Wild fend off Oilers in battle of playoff-hopefuls
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03/29/2009 -
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marian Gaborik scored the game-winning goal
and dished out an assist, as the Minnesota Wild edged the Edmonton Oilers,
3-2, in a battle between two playoff-hopeful teams at Rexall Place.
Andrew Brunette and Martin Skoula also lit the lamp for the Wild, who ended a
four-game road trip with a 2-2-0 mark. Owen Nolan had two assists for the
victors. Niklas Backstrom stopped 31 shots to improve to 34-23-7 on the year.
Center Mikko Koivu returned to the lineup after missing three games with a
knee injury.
Minnesota sits in the 11th spot in the Western Conference with 80 points. The
Wild are three points behind St. Louis for the eighth and final playoff spot.
Ales Kotalik and Fernando Pisani scored for the Oilers, who have dropped four
of their past five outings. Dwayne Roloson turned aside 18 shots in the loss.
Since Anaheim beat Colorado on Sunday, Edmonton dropped to 10th in the West
with 81 points.
Trailing 2-0, the Oilers cut the deficit in half on a goal from Pisani just
1:04 into the third stanza. Ethan Moreau charged down the right side of the
ice and made his way behind the net before dumping the puck off to Pisani out
front. Pisani chipped the disc between Backstrom's pads.
Gaborik lit the lamp just over three minutes later to extend Minnesota's
margin back to two. Gaborik's wrister from the left circle beat Roloson glove-
side during a delayed penalty.
Kotalik and Hemsky teamed up to cut the gap to 3-2 with 4:52 to play. Hemsky
set Kotalik up for a one-timer from the left circle. And Kotalik's shot went
sailing past Backstrom on the stick side.
The Oilers pulled Roloson with about one minute left to gain the extra
attacker. But Backstrom and the Wild defense held strong to secure the
victory.
The Wild drew first blood at the 7:01 mark of the first period on Brunette's
20th goal of the year. The puck was slowly sliding in front of Roloson after
Gaborik fanned on a shot. Brunette collected the disc and fired a
backhander past Roloson.
Less than two minutes later, Skoula's slap shot from the left point snuck
through the five-hole of Roloson to give the visitors an early 2-0 lead.
Both teams had nine shots on goal during a scoreless second stanza.
Game Notes
Both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play...Minnesota had lost their previous
four games in Edmonton...Minnesota won the season series with Edmonton, 4-2.
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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
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