11/18/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Calgary Flames seek their third straight win over the Colorado Avalanche, as the clubs open a home-and-home set tonight in Canada at Pengrowth Saddledome.
After dropping five of eight versus the Avalanche last year, including a split of four games in Calgary, the Flames have already beaten Colorado twice this year.
That includes a 5-4 win on October 14 and a 3-0 blanking two weeks later on the 28th. Both of those tests were also in Calgary, as the clubs have yet to play in Denver. That first matchup at the Pepsi Center will be played on Thursday.
The Flames, 6-2-1 at home this year, are anything but hot heading into this test, as last Thursday's 6-1 setback in San Jose was their fifth loss in seven games. Mike Cammalleri scored Calgary's lone goal in that setback, breaking up a shutout bid with 9:47 left to play.
Miikka Kiprusoff continued his season-long struggles, allowing four goals on 20 shots in the first period. Curtis McElhinney replaced Kiprusoff in the second frame, allowing two goals on 26 shots faced the rest of the way.
Kiprusoff is 9-7-1 with a 3.49 goals against average and .885 save percentage this year, as he has been in net for all but one of Calgary's 18 games. He has allowed 19 goals over his last four starts, but has beaten the Avalanche twice this year. That includes his third-career shutout against the Colorado franchise in late October.
The Avs' Peter Budaj has been in net for both of his team's losses to the Flames this year and is 4-7-1 with a 3.88 GAA lifetime against them. He helped backstop Colorado to a 3-2 shootout win over Edmonton on Saturday.
Budaj made 33 saves in the win and turned aside four of five skaters faced in the extra session. That includes a save on the Oilers' Shawn Horcoff in the fifth round after a goal by Darcy Tucker.
Tucker also scored the game-tying goal for the Avalanche, tipping a shot past Edmonton netminder Edmonton Oiler with 11 ticks left in regulation. The tally came with Colorado skating on a 6-on-3 advantage, as the Oilers had two men in the penalty box and Budaj was on the bench in favor of an extra attacker.
Former Oiler Ryan Smyth netted the equalizer for Colorado, his first goal scored against his former club, with whom he played for more than 11 seasons. The victory was Colorado's third straight, getting it back to .500 (8-8-0) on the season.
Paul Stastny will skate in his first game tonight since signing a five-year contract extension on Monday that will keep the 22-year-old in Colorado through the 2013-14 season.
Stastny led the team in scoring with 71 points in 66 games last season and was selected to his first All-Star game, but couldn't play because of an appendectomy. The Quebec native leads the Avs with 12 assists and 15 points this season.
Joe Sakic, who has two goals and 10 assists this season, has missed Colorado's last two games due to a strained back and is out for tonight, as the Avalanche wrap a three-game road trip. Colorado is 4-4-0 as the road club this year.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evgeni Malkin and the sizzling Pittsburgh Penguins will aim
for a seventh straight victory when they welcome the Minnesota Wild for
tonight's interconference battle at Mellon Arena.
The Penguins have posted a perfect 6-0 r
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After playing 11 of their last 14 games in the Windy City,
the Chicago Blackhawks begin a six-game road trip tonight with a visit to
Phoenix to take on the Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena.
Chicago hits the road after a 2-1-2 h
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rick Tocchet will make his home debut as Lightning head
coach tonight, when Tampa Bay hosts the Florida Panthers in a Southeast
Division clash at St. Pete Times Forum.
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Chelsea's Drogba given three-match ban >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was handed
a three-match suspension Tuesday, after admitting to an FA charge of violent
conduct for throwing a coin in the direction of Burnley fans.
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Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs have apparently re-signed
right-hander Ryan Dempster. The Newark-Star Ledger and the Chicago Sun-Times
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Wild call up Schaefer to replace Harding >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Wild called up goaltender Nolan
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Tuesday after Wild goalie Josh Harding did not participate in the team's pre-
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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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