MLS STATISTICS (through May 22)
STANDINGS
Eastern Conference
Team W-L-T PTS
New England 6-0-2 20
Chicago 4-4-1 13
D.C. United 3-3-2 11
Kansas City 2-2-3 9
Metrostars 2-2-3 9
Columbus 3-5-0 9
Western Conference
Team W-L-T PTS
FC Dallas 5-1-3 18
Los Angeles 5-2-0 15
Real Salt Lake 3-4-2 11
San Jose 2-2-4 10
Colorado 2-6-1 7
Chivas USA 1-7-1 4
SCHEDULE (home team first, times ET)
Wednesday, May 25
Kansas City-Metrostars, 8 pm.
Colorado-San Jose, 9:30 pm.
Los Angeles-Columbus, 10:30 pm.
Saturday, May 28
Columbus-Metrostars, 7:30 pm.
New England-Colorado, 7:30 pm.
FC Dallas-D.C. United, 7:30 pm.
Kansas City-San Jose, 8 pm.
Real Salt Lake-Chicago, 9:30 pm.
Chivas USA-Los Angeles, 10 pm.
(Direct Kick Package and regional TV schedule will appear in the Friday Daily.)
WEEK 8 RESULTS
Wednesday, May 18
Colorado 1 FC Dallas 2
Chivas USA 0 Real Salt Lake 2
Saturday, May 21
Metrostars 2 New England 2
D.C. United 3 Kansas City 2
Columbus 2 Real Salt Lake 0
Chicago 2 Colorado 1
Los Angeles 2 San Jose 1
Sunday, May 22
Chivas USA 2 FC Dallas 5
LEADING SCORERS
Player (team) goals-assists: points
Twellman (New England) 6-3: 15
Dempsey (New England) 5-4: 14
Donovan (Los Angeles) 5-4: 14
Ruiz (FC Dallas) 5-3: 13
OBrien (FC Dallas) 4-5: 13
Klein (Kansas City) 4-4: 12
Wolff (Kansas City) 4-4: 12
Johnson (FC Dallas) 5-1: 11
Cerritos (San Jose) 4-2: 10
Ching (San Jose) 4-2: 10
Guevara (Metrostars) 4-2: 10
Moreno (D.C. United) 4-2: 10
Noonan (New England) 4-1: 9
Cunningham (Columbus) 4-1: 9
Kreis (Real Salt Lake) 4-0: 8
Kirovski (Los Angeles) 3-2: 8
Davis (San Jose) 1-6: 8
Buddle (Columbus) 3-1: 7
Gomez (D.C. United) 3-1: 7
Vagenas (Los Angeles) 3-1: 7
Gaven (Metrostars) 3-1: 7
Cuadros (Chivas USA) 3-1: 7
ATTENDANCE
Team: average home attendance
Los Angeles: 23,266
Chicago: 21,569
Real Salt Lake: 18,186
D.C. United: 16,592
Chivas USA: 12,765
Columbus: 11,551
Kansas City: 11,833
Colorado: 11,256
Metrostars: 11,061
San Jose: 9,836
New England: 9,801
FC Dallas: 8,583
Leaguewide: 49 games, 690,661 fans for 14,095.
GOALSCORING AVERAGE
Team: goals scored per game
Kansas City: 2.29
New England: 2.25
FC Dallas: 2.00
Los Angeles: 2.00
San Jose: 1.63
D.C. United: 1.50
Metrostars: 1.43
Colorado: 1.22
Chicago: 1.00
Chivas USA: 1.00
Real Salt Lake: 0.89
Columbus: 0.88
Leaguewide goals per game average: 2.96 goals per game.