Whitecaps look to shake bad luck, Quakes in playoff showdown

Relying on the rub of the green worked for the Whitecaps for so long this season, it really did feel like the bounces wouldn’t stop.
And with five games left in the 2017 Major League Soccer regular season, it looked like the Caps had done enough to earn a first-round playoff bye. Five, maybe six points looked like the ticket to a surprising first- or second-place spot.
But they hit the wall. Their pushing playing style wasn’t delivering enough goals.
The Caps picked up just four poin