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03/07/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One day after getting a season-long road trip off to a desired start, the Boston Bruins will try to keep up their recent success in enemy venues when they visit Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena this afternoon for a battle with the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins.
Boston began its current seven-game trek with Saturday's 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders, the Bruins' sixth triumph in their past seven games. Four of those wins came on a road stretch from February 7-13 that preceded the NHL's break for the Winter Olympics.
David Krejci and Marc Savard scored within a 4 1/2-minute span in the second period to snap a 1-1 tie and back an excellent performance from goaltender Tim Thomas, who racked up 37 saves in his second consecutive start.
Thomas, the 2008-09 Vezina Trophy winner, had been supplanted by Tuukka Rask as Boston's No. 1 netminder last month after a string of inconsistent showings, but has been called upon to start the team's past two contests after Rask hurt his knee in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Montreal. He responded by stopping 24-of-26 shots against Toronto on Thursday, then thwarted all three skaters he faced in the shootout to help the Bruins to a 3-2 decision over the Maple Leafs.
Rask is considered day-to-day with his injury, making Thomas a likely candidate to draw the assignment again this afternoon. The 35-year-old made 27 saves to shut out the high-scoring Penguins in Boston on November 10, but struggled in a 6-5 overtime defeat at the Igloo four days later.
Thomas and the Bruins will have to deal with a Pittsburgh squad that had its offense cranking in Saturday's matchup against Dallas, with Sidney Crosby amassing two goals and an assist to lead the Pens to a 6-3 rout.
Jordan Staal and Chris Kunitz had a goal and an assist in the win, Pittsburgh's third in a row since returning from the Olympic shutdown. Alexei Ponikarovsky, acquired Tuesday in a trade with Toronto, also lit the lamp in his Penguins debut.
Marc-Andre Fleury, coming off a shaky outing in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the New York Rangers, rebounded with 27 saves to record his 30th victory of the season.
"We always know he bounces back," said Crosby of Fleury. "It's going to happen, we all have tough nights. He responds the best way possible every time."
One Pittsburgh player who didn't have a hand in Saturday's offensive outburst was Evgeni Malkin. The star center had a career high-tying 15-game point streak, in which he had piled up nine goals and 15 assists, come to an end after being kept off the scoresheet by the Stars.
The win pushed the Penguins' lead on idle New Jersey to three points for first place in the Atlantic Division and improved them to 20-10-3 at home for the season.
Boston's surge has propelled the 2008-09 Northeast Division champions into seventh place in the Eastern Conference, one point better than Montreal and three ahead of Atlanta and the Rangers in the tightly-bunched playoff race.
"We've won two in a row which is a good thing, but there's areas where we can do better," said Thomas after Saturday's game. "At this point in the year, we need as many wins as we can get so we're not going to complain about them too much."
The Bruins are an impressive 11-3-2 with two ties over their last 18 visits to Mellon Arena, but have come out on the losing side in each of their past two games as the visitor in this series.
<< Flames aim for revenge against division-rival Wild
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Calgary Flames will have an opportunity to avenge a
recent shutout loss to the Minnesota Wild when the two Northwest Division foes
face off for the second time in less than a week this afternoon at the XCel
Energy Center.
<< 30 Something: Durant, Thunder visit Kings
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder will close out a
three-game road trip Sunday against the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena.
Durant led the Thunder to a 104-87 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on
Friday, pu
<< Predators to host Canucks in key conference clash
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While the Vancouver Canucks continue on a record sequence
of road games, the Nashville Predators have been enjoying their time at home
as of late.
The playoff-hopeful Predators shoot for a third straight win at Bridgestone
<< Raptors face home test vs. Sixers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Raptors have been solid defenders of their home
floor and will try to keep it that way Sunday afternoon versus the Atlantic
Division-rival Philadelphia 76ers at Air Canada Centre.
The playoff-hopeful Rapto
Celtics return home to face Wizards >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics will face another inferior foe from the
Eastern Conference tonight, when they return home to take on the Washington
Wizards at TD Garden.
Boston battled back in Friday's 96-86 victory over the Phila
Playoff-hopeful Rockets make a stop at Detroit >>
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in the crowded Western Conference. Their chances of gaining ground in the race
look promising with tonight's matchup against the slumping Detroit Pistons at
The Pal
Lakers take losing streak to Orlando >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant and the suddenly-slumping Los Angeles Lakers
have dropped two straight games and hope to get back on track Sunday afternoon
against Eastern Conference power Orlando at Amway Arena.
In a rematch of last yea
Thrashers, Canes to face off in clash of surging Southeast squads >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Playing at home has been good as of late for the Atlanta
Thrashers, who head back to Philips Arena tonight to take on the Carolina
Hurricanes in a Southeast Division showdown.
Atlanta has won its last three tests as the ho
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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