PORTLAND, Ore. -- Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando had seven saves for his sixth shutout of the season in a 0-0 draw with the Portland Timbers on Friday night.
Portland's Donovan Ricketts made three saves to also get his sixth shutout.
Salt Lake (14-8-11) moved two points ahead of FC Dallas for third place in the Western Conference.
The Timbers (11-9-13) pulled into a tie with Vancouver for the fifth and final playoff spot in the West. Portland has one game remaining, while the Whitecaps have two.
In the 61st minute, Rimando stopped a shot by Diego Valeri and dove to block the rebound attempt by Darlington Nagbe. Rimando made a diving save 15 minutes later on a header by Noberto Paparatto.
Ricketts made a fine save of his own in the 39th minute, getting down quickly to push away a header by Robbie Findley.