Atlanta hops over Crew for No. 2 spot in MLS Power Rankings; NYCFC still on top

From Josef Martinez's hat trick to Chris Wondolowski closing the gap on Landon Donovan's record, relive all the goals from the third round of MLS action. Whitecaps defender Kendall Watson was sent off early on, leaving the five stripes with plenty of opportunities to score four and bag a second straight home win. Graham Zusi's rocket punctuated a second straight win for Kansas City, but defensive lapses kept San Jose in the high-scoring match. Minnesota United prevailed in their home opener against the Chicago Fire courtesy of goals from Ibson and Sam Nicholson. A look at how the teams in Major League Soccer stack up after Week 3 of the season: 1. NYCFC (no change) NYCFC didn't look dominant at home against Orlando -- notably without David Villa in the lineup -- but did what was needed in a 2-0 win. The Pigeons are perfect, atop the East and the class of MLS so far in 2018. 2. Atlanta United (+1) In the past two weeks, Atlanta's attack has scored seven times, with Josef Martinez responsible for four of them. The Venezuelan's hat trick on Saturday...

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