Robert Snodgrass believes Scotland should target at least four points from their next two World Cup qualifying games if they as they are to have a realistic hope of laying their 20-year World Cup absence to rest. Jakub Voracek Flyers Jersey . The Hull City midfielder claimed a hat-trick in the opening Group F qualifier against Malta and is preparing for games against Lithuania and Slovakia in the next seven days. With England also in the qualifying section, Snodgrass says there is no room for slip-ups if Scotland are to reach the finals for the first time since 1998. Four points is the target, yes, Snodgrass said. I think focusing on the two games, we need to get off to a good start on Saturday. Itll be something different for us with a Saturday night game with a full crowd so were looking forward to it. Snodgrass scores the fifth goal and completes his hat-trick in Malta I think itll be much like the Malta game and you need to be ruthless especially at home. We need to be patient in the game and be ruthless.The midfielder was out for 15 months before last months match in Valetta and he is looking forward to renewing acquaintance with the Tartan Army at Hampden Park on Saturday. Snodgrass celebrates scoring Scotlands third goal in Valetta Its special, he said. To be honest, its a great feeling, getting the chance to play for your country first and foremost but to be involved when youre doing well is great.Its a chance for me to show the home fans that Im back.You can watch Scotland tackle Slovakia, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Malta 1-5 Scotland Hutton ruled out for Scotland Dalglish: Not must-win for Scots McGhee: Paterson can deliver Bobby Clarke Jersey . -- The Grand Rapids Griffins scored three goals in 33 seconds of the second period en route to defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs 6-1 in American Hockey League action on Friday. Brian Propp Jersey . Reimer is winless (0-2-1) since returning from a six-week absence due to concussion-like symptoms. The Maple Leafs dropped a 4-2 decision to the hosting Washington Capitals on Friday. http://www.hockeyflyersauthentic.com/nolan-patrick-jersey/ . The move will give Hentgen the "time needed to support his family and his fathers current health issues," the Blue Jays said in a release. Hentgen spent 10 of his 14 big-league seasons with the Blue Jays, winning a Cy Young Award in 1996.TORONTO -- Brooklyn coach Jason Kidd tried to see the positives of the Nets 100-95 Game 2 loss to Toronto. "Were right where we want to be," he said in his pithy manner. "We had the opportunity to take the lead late in the game and we came up short." "Again its basketball," he added. "Sometimes they go in, sometimes they dont." They went in more for Toronto in the fourth quarter Tuesday night. The Raptors shot 75 per cent -- 12-of-16 -- in the final 12 minutes to even the NBA playoff series. After trailing 45-39 at the half, the Nets stepped it up to lead 66-64 at the end of the third quarter. Brooklyn led several times in the fourth and it was tied at 85-85 before Toronto pulled away. "We kind of took control there for a little bit," said New Jersey guard Deron Williams. "But we didnt do a good job on keeping them off the boards. And then we allow 36 points in that fourth quarter, which is way too high for us, somebody that prides themselves on defence and getting stops, especially down the stretch. We didnt do that tonight." Added veteran Paul Pierce: "We have to be better in the fourth quarter defensively." Down 79-78, the Nets sent in their shock troops of Kevin Garnett, Joe Johnson and Williams midway through the final quarter. Johnson had done his part in the third with 12 points to drag the Nets back into it. But this time they could not pull ahead as Torontos DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry stole the late show. Piercce, who scored nine of his 15 points in the final three minutes of Brooklyns 94-87 win Saturday, went 2-for-6 in the fourth quarter and finished 2-for-11 with seven points. Oskar Lindblom Flyers Jersey. "It happens," said Kidd, who was in definite glass-half-full mode. "There are a lot of positive things that weve done in these first two games so now we have to go home and protect home." Expect an equally loud and proud crowd at the Barclays Center on Friday. Toronto GM Masai Ujiris Brooklyn slur prior to Game 1 is not likely to be forgotten. Garnett, for one, wondered what kind of reception such potty talk might bring back home. There will be no shortage of resolve on the court. Tuesdays game saw players from both sides throw themselves on the floor to corral a loose ball before an opponent did, as well as one in which pretty much everyone objected to the officiating. The hand-wringing and pained body language would have done Marcel Marceau proud. Given both sides seemed equally irked, the officials probably went home happy. Toronto, which had 19 turnovers in Game 1, coughed up 21 in Game 2. Coach Dwane Casey attributed it to a young team trying to do too much too quickly. On the plus side, Toronto outrebounded Brooklyn 52-30. So the series switches to Brooklyn, with the veteran Nets looking to regain the lead over a young Raptors squad that continues to overachieve. The two have now played each other six times this season, with three wins apiece. "These two teams are very similar," said Kidd. ' ' '