Panthers take first in Southeast by clipping Caps
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02/01/2012 - Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mikael Samuelsson tallied twice and Shawn Matthias provided a late insurance goal as Florida doubled up Washington, 4-2, in a battle for Southeast Division supremacy.
Stephen Weiss added a goal and Tomas Fleischmann totaled two assists for the Panthers, who vaulted into first place by one point over the Caps thanks to their second win in three games.
Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves in the victory.
Brooks Laich and John Carlson tallied for the Capitals, who have dropped four of their last five.
Michal Neuvirth allowed three goals on 37 shots for the loss.
Florida went up 2-1 with 4:57 gone in the third on a power play as Samuelsson's harmless wrister from the point sailed past an unscreened Neuvirth.
It was 3-1 just prior to the midway point on a reviewed goal. Tomas Kopecky's chance from the right side of the crease was turned aside, but the rebound was cleared into mid-air, where it caromed in off Weiss' shoulder as he skated into Neuvirth inside the crease.
Though the initial call was no goal, a replay determined there was no intentional motion to direct the puck with his shoulder, nor was there a case for interference.
Though Carlson's blast from between the circles pulled Washington to 3-2 with 2:21 on the clock, Matthias hit the empty net with 53 seconds remaining.
Samuelsson put the hosts on the board at the 33-second mark of the second period when his wrister from center ice clanged off the left post and past Neuvirth.
Laich countered during a 4-on-4, lifting a shot from the left circle home at 11:15.
Game Notes
Florida has won three in a row and four of five on home ice against Washington...The Panthers won despite the absence of forward Kris Versteeg, sidelined with the flu...Samuelsson recorded his first multi-goal effort since February 12, 2011 against Calgary while skating for the Canucks.
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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.
We look at the best off-season signings and if they should influence your NFL betting this season. Julius Peppers – Peppers was the biggest prize available on the 2010 NFL free agent market and the Chicago Bears opened the bank to bring his talents to the south side.
Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
Bryant should have a bounce back season if he can win the number two spot from Terrell Owens. If Bryant wins the number 2 WR spot, it will open up a completely new set of problems for the Bengals. If Owens is forced to the bench in favor of Bryant, his attitude will create trouble for Carson Palmer and head coach Marv Lewis. If Owens is the number two receiver, it means Bryant can’t live up to his past numbers and the Bengals are still limited in the passing game. NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. 2010 football betting lines for this can be found at this top online sportsbook. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense.
NFL bettors should be wary of laying their money down on what could potentially be the biggest gong show in the league in 2010. Karlos Danby – The Miami Dolphins have a great running back tandem in Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown, a good young QB in Chad Henne and now the Bill Parcells regime is building a solid defense. They signed away the Arizona Cardinals top linebacker Karlos Danby. In the past two seasons, Danby has totaled 228 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. The Dolphins are the forgotten team of the AFC East with the second longest odds to win the division but with the addition of Karlos Danby and a trade for WR Brandon Marshall makes the Miami Dolphins legitimate contenders in the AFC East and in the NFL’s Eastern Conference.
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