New England breaks MLS points record
Buchanan scores eighth goal of season to lift Revolution past Colorado
Tajon Buchanan scored his eighth goal of the season and the New England Revolution beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Wednesday night to break the MLS record for points in a season with 73.
New England (22-4-7), the Supporters’ Shield winner, broke the mark of 72 for a 34match season set by Los Angeles FC in 2019.
The Revolution have one game left in the regular season, a home game against Inter Miami on Nov. 7.
New England coach Bruce Arena tied Sigi Schmid’s MLS record with his 240th regularseason victory.
Buchanan settled a cross from Adam Buksa with his chest, took two touches to get away from a defender, and slotted a shot past William Yarbrough from a difficult angle in the 74th minute.
Colorado (15-7-10) clinched a playoff berth Saturday.
NYCFC 1, Chicago 0: Valentin Castellanos scored on a penalty kick and New York City FC beat the Chicago Fire (9-17-7). New York City (13-11-8) moved past Orlando City into fourth in the Eastern Conference standings with 47 points.
D.C. 1, New York 0: Kevin Paredes scored in the ninth minute and D.C. United held on for a victory over the Red Bulls. D.C. United (13-14-5) snapped a four-match winless streak. New York (12-12-7) had its eight-game undefeated streak come to an end.
Philadelphia 2, Toronto 2: Substitute Sergio Santos scored on a header in the 77th minute to give the Philadelphia Union (13-8-11) a tie with Toronto FC (6-17-9).
Atlanta 2, Inter Miami 1: Luiz Araujo had a goal and an assist and Josef Martinez scored to help Atlanta United (12-9-10) top Inter Miami (11-16-5).
Nashville 6, Cincinnati 3: C.J. Sapong and Randall Leal each scored two goals and Nashville beat Cincinnati to clinch a playoff spot. Nashville (12-416) scored four straight goals in the
second half to top Cincinnati (4-20-8).
Columbus 3, Orlando 1: Lucas Zelarayan had a goal and two assists and Columbus (11-13-8) beat Orlando City (12-9-11) to keep the defending champion Crew’s playoff hopes alive.
Salt Lake 2, Dallas 1: Damir Kreilach and Albert Rusnak each scored in the final 10 minutes and Real Salt Lake (13-12-6) beat FC Dallas (6-15-11).