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03/07/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Anaheim Ducks haven't helped their cause for inclusion in the playoffs with their performance following the Olympic break. They'll have a chance to improve those chances with a critical seven-game homestand that starts up with tonight's clash with the Montreal Canadiens.
Anaheim has lost its first two tests since returning from the NHL's stoppage for the Vancouver Games, following up a 4-3 home setback to Colorado on Tuesday with last night's shutout defeat at fellow Pacific Division member Phoenix. The Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov stopped all 32 shots that came his way in the 4-0 decision, the Russian goaltender's seventh whitewash of the season.
Jonas Hiller saved just 26-of-30 chances for Anaheim, which now finds itself tied for 12th place in the Western Conference standings and five points back of Detroit for the eighth and last postseason seed.
"I think that everybody on this team needs to do more," said Anaheim head coach Randy Carlyle after Saturday's loss. "This is a team game and we win and lose as a team."
The Ducks sorely need to take advantage of this upcoming stretch of games at the Honda Center, where the club had been playing extremely well prior to the Olympic hiatus. Anaheim had ripped off a franchise-record 11 consecutive victories on home ice before Tuesday's loss to the Avalanche and are a strong 19-9-2 as the host this season.
They've also had good success when facing the Canadiens in recent years. The Ducks have won their last three matchups against tonight's opponent, with Montreal's latest triumph in the series coming at the Honda Center on March 8, 2004. The Habs have fallen in three of their last four visits to Anaheim.
Montreal has fared pretty well on its current road trip, though, improving to 2-1-0 on the four-game trek after Saturday's 4-2 verdict over Los Angeles. The win gave the Canadiens sole possession of eighth place in the Eastern Conference, and they trail rival Boston by only one point for the No. 7 spot.
Brian Gionta gave Montreal a quick lead when he scored just 22 seconds into the game, and the diminutive winger added an assist on Benoit Pouliot's tally that put the Canadiens up 3-1 early in the third period.
"Anytime you can jump on a team like that early on, those things kind of set the tone for the game," Gionta said. "We were able to do it again in the third [period]. I think we were much more confident [Saturday]. I think we just need to be a little more aggressive, stick with our game plan and not sit back."
Dominic Moore added a shorthanded goal and Scott Gomez notched a pair of assists for Montreal, which will play its next three games at home following tonight's tilt.
The Canadiens will be without Maxim Lapierre for a second straight night. The center began serving a four-game suspension on Saturday for injuring San Jose's Scott Nichol with a late hit in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Sharks.
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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