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Caps shoot for record 11th straight win in clash with BruinsHockey Betting Lines02/02/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals will try to set a new franchise record for consecutive wins tonight when they visit the sliding Boston Bruins for a battle at TD Garden. The Capitals have tied a club record with 10 straight victories, matching a team mark set from January 27-February 18, 1984. Washington also finished January with a 13-2-0 record and with 80 points is currently 23 ahead of Florida for first place in the Southeast Division. Washington, which hasn't lost since January 12 in Tampa, is coming off Sunday's triumph over the Lightning. Alex Ovechkin scored the game-winner in the third period to lift the Caps to the 3-2 home victory at Verizon Place. "No. 10 is pretty tough to get to," said Washington head coach Bruce Boudreau. "I told the guys that they might never reach this mark again." Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist, while Brooks Laich also lit the lamp for the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals. Alexander Semin added an assist to push his point streak to nine games. Jose Theodore made 25 saves, while Tomas Fleischmann had two assists for Washington, which has also won nine straight at home. The Caps have won three straight on the road and are 16-9-3 as the guest this year. The Caps will be without defenseman Mike Green for a second straight game tonight due to a suspension for elbowing Florida's Michael Frolik in the head on Friday. Green, who leads all defensemen with 52 points, will be eligible to return Friday against Atlanta. While Washington hasn't tasted defeat in nearly three weeks, it has been almost as long since Boston has claimed victory. The Bruins are 0-5-2 in their last seven games and last won on January 14 in San Jose. Boston earned a point its last time out, dropping Saturday's shootout decision against visiting Los Angeles. Jarret Stoll's goal in the sixth round of the shootout was the deciding tally in the 3-2 final at TD Garden. After Mark Recchi pushed his chance high and wide of the net to begin the round, Stoll ripped a shot from between the circles high over the glove of Tim Thomas to end the contest. Recchi and Marco Sturm scored for the Bruins, while Thomas took the loss despite stopping 27 shots. "You never want to lose seven straight," Sturm said. "We want to get the right attitude, a winning attitude." To make matters worse, the Bruins also learned after the game that defenseman Mark Stuart suffered a broken finger in the loss and will be sidelined for a month. Boston has lost six straight on home ice and last won at the Garden on January 5 against Ottawa. The Bruins are 13-11-4 as the host this year and are playing the second test of a four-game homestand tonight. Washington posted a 4-1 win in Beantown in its only meeting with the Bruins this year. The Caps have taken two straight and five of six overall in the series and have also won their last two in Boston.
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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana Should be in: Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it? Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel. Work left to do: Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third. Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim. Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either. Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim. For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.
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