This week around MLS Weeks Eight and Nine: Recapping all the games, goals and glory

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Over the past two Weeks, we’ve seen some teams show their true colors and others play below their talent levels. NYCFC and Atlanta show they are the best teams in the league, while former greats Toronto FC struggle in MLS play. New England and Vancouver have exceeded expectations early on, while teams like Chicago and Seattle have fallen off a bit. Any way you look at it, there’s been a lot of action, and plenty of movement in the league in this young 2018 season! Take a look back at all of the highlights from weeks eight and nine to get ready for all the action as the 2018 season hits double digits! week 10 starts tonight! This week around MLS Weeks Eight and Nine!

Week Eight:

Sporting Kansas City: 6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: 0

Montreal Impact: 3
Los Angeles Football Club: 5

Houston Dynamo: 5
Toronto FC: 1

New York Red Bulls: 1
Chicago Fire: 2

Columbus Crew SC: 2
New England Revolution: 2

Orlando City SC: 3
San Jose Earthquakes: 2

FC Dallas: 2
Philadelphia Union: 0

Real Salt Lake: 3
Colorado Rapids: 0

LA Galaxy: 0
Atlanta United FC: 2

Seattle Sounders FC: 3
Minnesota United FC: 1

Portland Timbers: 3
New York City FC: 0

Week 8 Goals

Week 8 Saves

Team of the week

Player of the week

Week 8 power rankings

Standings

Week Nine:

Vancouver Whitecaps FC: 2 (4-4-1)
Real Salt Lake: 0 ( 3-4-1 )

Atlanta United: 4 ( 6-1-1 )
Montreal Impact: 1 ( 2-6-0 )

Toronto FC: 2 ( 1-4-1 )
Chicago Fire: 2 ( 2-3-2 )

Philadelphia Union: 3 ( 2-3-2 )
DC United: 2 ( 1-4-2 )

Columbus Crew SC: 2 ( 4-3-2 )
San Jose Earthquakes: 1 ( 1-4-2 )

New England Revolution: 1 ( 4-2-2 )
Sporting Kansas City: 0 ( 5-2-2 )

Minnesota United FC: 2 ( 3-5-0 )
Houston Dynamo: 1 ( 2-3-2 )

LA Galaxy: 1 ( 3-4-1 )
New York Red Bulls: 2 ( 4-3-0 )

Colorado Rapids: 1 ( 2-3-2 )
Orlando City SC: 2 ( 5-2-1 )

New York City FC: 3 ( 6-1-2 )
FC Dallas: 1 ( 3-1-3 )

Los Angeles Football Club: 1 ( 5-2-0 )
Seattle Sounders FC: 0 ( 1-4-1 )

Week 9 Goals

Week 9 Saves

Team of the week

Player of the week

Week 9 power rankings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Points Overall Home Away
# Club PTS PPG GP W L T GF GA GD W-L-T W-L-T
1 New York City FC 20 2.22 9 6 1 2 19 10 9 4-0-0 2-1-2
2 Atlanta United FC 19 2.38 8 6 1 1 21 9 12 4-0-1 2-1-0
3 Orlando City SC 16 2 8 5 2 1 16 13 3 3-1-1 2-1-0
4 New England Revolution 14 1.75 8 4 2 2 13 8 5 3-1-1 1-1-1
5 Columbus Crew SC 14 1.56 9 4 3 2 13 10 3 3-1-1 1-2-1
6 New York Red Bulls 12 1.71 7 4 3 0 17 10 7 3-1-0 1-2-0
7 Chicago Fire 8 1.14 7 2 3 2 11 12 -1 1-2-1 1-1-1
8 Philadelphia Union 8 1.14 7 2 3 2 6 10 -4 2-1-2 0-2-0
9 Montreal Impact 6 0.75 8 2 6 0 10 21 -11 1-1-0 1-5-0
10 D.C. United 5 0.71 7 1 4 2 8 13 -5 1-0-1 0-4-1
11 Toronto FC 4 0.67 6 1 4 1 6 13 -7 1-1-1 0-3-0

Western Conference

Points Overall Home Away
# Club PTS PPG GP W L T GF GA GD W-L-T W-L-T
1 Sporting Kansas City 17 1.89 9 5 2 2 20 12 8 3-1-1 2-1-1
2 Los Angeles Football Club 15 2.14 7 5 2 0 17 13 4 1-0-0 4-2-0
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 13 1.44 9 4 4 1 10 17 -7 2-1-1 2-3-0
4 FC Dallas 12 1.71 7 3 1 3 10 6 4 2-0-3 1-1-0
5 LA Galaxy 10 1.25 8 3 4 1 10 13 -3 2-3-0 1-1-1
6 Real Salt Lake 10 1.25 8 3 4 1 9 16 -7 3-1-0 0-3-1
7 Minnesota United FC 9 1.13 8 3 5 0 11 16 -5 2-1-0 1-4-0
8 Houston Dynamo 8 1.14 7 2 3 2 15 11 4 2-2-0 0-1-2
9 Colorado Rapids 8 1.14 7 2 3 2 10 10 0 2-1-1 0-2-1
10 Portland Timbers 8 1.14 7 2 3 2 12 14 -2 2-0-0 0-3-2
11 San Jose Earthquakes 5 0.71 7 1 4 2 12 15 -3 1-1-1 0-3-1
12 Seattle Sounders FC 4 0.67 6 1 4 1 5 9 -4 1-2-0 0-2-1

Week 10 fixtures

Friday, May 4th:

Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union | 8:00 PM EST

Saturday, May 5th:

Montreal Impact vs New England Revolution | 1:00 PM EST
New York Red bulls vs New York City FC | 1:55 PM EST
Minnesota United FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2:00 PM EST
Los Angeles Football Club vs FC Dallas | 3:55 PM EST
Seattle Sounders FC vs Columbus Crew SC |  4:00 PM EST
Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC | 8:30 PM EST
Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy | 8:30 PM EST
Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids | 8:30 PM EST

San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland timbers | 10:30 PM EST

Sunday, May 6th:

Orlando City SC vs Real Salt Lake | 5:00 PM EST

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