11/20/2008 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Ovechkin registered a goal and three assists, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Anaheim Ducks, 6-4, at Honda Center.
David Steckel had a goal and an assist, while Michael Nylander collected two helpers for the Capitals, who had a five-game winning streak snapped by the Devils on Saturday. Mike Green scored a goal and assisted on another before leaving in the first period with an undisclosed injury.
Jose Theodore stopped 28-of-32 shots to get the win.
Bobby Ryan contributed two goals and an assist for Anaheim, which posted a 2-3-1 record during its season-high six-game homestand. Ryan Getzlaf added a goal and an assist.
Jonas Hiller got the start for the Ducks and was pulled after he allowed three goals on six shots. Jean-Sebastien Giguere finished with 24 saves.
Despite a 14-5 edge in shots, Washington had just a one-goal lead through the opening 20 minutes.
The Capitals took advantage of an undisciplined Ducks squad and raced out to a 3-0 lead, chasing Hiller from the crease along the way.
With Anaheim blueliner Bret Hedican in the box for hooking, Green unleashed a rocket from the right point that caromed off the shaft of Tomas Fleischmann's stick in the low slot 2:19 into the contest.
Washington struck again on the power play.
Green, who made a big breakthrough in 2007-08, leading all NHL defensemen with 18 goals, scored his seventh of this season less than two minutes later. Similar to the first tally, the 2004 first-round pick let go a shot from up high, but this time the puck deflected off the hand of Anaheim's Todd Marchant and squeezed between the left arm and body of Hiller.
Looking to jump-start his lethargic team, Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle switched goaltenders following Nicklas Backstrom's backhand tally. The move appeared to work, as Ryan, chosen behind Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby in the 2005 draft, put the Ducks on the board at the 7:37 mark, 24 seconds after Backstrom lit the lamp.
Washington defenseman Jeff Schultz had trouble corralling a bouncing puck at his blueline. Ryan stole the puck and made a backhand pass to Getzlaf, charging down the right side, and his wrister sailed over the shoulder of Theodore with 3:04 remaining.
Ovechkin restored a two-goal edge for Washington 2:43 into the middle stanza. While up a man, Chris Clark made a backhand pass to an uncovered Ovechkin in the left circle and he fired a low wrister past Giguere's left pad, extending his goal streak to five games.
Bradley gave the Caps a 5-2 cushion with 2:12 left in the frame.
Steckel found the back of the net midway through the third period, then Ryan countered 27 seconds later, jamming in a rebound.
Teemu Selanne's league-leading ninth power-play goal of the season trimmed the deficit to 6-4 with eight minutes remaining and Washington held on down the stretch.
Game Notes
Ovechkin has compiled six goals and eight assists over his last five games...Washington made its first trip to the Honda Center since January 13, 2006...Anaheim had won three of the last four meetings with the Caps...Washington went 3-for-8 on the power play, while the Ducks finished 1- for-5...Backstrom is riding a six-game point streak (three goals, 10 assists)...Corey Perry notched three assists for Anaheim...Washington forward Alexander Semin sat out his second straight game with an undisclosed upper- body injury.
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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.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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