Cowan leads Canucks over Lightning
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03/07/2007 - Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Cowan scored two goals for the second consecutive game to lead the streaking Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at GM Place.
Kevin Bieksa and Daniel Sedin both registered a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who have won three straight and eight of their last 10 games overall. Vancouver remained atop the Northwest Division, two points ahead of the Calgary Flames, who were also victorious on Tuesday. Bryan Smolinski added his first goal as a member of the Canucks while Roberto Luongo made 16 saves in the win.
Vinny Lecavalier scored the only goal for Tampa Bay, which has lost two straight and now trails the Atlanta Thrashers by two points for the top spot in the Southeast Division. Johan Holmqvist allowed five goals on 28 shots in the losing effort.
Cowan opened the scoring at 8:44 of the first period. Brendan Morrison carried the puck deep down the right-wing side and, from behind the goal line, passed into the crease for a tap-in by Cowan from in close.
The visitors knotted the contest 6:51 into the middle session on Lecavalier's NHL-leading 43rd goal of the campaign. The Lightning were skating on the power play and Filip Kuba passed across the slot for Lecavalier, who partially whiffed on a one-timer from the right circle. However, the awkward speed of the fluttering shot fooled Luongo and the puck sailed into the top of the cage.
Before the second intermission, Vancouver grabbed a 2-1 lead on Bieska's 11th goal from the top of the crease at 15:19.
The Canucks then came out on fire in the third period and sealed the win with a goal just 21 seconds into the final stanza. The puck squirted free in Tampa's defensive zone before Lightning defensemen Nolan Pratt and Cory Sarich collided while trying to clear the puck. The collision allowed Henrik Sedin to gain control. He skated down the right-wing side and, from near the base of the half-wall, fired a centering pass to his brother Daniel for a redirection goal in front.
Shortly after Canucks forward Jan Bulis misfired on a breakaway attempt, the Canucks made up for it by taking a 4-1 advantage on Smolinski's short-handed tally. Vancouver successfully killed a 5-on-3 Tampa Bay advantage that lasted for nearly a minute and cleared the disc the length of the ice. Holmqvist went behind the net for a routine pass to a nearby defenseman, but he mishandled the puck and turned it over to Smolinski, who banked it home off the netminder from along the goal line at the 6:57 mark.
Cowan's second goal of the game inside the final minute capped the scoring.
Game Notes
After Lecavalier's goal, the play was reviewed to determine if it was tipped by a high stick on its way into the net...Vancouver improved to 22-9-2 at home this season...Cowan also scored two goals in Sunday's win versus Minnesota..The Canucks are now 5-0-2 in their last seven games against Tampa Bay...(Daniel) Sedin has 30 goals...Both teams ended 1-for-5 on the power play...Attendance was 18,630.
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“You play to win the game!”
Those are the words of notoriously intense head coach Herman Edwards. Unfortunately, from a bettors’ perspective, most coaches don’t feel that way about the NFL preseason. August is a time to evaluate young players, finalize the depth chart and pray your star players stay healthy.
The trick to making money during the exhibition schedule is identifying coaches – like Edwards – who can’t stand losing even when there's nothing on the line.
The New York Jets betting won 15 of 21 preseason games and went 14-7 against the spread (ATS) during Edwards’s five-year tenure with the club. In his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs field boss, the team improved from 0-4 to 2-2.
Identifying win-a-holics like Edwards is a good start if you plan betting the preseason – even though most say you shouldn’t ... but what the hell do they know anyway?
Here’s a brief rundown of two teams that have a habit of winning during the second-stringers’ season, and another club that has a good chance of exceeding this year.
Playing in the media hub of North America can be stressful but the press can’t write anything negative about the way Tom Coughlin’s boys play in the preseason. The Giants won and covered all four games last summer, improving their record to 7-1 both straight up (SU) and against the spread over the last two years.
Coughlin has shown he’s not afraid to give his starters more time in the second preseason game than most of his colleagues, no doubt one of the reasons his team has been so dominant.
Bettors can count on America’s team early on. The Cowboys are 14-6 both SU and ATS since 2002 in warm-up contests. Former coach Bill Parcells, the coach of the team the last four years, has an intimidating, in-your-face presence – surely a reason Dallas has had so much early success.
The Big Tuna won’t be strolling the sidelines with looks of disgust, but new coach Wade Phillips will be anxious to make a good first impression for owner Jerry Jones.
Dallas plays the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos before things get serious. They then face the Houston Texans in their third contest (the game starters see most game time) and finish off with the Minnesota Vikings.
Expect a Dallas team able to walk away with another 3-1 preseason record.
This team scored a league-worst 12 offensive touchdowns last season, so the rookies and veterans each have something to prove. There’s a bounty of first-unit jobs up for grabs and plenty of bodies competing for those slots.
First-time head coach Lane Kiffin will be eager to impress an owner who employs the philosophy, “Just win, baby!”
The 32-year-old Kiffin has to command respect from a locker room full of players older than him. All of these factors should lead to purpose in preseason.
Don’t forget: before playing like a team that belonged in NFL Europe, Oakland went 4-1 (both SU and ATS) in exhibition games.
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