SEATTLE - This is not where the Sounders wanted to be. Esa Lindell Jersey .We talked about three scenarios: winning the game, tying the game and worst case is getting out of there with a 1-0 loss against us, Seattle midfielder Brad Evans said.Worst case it was. The Sounders lost the first leg of the MLS Cup Western Conference finals 1-0 in Los Angeles a week ago. The second leg is Sunday in Seattle.It could have gone both ways, Evans said. We had a number of chances to score. They had better of the possession and counter attacks that were dangerous but that always happens against them and I thought we held firm defensively.Seattles only other appearance in the Western Conference finals came in 2012 when it came home for the second leg against Los Angeles facing a 3-0 deficit.The Galaxy are trying to extend the professional career of Landon Donovan for one more week and erase the memory of last years Western Conference final when they let a 1-0 lead against Real Salt Lake slip away.If the Galaxy play as well as they did in the first leg last Sunday, they likely will be playing for a fifth league championship at home.It just creates an environment around our club where were focused on winning championships, and were a couple of games away from doing that, Los Angeles coach Bruce Arena said during a conference call this week. Were on the same page. We believe that thats a charge of our club: to win championships, and our focus each and every year is on the MLS Cup.Seattle — trying to become the first team to win the MLS Cup, Supporters Shield and U.S. Open Cup in the same season — could force extra time with a 1-0 win in regulation. But any goal by the Galaxy would make a Seattle comeback even more difficult thanks to the implementation of road goals as a tiebreaker in the MLS playoffs this season.Seattle certainly didnt have problems scoring in the regular season. The Sounders scored the second-most goals in the league (65), but in the playoffs their only goal came on a header by Osvaldo Alonso in the first leg of the conference semifinals against Dallas.Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins have been silenced in the post-season, although the pair created a number of opportunities — in the semifinals against Dallas and last weekend against the Galaxy.The Sounders need to make sure that when Oba and Clint push forward, were supporting them, Evans said. We tend to sit back, work really hard defensively and watch these guys take off because we know that theyre going to get something out of it.Seattle will try to match what it did against Los Angeles in the regular-season finale, a result that clinched the Supporters Shield. Two goals by Marco Pappa in the final 15 minutes brought a 2-0 home victory. That same score Sunday would put Seattle in the league championship game for the first time. Brett Ritchie Jersey . 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Devan Dubnyk turned aside 32 shots in the win. Alex Ovechkin tallied a goal and three assists, Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist and Nicklas Backstrom contributed with three helpers for the Capitals, who have been outscored 8-2 in the third period during a four-game losing streak. Sometimes, I get the feeling we want to playing just as hard as we need to. And that is not how I operate. Thats not how you win in this league, said Washington coach Barry Trotz. We have good people in that room, he said. Good talent. You are going to go through some rough patches. You dont find out a lot when things are going really smooth. But you find out a lot and grow a lot when things arent going really smooth. Troy Brouwer, Joel Ward and John Carlson also scored, while Justin Peters allowed all six goals in defeat. After a battle along the boards in the corner, Gagner put the Coyotes ahead 3:05 into the third with a well-placed shot over the shoulder of Peters in tight for a 4-3 lead. The Coyotes added to their lead just over a minute later. Doan hopped on a loose puck after Ovechkin mishandled it near the blue line and snapped a shot over Peters glove. Doan entered the Capitals zone on a 2-on-1 with Rieder, who took a pass and wristed home a shot for a 6-3 advantage. In his first NHL game, he drew two penalties, scored a goal. Wasnt intimidated by the situation one bit, Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said of Rieder. Thats whaat we saw in training camp. Jamie Oleksiak Jersey. He is a good, young player who plays a smart game. Washington went on the power play and pulled the netminder. Ovechkin sent a pass to Ward in the slot. The puck tipped off Wards stick and the skate of an opposing defenseman before finding the back of the net with 1:53 to play. With the goalie pulled again, Ovechkin fired a shot wide and Brouwer was there to tap the puck into the wide-open net to cap the scoring with 27 seconds remaining. Vermette opened the scoring 7:14 into the first with a wrister on the power play. Washington answered with three straight first-period goals. Wilson tipped Ovechkins shot from the left point through his legs and over Dubnyks glove for a 1-1 game 49 seconds later. Backstrom took the puck up the right side and dished the puck to Carlson, who wristed a shot over the shoulder of Dubnyk to give Washington the lead close to the midway point. The Capitals padded their lead with a power-play marker. Mike Green dished the puck to Ovechkin, who blasted a shot past Dubnyk from the top of the left circle with 3:51 to play in the first. It was all Coyotes in the middle stanza. Stones ripped a shot past the blocker of Peters just as a power play expired to make it a 3-2 game 4:04 into the frame. Arizona tied the game with 3.7 seconds left in the second after Ovechkin took a high-sticking penalty. 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