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02/18/2007 - Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nathan Horton's overtime winner sent the Florida Panthers to a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at BankAtlantic Center.
Steven Weiss had a goal and two assists for the Panthers, winners in three of their last four contests. Ruslan Salei, Bryan Allen and Ville Peltonen also lit the lamp.
Ed Belfour picked up the win, his 16th of the season and 473rd career victory, by stopping 16 shots.
Martin St. Louis scored a pair for the Lightning, who saw their three-game win streak halted by their intra-state rivals. Dan Boyle registered a goal and an assist, while Vaclav Prospal and Vincent Lecavalier notched two helpers each and Eric Perrin also hit the net.
Johan Holmqvist made 25 saves, but fell to 21-12-0 on the year.
With 29 seconds played in the extra session, Horton was able to find the loose puck through traffic in the Tampa crease and lift it over Holmqvist, who had fallen while attempting to corral Jay Bouwmeester's initial shot.
Florida got on the board quickly, 1:47 into the game on a power-play goal. Salei's left point floater hit the net over Holmqvist's shoulder, and appeared to deflect off captain Olli Jokinen, but the defenseman was credited with the tally, his sixth of the season.
Weiss followed with a beautiful top-shelf backhander at 4:02 to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead.
St. Louis would strike with lightning quickness to make it a 2-1 game at 6:09 on a delayed penalty, slamming home Prospal's pass from the right faceoff dot.
Perrin picked up his 10th of the season off a giveaway, and he walked right in on Belfour and slipped a backhander through his pads for a 2-2 tie at 11:03.
Tampa Bay untied the contest as St. Louis slipped his man in the slot and shot a rebound over the fallen Belfour with 3:32 left in the period for a 3-2 Lightning advantage.
The offense continued in the middle stanza, as both teams hit the net once, and accumulated 20 total shots.
Allen's far-side wrister through traffic brought the Panthers into a 3-3 tie 6:48 into the second, but Boyle countered with a lucky goal off a Florida defender at 11:11 to give the Lightning a one-goal lead at 4-3.
8:32 remained in regulation when the Panthers pulled even at 4-4 with the man advantage, as Peltonen was in the right place at the right time to put home the rebound of Jokinen's failed stuffer chance.
Game Notes
Florida has won seven of the last 10 meetings...Boyle's assist on Tampa's third goal was his 250th career point...The Panthers improved to 1-5 in overtime, while the Lightning dropped to 2-2...Florida's last overtime win at home came on April 18, 2006 against Atlanta...Tampa finished 1-of-2 on the power play, and has scored 11 goals with the extra man in the last nine games...Florida ended up 2-of-5 on the power play.
<< Creamer back in winner's circle
Oahu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paula Creamer returned to the winner's circle on
the LPGA Tour Saturday when she holed a long birdie putt on the 17th hole to
capture the SBS Open at Turtle Bay.
"I'm glad I won and it's a relief off my should
<< Toronto honors '67 Cup team; downs Edmonton
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mats Sundin and John Pohl each had a pair of
goals, as the Toronto Maple Leafs hung on to beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-3, at
Air Canada Center.
Andrew Raycroft stopped 28 shots for Toronto, which has won
<< Tenkrat's goal lifts Bruins over Sabres in eighth round of shootout
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Petr Tenkrat scored in the eighth round of the
shootout to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres at
HSBC Arena.
In the eighth round, Jochen Hecht had an opportunity to put Buffalo ahe
<< Huet to have surgery Sunday
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montreal Canadiens No. 1 goaltender Cristobal
Huet will undergo surgery Sunday for a left hamstring injury and will be out
indefinitely.
Huet suffered the injury in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to New Jersey. He is 19
No. 8 Memphis edges Gonzaga in OT >>
Spokane, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joey Dorsey posted 15 points, a game-high 12
rebounds and five blocks, as eighth-ranked Memphis outlasted Gonzaga in
overtime, 78-77, at Spokane Arena.
Robert Dozier added 14 points and five board
Wild spoil Forsberg's Music City debut >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It was Peter Forsberg's first game in a
Nashville uniform, but Marian Gaborik scored the game winner for Minnesota to
lead the Wild to a 4-1 win over the Predators at Gaylord Entertainment Center.
Fors
Ferrero to meet Canas in final of Brasil Open >>
Costa do Sauipe, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero will
meet unseeded Argentine Guillermo Canas for the title at the $456,000 Brasil
Open after both men won two matches on Saturday.
Rain on Friday forced both playe
No. 13 Texas A&M holds off Oklahoma State >>
Stillwater, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Takia Starks hit a jumper with 0.3 seconds
remaining to help No. 13 Texas A&M down Oklahoma State, 62-60.
After a timeout, A'Quonesia Franklin killed most of the remaining time before
getting the ball to
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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