Gear Cheap Tampa Bay Rays Gear Cheap Toronto Blue Jays Gear Cheap Chicago Cubs Gear Cheap Milwaukee Brewers Gear Cheap Pittsburgh Pirates Gear Cheap Cincinnati Reds Gear Cheap St. Louis Cardinals Gear Cheap Arizona Diamondbacks Gear Cheap Colorado Rockies Gear Cheap Los Angeles Dodgers Gear Cheap San Diego Padres Gear Cheap San Francisco Giants Gear ' ' '