Wednesday's NHL Preseason Sums

Hockey Betting Lines

09/21/2006 -

Florida 2 1 0-3

Atlanta 5 1 0-6

First Period-1, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 1 (Hossa, Kozlov), 3:34 (pp). 2, Atlanta, Hossa 1 (Krog, Kozlov), 9:03. 3, Atlanta, Krog 1 (Kozlov, Coburn), 11:58. 4, Atlanta, Kovalchuk 2 (Rucchin, Krog), 13:14 (pp). 5, Florida, Peltonen 1 (Jokinen, Salei), 13:56. 6, Florida, Olesz 1 (Semenov, Horton), 14:25. 7, Atlanta, Sterling 1 (Kapanen), 16:36.

Second Period-8, Florida, Horton 1 (Jokinen, Weiss), 13:12 (pp). 9, Atlanta, Crabb 1 (Sterling, Hossa), 19:03.

Third Period-None.

Shots on goal-Florida 12-11-9-32. Atlanta 11-6-5-21.

Goalies-Florida, Auld, Pelletier; Atlanta, Lehtonen, Garnett. A-7,825.

---At Washington

Tampa Bay 0 1 1 1-3

Washington 1 1 0 0-2

First Period-1, Washington, Semin 1 (Laich), 2:20.

Second Period-2, Washington, Pettinger 1 (Pothier, Clymer), 12:24 (pp). 3, Tampa Bay, Milley 1 (DiMaio, Perrin), 14:45.

Third Period-4, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 1 (Delmore, Kuba), 10:40 (pp).

Overtime-5, Tampa Bay, Boyle 1 (Lecavalier), 2:24 (pp).

Shots on goal-Tampa Bay 15-10-10-1-36. Washington 14-19-9-0-42.

Goalies-Tampa Bay, Denis; Washington, Kolzig. A-8,351.

---At New York

New Jersey 0 0 0-0

N.Y. Rangers 1 1 0-2

First Period-1, N.Y. Rangers, Cullen 1 (Moore, Malik), 15:21.

Second Period-2, N.Y. Rangers, Prucha 1 (Moore), 1:20.

Third Period-None.

Shots on goal-New Jersey 1-14-7-22. N.Y. Rangers 21-15-13-49.

Goalies-New Jersey, Clemmensen, Doyle; N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist. A-15,477.

---At Montreal

Boston 2 0 1-3

Montreal 0 1 0-1

First Period-1, Boston, Chara 1 (Dempsey, Savard), 8:26 (pp). 2, Boston, Hoggan 1 (Thompson), 19:21.

Second Period-3, Montreal, Johnson 1 (Plekanec), 16:45.

Third Period-4, Boston, Boyes 1 (Bergeron, Sturm), 19:58 (en).

Shots on goal-Boston 10-8-9-27. Montreal 10-15-9-34.

Goalies-Boston, Toivonen, Finley; Montreal, Aebischer, Danis. A-19,591.

---At Ottawa

Toronto 0 1 2-3

Ottawa 0 1 0-1

First Period-None.

Second Period-1, Ottawa, Fisher 1 (Vermette, Neil), 4:21. 2, Toronto, Battaglia 1 (O'Neill), 12:04.

Third Period-3, Toronto, Brown 1 (Peca, Bell) 4:55. 4, Toronto, Wozniewski 1 (Peca) 9:34.

Shots on goal-Toronto 5-16-9-30. Ottawa 11-11-12-34.

Goalies-Toronto, Tellqvist; Ottawa, Gerber, Glass. A-17,195.

---At Moncton, New Brunswick

Philadelphia 1 2 1-4

Pittsburgh 2 1 2-5

First Period-1, Pittsburgh, Gonchar 1 (Dupont, Malkin), 1:40 (pp). 2, Pittsburgh, Malone 1 (Eaton, Sersen), 13:04 (pp). 3, Philadelphia, Carter 1 (Calder), 15:54.

Second Period-4, Pittsburgh, Gonchar 2 (Armstrong, Crosby), 6:19. 5, Philadelphia, Cullen 1 (Robitaille, Jones), 15:08 (pp). 6, Philadelphia, Richards 1 (Calder, Carter), 16:22.

Third Period-7, Philadelphia, Richards 2 (Calder, Baumgartner), 2:54 (sh). 8, Pittsburgh, Crosby 1 (Gonchar), 3:12 (pp). 9, Pittsburgh, Armstrong 1 (Gonchar, Crosby), 10:57 (pp).

Shots on goal-Philadelphia 7-8-12-27. Pittsburgh 11-11-9-31.

Goalies-Philadelphia, Esche, Houle; Pittsburgh, Thibault. A-NA.

---At Phoenix

Dallas 1 0 1-2

Phoenix 1 1 1-3

First Period-1, Phoenix, Nolan 1 (Reinprecht, Jovanovski), 1:28. 2, Dallas, Lindros 1 (Halpern, Morrow), 18:38.

Second Period-3, Phoenix, Nolan 2 (Reinprecht, Jones), 4:10.

Third Period-4, Dallas, Modry 1 (Sertich, Lindros), 8:49 (pp). 5, Phoenix, Zigomanis 1 (Lisin, Ballard), 10:16.

Shots on goal-Dallas 8-12-7-27. Phoenix 4-7-15-26.

Goalies-Dallas, Ellis, Smith; Phoenix, Joseph, LeNeveu. A-10,379.

---At Anaheim, Calif.

San Jose 0 1 2-3

Anaheim 0 5 1-6

First Period-None.

Second Period-1, Anaheim, Penner 1 (Shannon, Marchant), 9:22. 2, Anaheim, Penner 2 (Marchant), 13:03. 3, Anaheim, Perry 1 (Getzlaf, Miller), 13:35. 4, Anaheim, Selanne 1 (McDonald, Pronger), 14:43 (pp). 5, Anaheim, Marchant 1 (Penner, Shannon), 16:42. 6, San Jose, Michalek 1, 18:01 (pp).

Third Period-7, San Jose, Marleau 1 (Bernier, Kaspar), 12:56. 8, Anaheim, Chistov 1 (Ferguson, O'Brien), 16:10. 9, San Jose, Stafford 1 (Bernier, Marleau), 17:02.

Shots on goal-San Jose 8-6-10-24. Anaheim 16-22-9-47.

Goalies-San Jose, Toskala, Greiss; Anaheim, Giguere, Wall. A-12,531.

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It's that time of year folks.  Betting on American Idol Season 9.  And we have plenty of American Idol Season 6 strategies appearing below.  With the Top 24 finalists revealed, online gambling sites will be offering betting odds on each of them, including MySportsbook.com.

No other “event” has been growing as fast as wagering on American Idol. It has turned into a huge betting event with reasonably high limits and all sorts of profit-making potential for sharp bettors. Last year, MySportsbook.com experienced unprecedented traffic as a result of the American Idol betting craze.

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Odds to Win

There are a few things to consider when looking for the right win bet. First off, remember that this bet is for the long haul. Many people make the mistake of picking the performer who sang the best the previous week. This strategy leads to an underlay situation – betting a price, which is less than what it should be.

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Contestant vs. Contestant Match-ups

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