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On the game-winner, Corey Crawford made two initial saves on shots by Datsyuk in the slot and Jonathan Ericsson's backhanded attempt on the rebound, but was unable to cover the puck with his glove. Then, from an extremely tight angle right of the net, Datsyuk whiffed on his first attempt, but composed himself and lifted his next shot over the pads of Crawford, who was down in the crease.

 

Jimmy Howard, a native of upstate New York, is expected to be back between the pipes tonight for the Red Wings.

 

The Red Wings, who will play their next three games in the Motor City, are just 11-12-0 as the guest this year compared to a stellar 15-2-1 record at home.

 

"It's tough on Nabby. He's been playing really well," Islanders defenseman Mark Streit said. "We had some major breakdowns defensively."

 

New York has won three straight and four of its last five meetings against the Red Wings, who are 7-2 with a pair of ties in their last 11 trips to Long Island.

 

The Leafs, who have scored 15 goals over the current winning streak, notched a 4-3 victory Saturday against visiting Detroit. Joffrey Lupul scored the go- ahead goal seven minutes into the third period and Jonas Gustavsson finished with 37 saves to help Toronto hold on for the win.

 

Phil Kessel scored on a penalty shot to extend his point streak to eight games. Dion Phaneuf tallied during a power play and David Steckel also lit the lamp for Toronto, which is 11-5-4 as the host this year and is wrapping up a four-game homestand tonight.

 

Gustavsson has started all three games of the winning streak and Wilson will likely go with the hot hand again tonight.

 

Buffalo last played on Saturday, when it was dealt an overtime loss by the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Johnny Oduya scored 57 seconds into the extra session to lift Winnipeg to the 2-1 decision.

 

Myers had missed 19 games with a broken wrist before returning for Friday's loss at Carolina. Sabres forward Ville Leino also returned to action Saturday after missing the previous 10 games with a broken bone in his foot.

 

The Sabres enter tonight with an 8-9-0 road record this season and they have lost six straight as the guest.

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Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.

New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.

His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.

HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.

The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.

RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.

First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.

The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.

These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.

New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.

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