It's not often Canada's three MLS sides all end up with the same result, and it's even less often they all come from behind to earn a draw.

But that's exactly what happened in matchday 19, with Toronto, Montréal, and Vancouver each rallying to pick up a point against pretty credible opponents.

Of course, not all points are created equal, and frankly none of these three teams will be particularly happy with not taking three points given their current situation in the standings.

But similar results give us a good starting point to look at how all three of these teams struck back in their own different ways. Here's a look at what stood out in MLS matchday 19.

Dominance, but not much to show

Let's get the obvious part out of the way: the Whitecaps absolutely dominated LAFC for the vast majority of the 90 minutes on Saturday.

But Vancouver's return to BC Place for the first time since late April didn't quite go to plan, as the final score read 1-1. Despite the shots sitting at 21-5 in favour of the hosts and the xG at 2.51-0.30, only a Thomas Müller penalty found its way past Hugo Lloris.

They were somewhat stuck behind the eight ball after Son Heung-min's opener, which came with the visitors' first shot of the game after the opening half hour had been played completely at the other end of the pitch.

One error by Tristan Blackmon — thanks to some excellent pressure from Jacob Shaffelburg — leads to one punishing finish from Son, and you're somehow in a hole having to break down the opposition.

It's not totally uncommon for LAFC to go into big games like this top-of-the-West clash with a defensive mindset, aiming to sit back, absorb pressure, and then hit on the counter, but the Whitecaps still managed to generate plenty of chances against the low block.

Having Gauld, Müller, and White all starting together was a treat, and while the chemistry is still forming, there were a few good moments that showed up, including the movement on the foul that led to the penalty.

That being said, there are no real silver linings to a third straight match of dropped points, but the process is still there, and the Whitecaps still dominated one of their biggest competitors in the standings.

A midfield replacement for Sebastián Berhalter also seems to be on its way before the end of the transfer window, which could be a huge boost both with and without the ball.

For now, Leagues Cup is on the docket for Vancouver, with three matches in a week. We'll see how seriously Jesper Sørensen takes this competition, or whether he'll use it as a way to get some of the bench players a few more minutes while resting his stars for what's shaping up to be a stretch run that will go down to the wire.

A blast that changed everything

Montréal's goal drought in MLS play had stretched to over three and a half games, as they were getting absolutely walloped by the Revolution at Stade Saputo.

But, as Brayan Vera stepped up to the ball from over 30 yards, that was about to change.

Vera has made a name for himself in MLS over the years with Real Salt Lake as a player with an absolute cannon of a strike when he chooses to unleash it, and that typically leads to one or two absolute golazos per season.

The Montréal faithful were treated to their first of those in the 52nd minute, as the Colombian centre-back's strike flew past Matt Turner into the top corner and quite honestly flipped the game on its head.

The first half was really all New England. The Impact's defence was too passive and gappy, so Carles Gil was afforded far too much time and space on the ball to pick out pass after pass, most notably to the speedy Peyton Miller down the right wing.

From there, Dor Turgeman proved to be a nuisance in the box, consistently finding himself wide open for tap-ins. In all honesty, he should have had more than just one goal on the night.

The stats in this game were rightly very one-sided, with the Revs winning the xG battle 4.13-0.77 across the 90 minutes. At half-time, with the score 2-0 in favour of the visitors, it felt more like a question of how bad it could get, not whether the bleu-blanc-noir could fashion a comeback.

But New England didn't quite settle themselves after Vera's howitzer, and Prince Owusu found himself back on the scoresheet with a striker's header to level the game. Montréal held on from there and frankly stole a point.

A draw is certainly a result of mixed emotions. On one hand, coming back in a game like this shows great spirit and a mentality that hasn't always been there with this group. However, sitting six points back of a play-off spot, a win is paramount to climb the table and keep themselves in contention for the last wildcard spot. Playing poorly and fighting tooth and nail for a draw isn't really a formula to get a team back into the mix, and the winless streak in league play is now at seven games.

Better health, but still no win

Talking of winless runs, Toronto's is now at 13 games in all competitions after a 1-1 draw at Yankee Stadium.

The tight dimensions and poor conditions of the baseball field don't always make for the easiest games to play in or analyze, but this was still a significant one for Toronto given who was in the starting line-up.

Attacking designated player duo Josh Sargent and Đorđe Mihailović started together for the first time, while new midfield signing Niklas Dorsch made his first start for the club as well.

There are some positives and some negatives from this performance, and we'll start with the good.

Dorsch looked very strong in midfield, with his ball-winning and ground coverage a great fit and exactly what TFC have needed for a long time.

Luka Gavran has also been much better in goal since the break.

In the first half of the season, the Canadian keeper was frankly not very good, looking like he lacked confidence in his distribution and cross-claiming, while posting one of the worst goals prevented metrics in MLS.

But in the four games since the World Cup, Gavran has been much better. He's allowed just three goals, two of which were penalties and one an own goal. His distribution still isn't the strongest part of his game, but he's looked more confident coming for crosses both from set pieces and open play.

In terms of goals prevented, he's stopped 3.79 more post-shot xG than expected in the four games back, including clean sheets against New England and Montréal. It's a small sample size, and there's still work to do, but it's a noticeable improvement. Hopefully he can keep this up.

Now, onto the negatives of Friday night. The chemistry frankly really wasn't there in attack yet. Sargent was isolated far too often, while Mihailović and Sallói occasionally got in each other's way in the left channel.

The whole thing was just a bit too disjointed, and they never really got anything going against a compact NYCFC defence in open play, with the chances in the match coming more off turnovers, transitions, and a couple of set pieces.

Also, the back line is starting to look a bit tired. In particular, Richie Laryea — who's hardly had a break since returning from the World Cup and played a handful of minutes in the MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday — didn't quite look recovered in time for a game on Friday.

It's poor scheduling from the league, but the lack of depth in defence isn't helping Toronto.

The good news on that front is that since TFC are not qualified for Leagues Cup, they now have a weekend off to get everyone ready for a return to BMO Field on 15 August, which kicks off a stretch where the Reds play five of six at home.

If Toronto are to get anything out of this season, they'll likely need at least 12 points from that stretch.