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Brodeur blanks Hurricanes, Devils tie for first in AtlanticHockey Betting Lines04/03/2010 - Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Brodeur recorded his eighth shutout of the season by stopping all 26 shots he faced as the New Jersey Devils took down the Hurricanes, 4-0. Zach Parise, Dainius Zubrus, Patrik Elias and David Clarkson all tallied a goal and an assist each for the Devils, who broke their three-game losing streak to move into a tie atop the Atlantic Division with 97 points. They are in a deadlock for second place with the Pens in the Eastern Conference playoff standings with identical 45-26-7 records. However, the Devils own the next tiebreaker with Pittsburgh as the Devils won all six head- to-head matchups this season. Cam Ward racked up 25 saves in defeat, as Carolina dropped its second straight contest. "They played hard. I didn't think we came out soft," said Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice. "I think we gave them what we had and it wasnt good. That was 11 and 19 days for us and it showed, but they played last night so you're hoping they're a little off but they weren't off at all. They're top guys were going and were stronger and it was pretty evident we had a hard time with a lot of the one-on-one plays. It may have looked like, but you can read faces when they come to the bench and it wasnt lack effort it was just we were gassed." The Devils got on the board 13:13 into the first period on the power play as Parise threw the puck in front from the right point to a wide open Zubrus in front of the net for an easy put in between Wards' legs. Elias made it 2-0 five minutes later on a high shot that found the netting just below the crossbar. The play was set up on a nice cross-ice pass by Ilya Kovalchuk. The second period saw a combined 17 shots, but no goals. Parise cemented the game 7:34 into the third when he banked the puck off Ward from behind the net for the score. Parise took the puck from behind the net and wrestled with the defense to put it in. "It's a good game for us," said Devils coach Jacques Lemaire. "You know we played really well last night and that game last night just carried over into tonight. We played the same way we did last night so we're pleased with this." Clarkson added an empty-net goal to account for the final score. Game Notes Brodeur increased his NHL record in shutouts to 109...New Jersey won three of four over Carolina this season...Kovalchuk's first assist was the 300th of his career. He finished with two...Zubrus played in his 900th career game...The Devils have won 14 of their last 16 road games...Carolina is still mathematically alive, six points behind Philadelphia and the Rangers with three games left.
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Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamal Crawford strengthened his case for Sixth Man of the Year with 29 points and six assists off the bench, and the Atlanta Hawks won their 10th straight home game with a 91-85 victory over the hapless Detroit
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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence Work left to do: Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8. Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday. DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ... West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule. Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games. For more March Madness odds go to MySportsbook.com For more College Basketball betting lines go to BettingExpress.com To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.
Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game. Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta. "Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed." To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your bet on football needs. |
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