Boyes, Bruins rout Lightening

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02/24/2007 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Boyes scored two goals, as the Boston Bruins continued their domination of Tampa Bay with a 6-2 romp over the Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum.

Brandon Bochenski had a goal and two assists, while Marc Savard added three helpers for the Bruins, who won all four contests against Tampa Bay this season and eight of the last nine games in the series.

Tim Thomas stopped 24 shots for Boston, which has won four straight and six of seven, and is now five points back of Carolina for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Filip Kuba and Dan Boyle each scored a goal for the Lightning, who had won five of six coming into the game.

Marc Denis started the game in net, but was pulled after allowing two goals on seven shots. Johan Holmqvist finished the game in net and allowed four goals on 16 shots.

Boston drew first blood in the contest when Phil Kessel got the puck behind the net and sent it out front where Marco Sturm banged it in 1:46 into the contest.

The Lightning, though, answered less than four minutes later when Boyle snapped a wrist shot from the left circle that went over the right shoulder of Thomas to tie the game.

However, the Bruins took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission when Bobby Allen flicked a shot on net from the slot that Denis saved, but Boyes tapped in the rebound with 10:19 to play in the first.

Denis was pulled from net after the goal and replaced by Holmqvist.

Boston grabbed a 3-1 lead in the second when Savard took a pass at the Tampa blueline, skated to the left circle and fed the puck to Boyes, who was all alone in the low slot and slid a backhander between the pads of Holmqvist 3:58 in.

The Bruins then made it a 4-1 game when Kessel tapped in a rebound chance in front with 7:19 left in the second.

The game turned into a rout in the final period as Boston scored twice more in the frame.

On the power play, Savard sent a pass from the low right side to the slot where Bochenski one-timed it into the net for a 5-1 lead at the 4:30 mark.

A bit over five minutes later, Stanislav Chistov's wrist shot from the left circle went under the left pad of Holmqvist for a 6-1 advantage.

Kuba's ninth goal of the season with 5:31 to play accounted for the final score.

Game Notes

Boston wraps up its five-game road trip in Florida on Saturday...Tampa Bay hosts the Penguins on Sunday...Boston went 1-for-5 on the power play while Tampa Bay finished the game 1-for-4...Savard has 60 assists on the season, good for third place in that category.

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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

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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.

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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.”

New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.

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