Habs return home to face Lightning
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03/09/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Having just completed a successful road trip, the Montreal Canadiens will play for the first time at the Bell Centre in nearly a month
when the playoff hopefuls host the Tampa Bay Lightning this evening.
Montreal began its post-Olympic break schedule with a four-game trek and went
3-1-0 during the swing, with the lone loss coming to Western Conference front-
runner San Jose last Thursday. That surge has moved the Canadiens into seventh
place in the Eastern Conference standings, one point better than rival Boston
and two back of sixth-seeded Philadelphia.
The Habs concluded the trip with a 4-3 come-from-behind victory at Anaheim on
Sunday, with Tomas Plekanec netting the game-winning goal in the fourth round
of the shootout.
Montreal trailed 3-1 entering the third period before drawing even on goals by
Brian Gionta and Andrei Markov, the latter coming with only 11 seconds
remaining in regulation. The Canadiens also had their backs to the wall in the
shootout, with Gionta keeping the team alive with a controversial score in the
third round.
With Montreal down 1-0 in the deciding phase, Gionta fired a wrist shot in
between the blocker pad and stick of Jonas Hiller. The Anaheim netminder
drifted backward toward the net and looked to find the puck, inadvertently
knocking it into the net for a goal.
The officials held up the goal upon review and after James Wisniewski could
not score for the Ducks in the fourth round, Plekanec fired a wrister past
Hiller's glove for the clincher.
"I thought Hiller had it," said Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer of Gionta's
tally. "Then once he goes to relax and thinks the play is over, it drops out."
Montreal will be hoping for some more good fortune as it takes the Bell Centre
ice for the first time since a 6-2 loss to Philadelphia on February 13. The
Canadiens begin a three-game homestand and will also face Edmonton and Boston
on the residency.
Tampa Bay currently sits four points out of a playoff spot and in 11th place
in the East, but was able to put an untimely five-game skid to an end with
Saturday's 6-2 rout of visiting Atlanta. Steven Stamkos led the way with a
pair of goals and an assist to keep his franchise-record point streak intact,
while Martin St. Louis scored once and notched a pair of helpers in the much-
needed win.
Stamkos' second goal was his 40th of the season, which trails only superstars
Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby for tops in the NHL, and the 2008 No. 1
overall draft choice has racked up 29 points (15 goals, 14 assists) over a 16-
game tear. Steve Downie, who assisted on Stamkos' first marker of the night,
has a point in 10 straight contests and has amassed five goals and eight
assists during that span.
Teddy Purcell, acquired by Tampa from Los Angeles at Wednesday's trade
deadline, added a goal and an assist in his second game as a member of the
Lightning. Goaltender Antero Niittymaki came through with 29 saves to improve
to 17-0-0 lifetime against Atlanta.
"I thought it was a good team win out there," said Stamkos. "Nitty was great
back there, the defense did a good job of moving the puck up and our forwards
were tenacious."
Niittymaki was also sharp in Tampa Bay's most recent encounter with the
Canadiens, stopping all 33 shots he faced in a 3-0 triumph at the St. Pete
Times Forum on January 27. The Lightning also downed the Habs by a 3-1 count
in Montreal back on November 7, giving the team a 2-0-1 record in its last
three visits to the Bell Centre.
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American Idol Betting Odds: Season 6
The online gambling websites are in the process of deciphering each American Idol contestant and his or her chances of winning Season 6 to come up with the early American Idol betting lines.
Tim Dalton of MySportsbook.com has been locked away in a soundproof room coming up with all the latest tallies, we are told. "American Idol has become one of the most significant betting events of the year," claims Jack Black of MySportsbook.com. "Last year, millions were bet during the season across the globe, not just in America.
It's tough early on since we really do not have a glimpse as to how well each of these individuals will perform solo on a week-to-week basis. It's like Week 1 of the NFL. Pre-season means nada!
We do know the 24 finalists however.
Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien.
Brandon Rogers - Who?
Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition. He should go a good distance.
Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way.
"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.
A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes.
"I love the fact that there is a Korean American on the show and he is bound to get more Asians tuning into the show," Woo said from her Miami Beach estate. "There has never been a major presence of Asian-Americans on American Idol in the past. He's a hottie with a nice voice so that should help to take him far. Expect heavy betting action from the Asian community."
Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts)
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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter
The girls
"Melinda Doolittle has one of the best voices," says MySportsbook.com Reporter and an acclaimed dancer in her own right, Destiney Lewis. "It is great to see a back up singer step out like she has. The girl needs to gain more confidence but that can also be a positive. I think she will go far."
Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.
"Single mom Lakisha Jones I suspect will be a pretty big favorite entering Week 1 of the competition," says Destiny Williams. Jones is an excellent singer and down to earth. "She'll have a wide appeal," echoed O'Brien.
Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.
Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
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