Nick Rimando, Donovan Ricketts star for Real Salt Lake, Portland Timbers
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando had seven saves for his sixth shutout of the season in a 0-0 draw with the Portland Timbers on Friday night.
Portland's Donovan Ricketts made three saves to also get his sixth shutout.
Salt Lake (14-8-11) moved two points ahead of FC Dallas for third place in the Western Conference.
The Timbers (11-9-13) pulled into a tie with Vancouver for the fifth and final playoff spot in the West. Portland has one game remaining, while the Whitecaps have two.
In the 61st minute, Rimando stopped a shot by Diego Valeri and dove to block the rebound attempt by Darlington Nagbe. Rimando made a diving save 15 minutes later on a header by Noberto Paparatto.
Ricketts made a fine save of his own in the 39th minute, getting down quickly to push away a header by Robbie Findley.
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MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Inter Miami CF | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +16 | 31 |
FC Cincinnati | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 30 |
New York City FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 23 |
New York Red Bulls | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | +4 | 23 |
Toronto FC | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | +1 | 22 |
Charlotte FC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 21 |
Columbus Crew | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +6 | 21 |
Philadelphia Union | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 17 |
D.C. United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 17 |
Orlando City SC | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 16 |
Nashville SC | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 15 |
Atlanta United FC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 13 |
CF Montréal | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -14 | 12 |
Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 10 |
New England Revolution | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -16 | 7 |