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Isles try to end road woes in tough test with CanucksHockey Betting Lines03/16/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to extend their seven-game home winning streak when they take on a New York Islanders club that will be looking to avoid a ninth straight setback on the road tonight at GM Place. Vancouver has been on fire since the Olympic break, going 6-1-1 over its last eight games. The Canucks have won the first two contests of a five-game homestand to extend a home winning streak that is sandwiched around an NHL- record 14-game road trip. The Canucks improved to 25-7-1 at home this year with a 3-1 triumph over Calgary on Sunday that pushed Vancouver's lead over Colorado for first place in the Northwest Division to five points. Daniel and Henrik Sedin both had a goal and an assist, Ryan Kesler scored and Mikael Samuelsson had an assist as all four Vancouver skaters extended their respective point streaks. Kesler owns the NHL's longest active run at 13 games, a span in which he has amassed six goals and nine assists. Daniel Sedin, meanwhile, has three tallies and 13 helpers over a 10-game run. Samuelsson, named the NHL's First Star of the Week on Monday, has nine goals and four assists on a seven-game streak and Henrik Sedin has three goals and 10 points over his five-game run. Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots for Vancouver, which got all three of its goals in the first period. "Obviously we came out strong and were playing really well as a team. I don't know what happened after that," Luongo said. "Fortunately we were able to hold on," Though they dropped a 2-1 shootout test at New York a season ago, the Canucks are 3-0-2 in their last five games versus the Islanders. Vancouver hasn't lost at home to New York since March 19. 1999, winning three in a row over the Isles as the host. New York hits the road for four straight having not won as the guest since Jan. 9. The Islanders did just go 2-0-1 on a recent homestand, winning the last two contests to record back-to-back victories for the first time since a four-game win streak from Jan. 9-18. The Islanders concluded the stand with a 4-1 victory over Toronto, holding the Maple Leafs scoreless on seven power-play attempts while getting a pair of special-teams goals themselves. Matt Moulson notched a power-play tally and Richard Park scored short-handed to go along with an assist. "We're feeling like we owe each other some kind of results and consistency," said Isles goaltender Martin Biron, who made 26 saves. "That's what we're trying to go. Sometimes you just have that sense that you're loose and you're going to play well. We have that right now." Tim Jackman and Frans Nielsen also scored for the Islanders, who are seven points behind in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana Should be in: Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it? Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel. Work left to do: Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third. Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim. Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either. Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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