Crosby gets SO winner as Pens top Caps for sixth win in a row

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03/08/2009 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sidney Crosby scored the lone goal of the shootout and added a goal and an assist in regulation as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Washington Capitals, 4-3, at Verizon Center.

After a scoreless, but spirited overtime, Crosby beat Jose Theodore with a wrist shot high to the glove side in the second round to give the Penguins the advantage.

Alex Ovechkin then needed to score to keep the game alive for the Capitals, but the Russian star was stopped on a pad save by Marc-Andre Fleury and Pittsburgh prevailed.

Bill Guerin added a goal and two helpers, while Sergei Gonchar lit the lamp for Pittsburgh, which has won six straight and eight of nine overall.

Fleury turned aside 29-of-32 shots for the Penguins, who have won six in a row for the first time since November 1-15, 2008.

Brooks Laich had a goal and an assist and Ovechkin tallied his league-leading 47th of the year for the Capitals, who have dropped four straight, all coming on their four-game homestand. Alexander Semin also scored in defeat.

Ovechkin returned to the lineup after sitting out the Caps' 2-1 loss to Toronto on Saturday with a bruised heel.

Theodore allowed three goals on 22 shots for Washington.

Trailing 3-1 after two periods, Washington quickly came back to tie the contest. Ovechkin's power-play marker from the right circle drew the Caps to within one only 29 seconds into the third.

Pittsburgh then got caught in a line change less than a minute later and Laich's breakaway tally tied it. There would be no further scoring the rest of the third and the game went into overtime.

Crosby opened the scoring 4:29 into the contest when he took a feed from Guerin on a 2-on-1 down low and put it home to give the Penguins the early lead.

Washington would even things with 7:14 left in the stanza on a giveaway by Kris Letang. The Pittsburgh defenseman tried a clearing attempt up the middle from beside his own net, but hit Nicklas Backstrom in the backside. Semin then picked up the loose puck and beat Fleury with a backhander from in close.

The Pens tallied twice within 3 1/2 minutes apart in the second. Gonchar's power-play blast from the point got through several players and went over Theodore's shoulder to make it a 2-1 game at 7:25.

Guerin then lit the lamp on a quick wrist shot off a feed from Crosby with just under nine minutes left in the frame to put Pittsburgh up by a pair.

Game Notes

Washington will play at Nashville on Tuesday, while the Penguins host Florida...Despite the loss, the Capitals won the season series with Pittsburgh this year 3-1-0, and have taken four of six overall...Pittsburgh improved to 18-14-4 as the visiting club this season...Washington dropped to 25-9-2 at home.

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Super Bowl 2009 Betting

Super Bowl 2009 Betting propositions

Underdog bettors love the Super Bowl and, history suggests, the underdogs love them back. And the big dogs bite harder.

Even so, there is a warning in store for Super Bowl gamblers who must love dogs: The Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl betting lines might not be enough of a Cinderella to make it worth your while.

Although the Cardinals were widely panned as one of the worst division winners and least playoff-worthy teams in recent memory, their trip to Super Bowl XLIII Jan. 31 in Tampa against the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl betting lines comes with a little more respect from the oddsmakers than you might imagine. They are a 7-point underdog at most sports books.

If you count yourself among those who covet the big dog in the big game, this isn’t exactly great news. You should have been hoping for more points. This is because the facts show that the bigger the dog, the better the bet in the Super Bowl.

Case in point: Over the past 13 seasons, double-figure underdogs in the Super Bowl are 4-0-1 ATS and have won the past three outright. In fact, the last double-digit chalk to do the deed for bettors was the 1995 San Francisco 49ers, who managed to beat the astounding 19-point spot afforded backers of the San Diego Chargers in the 49-26 romp in Super Bowl XXIX.

By contrast, 7-point favorites are 2-1-1 ATS in the same span, the last such contest resulting a cover grinded out by the Colts in their 29-17 win over the Bears two seasons ago in Super Bowl XLI.

In 2004, the Patriots failed to cover the number in their 32-29 triumph over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl props while the Rams and Titans gave everyone a refund in 2000 after the Rams posted a 23-16 win as a seven-point favorite.

So while Arizona’s run has included impressive upsets as a 10-point road underdog to the Carolina Panthers and Sunday’s 32-25 win in the NFC championship game to the 4-point favored Philadelphia Eagles, their long-shot story lacks a bit of the David vs. Goliath storyline of past Super Bowl underdogs.

While the seven-point spread represents a significant gap in the perception of strength between the two teams, it is far from monumental. For example, last season the Giants were the wild-card afterthought turned road-warrior buzzsaw, with stunning wins over the Buccaneers, Cowboys and Packers to earn their place in the Super Bowl.

There, they played spoiler to New England’s bid to become the first 19-0 team in NFL history and cemented their place in sports betting lore with a 17-14 win as a 12.5-point underdog.

In other words, the Cardinals appear to have their work cut out for them as a mid-range underdog. But in homage to the spread beaters who have come before them, here is a brief look back at recent colossal upsets in the Super Bowl:

SB XLII -- 2008 -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 (Giants +12.5) – Eli Manning’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress in the final minute clinched the historic upset for the Giants, who used a masterful defensive plan to slow down Tom Brady and the previously undefeated New England Patriots.

XXXVI -- 2002 -- Patriots 20, Rams 17 (Patriots +14) – This was the coming out party for the aforementioned Brady, who went from obscure sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl hero in one fell swoop. He led the game-winning drive in the final minute – eschewing analyst John Madden’s advice to take a knee and play for overtime – leading to Adam Vinatieri’s memorable 48-yard field goal that split the uprights as time expired.

XXXII 1998 Broncos 31, Packers 24 (Denver +12) – The first of John Elway’s two consecutive Super Bowl titles to put an end to his Hall of Fame career was an upset for the ages. The Broncos used the determination of Elway and a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance from Terrell Davis to turn back Brett Favre and the heavily favored Packers.

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