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02/25/2007 - Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Peter Forsberg's goal 2:11 into overtime led the Nashville Predators over the Detroit Red Wings, 4-3, at Gaylord Entertainment Center.
Forsberg posted a goal and an assist for the Predators, who won for the second time in three games. Paul Kariya had two goals and a helper, David Legwand scored, while both Kimmo Timmonen and Marek Zidlicky registered a pair of assists.
Tomas Vokoun turned in a heroic effort by stopping 41 shots to earn his 20th win of the season.
Tomas Holmstrom notched his third-career hat trick for the Red Wings, who have lost two in a row following a three-game win streak. Mathieu Schneider picked up three assists and Pavel Datsyuk had two assists in a losing cause.
Chris Osgood made 25 saves, but fell to 6-4-2 on the year.
On the game-winning score, Kariya made a spectacular spin move to break free of a checker, then dished ahead to Forsberg. The recently-acquired star moved into the slot and stuck his stick out to redirect the puck past Osgood high to the blocker side for his 12th goal of the season and his first in a Predator uniform.
"It was an unbelievable pass by Paul," Forsberg said. "I just put my stick there. It couldn't have been a better ending like that. It's great to score your first goal and to get your first point overall."
With the win, the Predators draw even with the Red Wings atop the Central Division standings, as Detroit picked up a point for the overtime loss. Each club has collected 86 points.
Kariya provided a 1-0 lead for Nashville with 1:54 to play in the opening period, taking a nice lead pass from Forsberg just inside the Detroit blue line and sneaking one of his trademark sizzling wristers through Osgood from the left circle.
The Wings were denied a tying goal with 28 seconds left, as officials ruled a penalty to Nashville defenseman Greg Zanon was whistled a fraction of a second before Johan Franzen's shot found the back of the net.
Only 38 seconds into the middle period, Holmstrom emerged from a goalmouth scramble to lift the puck over several bodies including Vokoun to tie the game, 1-1.
After the tying goal, the Wings had a five-on-three advantage for 1:40 and Holmstrom cashed in at 2:27 by deflecting Schneider's blast from just below the left circle that dipped low to the far side past Vokoun's outstretched pad.
Legwand added his 22nd of the year at 11:04 to bring Nashville even at two, when he took Zidlicky's pass and hit the net from the edge of the crease.
Holmstrom then finished his trifecta with 5:08 to play in the third, as he took Henrik Zetterberg's errant shot that rebounded off the back boards, turned, and stuffed the puck past Vokoun.
However, the Predators showed grace under pressure when Dan Hamhuis teed up a blast from the left point which Kariya tipped home with 64 seconds left in regulation time to forge a 3-3 tie and send the game into overtime.
"We beat them twice in our building, and they beat us twice in here, but this has been the best game so far," according to Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock. "In the other games, it's been like only one team was playing."
Game Notes
Detroit is 2-1-1 against Nashville this season with four games remaining...Nashville improves to 7-4 in overtime games, and Detroit drops to 3-8...Preds forward Scott Hartnell missed the game due to a broken foot and will be sidelined for 4-6 weeks...The Predators begin a five-game road trip by facing Columbus on Sunday, and the Red Wings next skate at Chicago on Tuesday.
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Josh Howard added 27 points for the red-hot Mavericks
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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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Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook
Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).
Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.
World Series odds
Adam Dunn 15-1
Albert Pujols 5-1
Alex Rodriguez 12-1
Alfonso Soriano 15-1
Andruw Jones 25-1
Barry Bonds 50-1
Carlos Delgado 40-1
David Ortiz 8-1
Jermaine Dye 40-1
Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1
Lance Berkman 40-1
Manny Ramirez 20-1
Richie Sexson 40-1
Ryan Howard 6-1
Travis Hafner 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero 40-1
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