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02/24/2007 - Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Blake scored the go-ahead goal and Frans Nielsen had a goal and an assist for his first NHL points to lead the New York Islanders over the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at Nassau Coliseum.
Richard Park added two assists and Rick DiPietro made 20 saves for New York, which has picked up 24 points in its last 16 games (10-2-4) to move into the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference.
The Islanders moved into a tie with the Canadiens for the final two playoff spots with 70 points. New York, though, holds the current tiebreaker with two games at hand, thus leaving the Isles in the playoff picture heading into Sunday. Carolina is one point behind both teams and plays at Atlanta later on Saturday night.
Sheldon Souray and Chris Higgins each scored for the Canadiens, who had a three-game win streak halted. Saku Koivu had two assists and Jaroslav Halak made 28 saves for Montreal, which fell behind late in the first period and never caught up.
With the game tied at 1-1, Blake put the Islanders ahead for good late in the first period. Blake broke into the offensive zone along the right-side boards with the puck. He darted towards the crease and just before cutting behind the net, he backhanded the puck low past Halak for a 2-1 lead with 4:02 remaining until the intermission.
The Isles then grabbed a two-goal lead heading into the third period thanks to Nielsen's tally with 9:08 left. After gathering the rebound of a Park shot between the circles, Nielsen faked a shot to get Halak to the ice and then skated to the left slot and easily wristed the puck into an open net.
Montreal made it interesting with a third-period goal when Higgins' turnaround wrister found its way between the legs of DiPietro just 3:50 into the period.
However, the Isles survived the final 16-plus minutes to play themselves into playoff position.
Jeff Tambellini started the game's scoring when he put home a rebound of a Nielsen shot just 2:43 into action.
Souray then tied the contest just over 11 minutes later when his slap per from the top of the right circle found its way past DiPietro. The goal came on the power play.
Game Notes
Blake set a career-high in goals in the season with 29...DiPietro improved to 6-2-2 in his last 10 games...The Isles went 0-for-3 on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-3...The loss for Halak is his first in four games since making his debut on February 18.
<< Red Bull New York (MLS)
Traded goalkeeper Nick Rimando to Real Salt Lake in exchange for future considerations. Rimando was only recently acquired by the Red Bulls from Real Salt Lake on Feb. 9 in exchange for future considerations.
<< No. 23 Louisville downs Syracuse
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points and grabbed
seven rebounds to lead 23rd-ranked Louisville over Syracuse, 68-56, at the
Carrier Dome.
Brandi Radde added 15 points and Toni Slaughter tallied 11 for the
<< Blues extend Legace and Brewer
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues have agreed to contract
extensions with goaltender Manny Legace and defenseman Eric Brewer.
Legace has agreed to a two-year deal, while Brewer has come to terms on a
four-year exten
<< Ohio stuns 18th-ranked Bowling Green
Bowling Green, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Domenica Silva poured in 18 points and
grabbed 10 rebounds as Ohio upended No. 18 Bowling Green, 70-67.
Lauren Kohn posted 17 points despite seven turnovers and Jennifer Bushby added
12 points for th
No. 15 Butler rebounds to trounce Detroit >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Crone scored 17 points to lead No.
15 Butler to a 56-36 rout of Detroit.
Mike Green posted 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists
for the Bulldogs (26-5, 13-3 Horizon), who
Elmander, Toulouse trounce Marseille >>
Toulouse, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Johan Elmander scored two times to help
Toulouse topple Marseille 3-0 at Stadium Municipal on Saturday, allowing the
club to jump into the top three in the Ligue 1 standings and put itself firmly
in cont
Law powers eighth-ranked Aggies over Baylor >>
College Station, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Acie Law poured in 31 points to lead
No. 8 Texas A&M to a high-scoring 97-87 victory over the Baylor Bears at
Reed Arena.
Joseph Jones added 22 points and six rebounds, Dominique Kirk tota
Bruins agree to extension with Sturm >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins have agreed on a contract
extension with left wing Marco Sturm.
Financial terms of the multi-year deal were not disclosed.
The Bruins acquired Sturm from San Jose in November 2005 as p
New York, NY – October 3, 2007 – The dress rehearsal is over! The NHL preseason has ended and now that fans have had a glimpse of what is to come it is time to hit the book! Stanley Cup odds are live at MySportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino.
The Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings remain on top of the odds charts after an impressive start in the preseason. Betting lines opened for both teams at 6-1 in June. Since then the Sens have fallen to 7-1 and the Red Wings are now caught in a pack including the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes, the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks, all at 10-1.
MySportsbook.com has also posted props on each team’s point total for the regular season. The Senators lead the charge at 108.5 followed by the Ducks at 106.5. Detroit will attempt a repeat for the prize as the Red Wings are deadlocked with the Predators at 104.5 a piece. The temporary loss of highly touted rookie Evgeni Malkin puts a lot of pressure on the stick of assistant captain Sidney Crosby - his lowly Pittsburgh Penguins are listed at 71.5.
Even if bettors are not brave enough to put their money on the underdog, an early bet on the favorites at sportsbook.com tends to produce bigger payouts than a mid-season wager. Placing a $1,000 bet last summer on the Detroit Red Wings or Ottawa Senators would have paid out to $8,000 and $10,000 respectively, opposed to a $2,500 or $3,000 payout at the beginning of the playoffs.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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