Devils down Flames; Brodeur inches closer to all-time victories mark

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03/10/2009 - Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie Langenbrunner scored a short-handed goal and added an assist while Marty Brodeur moved closer to history with 35 saves, as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Calgary Flames, 3-2, at Prudential Center.

Brian Rolston and Zach Parise also scored for New Jersey, which has won five of its last six games overall and maintained its seven-point lead over Philadelphia atop the Atlantic Division. The Devils will host Phoenix on Thursday. Brodeur is two wins away from tying Patrick Roy for the all-time victory mark by a goaltender in league history.

Newcomer Olli Jokinen scored for the third time in four games since his trade to Calgary, but the Flames fell to 2-3-0 on their season-high seven game road trip that will continue in Detroit on Thursday.

Miikka Kiprusoff started for the Flames and allowed three goals on 28 shots but was removed in favor of Curtis McElhinney, who stopped all three shots he faced in relief.

The Flames opened the scoring midway through the first period. After a shot from the left point, the puck got caught up in traffic and a scramble for control ensued before David Moss gained control inside the lower left circle. Moss then spun around and sent a pass through the low slot to the right post, where Jokinen was in position for a successful one-timer at the 10:22 mark.

A short-handed tally by Langenbrunner 5:10 into the second period created a 1-1 tie. With Brendan Shanahan in the penalty box for slashing, the Flames had several good shots from the point during the 5-on-4 advantage, but a deflected puck created a 3-on-2 rush for the Devils.

Colin White streaked down the left-wing side and passed into the slot for Langenbrunner, whose wrist shot from near the inner rim of the left circle hit Kiprusoff before the puck trickled over the goal line behind him.

Midway through the second stanza, Parise hit the right post on a backhander amid a flurry of New Jersey scoring chances and several minutes later Langenbrunner's slap shot from the left circle slid inches wide of the far post.

Late in the period, though, the Devils solved Kiprusoff. Shanahan released a shot from the top of the left circle and the puck deflected off of Dainius Zubrus and landed directly on the stick of Rolston, who was all alone at the right post and easily tapped the puck into the back of the cage at 18:01.

Early in the final period, Parise's 39th goal made it 3-1. A scramble in front ensued due to a loose puck, and after Langenbrunner kept the play alive with a backhand attempt near the right post, the disc was finally poked over the goal line by Parise from the goal mouth 1:15 into the frame.

Curtis Glencross scored with less than one second remaining in regulation after the game was essentially decided.

Game Notes

Calgary forward Daymond Langkow returned to action after he had missed nine games with a bruised hand...Langenbrunner extended his point streak to six games and has four goals and four assists during that span....New Jersey improved to 23-10-1 at home this season and has won eight straight home tilts, which tied a franchise record for consecutive victories on home ice...Kiprusoff is winless in four career starts against the Devils...It was Brodeur's 549th win...Calgary's Jarome Iginla saw his eight-game point streak halted...The Flames were 1-for-7 on the power play and New Jersey ended 1- for-4 with the extra skater...Attendance was 14,598.

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The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.

Thursday, August 21

NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37

NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road

In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.

Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):

* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games

Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.

Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.

Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.

That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.

Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.

CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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