Ryan Gauld scored a hat trick for the first MLS Cup playoff goals of his career and the eighth-seeded Vancouver Whitecaps romped to a 5-0 victory over the ninth-seeded Portland Timbers on Wednesday night in the Western Conference wild-card game.

Big players show up for big games. That was the speech from Vancouver Whitecaps minority owner Steve Nash to his team on Tuesday. Message received. There can be few who can now argue against Ryan Gauld’s ascension to the summit of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ Mount Olympus,

Vancouver Whitecaps dominated en route to a 5–0 thrashing of Portland Timbers in the MLS Western Conference Wild Card match.

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Vancouver Whitecaps have set up a meeting with Los Angeles FC in the First Round of the playoffs after a thumping 5-0 win.

Ryan Gauld scored a hat-trick as Vancouver thrashed Portland to advance to the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs on Wednesday

Ryan Gauld makes it Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 Portland Timbers with a tidy finish to complete his hat trick.

The Vancouver Whitecaps are officially into the Major League Soccer playoffs after posting an emphatic 5-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in a wild-card matchup Wednesday.