Bourque highlights Calgary's win in Motown

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03/09/2010 - Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rene Bourque assisted on the tying goal early in the third period and scored the game-winner less than two minutes later, as the Calgary Flames edged the Detroit Red Wings, 4-2, at Joe Louis Arena.

Jarome Iginla posted a goal and an assist for the Flames, who moved one point ahead of Detroit for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with 32 calendar days remaining in the regular season. Daymond Langkow also tallied for the Flames, who have won three straight games.

Miikka Kiprusoff made 28 saves in the victory.

Tomas Holmstrom and Pavel Datsyuk scored for the Red Wings, who saw their two- game win streak halted and are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in 20 years. Detroit will also host Minnesota and Buffalo on its current three-game homestand.

Jimmy Howard allowed three goals on 31 shots in the loss.

Calgary entered the third period trailing by a goal, but scored twice within a 91-second span for a 3-2 lead.

First, at the 5:45 mark, the visitors tied it up on Iginla's 31st goal of the season. A shot by Bourque from in close near the inner rim of the lower left circle was saved, but Iginla's backhanded rebound attempt from the top of the crease was successful.

Soon after, it was Bourque's rebound -- again from the goal mouth area -- which gave Calgary the lead. A blast from the centerpoint by Robyn Regehr hit the pad of Howard before Bourque was able to put his body in the right position at the right time and the disc appeared to bounce off his skate and carom across the goal line with 12:44 remaining in regulation.

In the final minutes, Detroit had a power play for more than a minute, but Chris Higgins' empty-netter with 45 seconds to play sealed the victory.

After a scoreless opening period, the Flames grabbed a 1-0 lead 5:18 into the second on Langkow's 13th tally of the season.

Midway through the frame, Datsyuk's 20th goal knotted the contest. Datsyuk accepted a pass from Holmstrom along the right side and lit the lamp with a backhander from the lower portion of the circle that hit Kiprusoff but deflected in.

With the score tied 1-1, the Red Wings took the lead in the latter stages of the second period. After the Flames were whistled for too many men on the ice, the Wings went to work with the extra skater and passed the disc around the perimeter until Brian Rafalski held control at the right point.

Rafalski then quickly passed along the blue line to Nick Lidstrom at the centerpoint, and his slap shot was deflected into the back of the net by Holmstrom with 3:31 to play before the second intermission. Lidstrom's shot was headed wide left of the net but the deflection by Holmstrom, who was stationed near the left post, was perfectly positioned to change direction.

Game Notes

The Red Wings fell to 17-10-5 at home this season, while the Flames are now 17-9-6 on the road in 2009-10...Detroit was 1-for-5 on the power play, while the Flames were scoreless on two chances with the extra skater...Rafalski assisted on both Detroit goals.

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Colts give the ‘D’ its due

The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.

They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.

"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."

Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.

New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.

Not so sound on the ground

If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

Brees says bring it on

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SportsBooks ready for a shootout

Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.

“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”

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