Devils, Lightning try to end March malaise

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03/22/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams struggling in March meet this evening at St. Pete Times Forum, as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the New Jersey Devils in a potential first-round playoff matchup.

The Devils are in first place in the Atlantic Division with 94 points and also hold the second seed in the Eastern Conference standings. However, New Jersey is just 3-4-2 this month and has allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to claw within two points of its division lead.

New Jersey's latest setback came in a close game at Toronto on Tuesday, as Mats Sundin assisted on both goals to lift the Maple Leafs to a 2-1 victory at Air Canada Centre.

Travis Zajac scored for the Devils, while Martin Brodeur turned aside 23 shots in the loss.

Tuesday's game marked the opener of a five-game road trip for New Jersey, which enters the Florida portion of its swing with this evening's tilt and Saturday's test against the Panthers. The Devils are 21-12-3 as the road team this year and have taken eight of their last 10 games as the visitor.

The Lightning come into tonight with a 4-5-0 mark in March and are still fighting for a playoff berth in the East. Tampa has 84 points and is currently sixth in the conference, but the 11th-place New York Islanders are just five points in back of the Bolts.

Tampa Bay is coming off a win, however, as it defeated the visiting Isles, 4-3, on Tuesday thanks to Filip Kuba's goal just 55 seconds into overtime.

In the extra session, the Lightning's Eric Perrin received a pass at the left circle on the fly and let loose with a wrister that appeared to be going wide of the net. Kuba got his stick on the shot and re-directed the puck into the net to win the game.

Perrin and Jason Ward each finished with a goal and an assist while Vincent Lecavalier also notched a goal for the Lightning, who snapped a three-game slide.

Johan Holmqvist finished the game with 21 saves for Tampa Bay, which has won eight consecutive contests against the Islanders.

The Lightning are playing the second test of a five-game homestand tonight. They are 19-15-1 as the host club this year and have won seven of their last 10 tests at the Forum.

The Lightning have taken two of three meetings with New Jersey this year and tonight's contest marks the finale of the regular-season series. Tampa Bay is 9-3-2 (3 losses, 2 ties) in its last 14 encounters with the Devils.

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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds  
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Marquette 25-1

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Memphis 50-1

Nevada 50-1

UNC 9-2

OSU 8-1

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Texas 30-1

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UCLA 6-1

Wisconsin 10-1

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Matt Kenseth And Kevin Harvick Favorites To Take NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship

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