THREE TAKEAWAYS: Second-half offensive burst powers Sounders to three points over the Whitecaps

The Seattle Sounders continued their dominant form since the MLS restart, this time riding a trio of second-half goals to a 3-1 victory over Cascadia rival Vancouver Whitecaps at CenturyLink Field on Saturday night.

After a scoreless first half, Seattle exploded immediately after second-half kickoff, starting with an opener from João Paulo before an own goal and another tally for Raúl Ruidíaz would round out the scoring.

Seattle had a handful of solid looks at the opener in the first half, but none that quite materialized.

The second half would get off to a roaring start, though, as João Paulo got it started after the Brazilian collected a deflection from deep outside the penalty area and…