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04/08/2010 - Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If this was Mike Modano's final home game in a Stars uniform, it sure was a storybook ending.
Modano scored the tying goal with 1:47 left in regulation and netted the winner in the shootout as Dallas overcame a 49-save effort from Jonas Hiller to beat the Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, at American Airlines Center.
Fans held signs encouraging Modano to return for a 21st NHL season, but that's an uncertainty now. The seven-time All-Star is due to be a free agent this summer, but the 39-year-old hasn't announced his plans for the future.
An eight-time All-Star and member of the Stars' 1999 Stanley Cup championship team, Modano has played for Dallas since the club moved from Minnesota prior to the 1993-94 season.
Jamie Benn and Modano each had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who snapped a two-game skid with only one regular season contest remaining -- Saturday at Minnesota. Marty Turco made 17 stops in the win.
Bobby Ryan had both goals for the Ducks, who lost their second straight.
With both teams out of the playoff hunt, the spotlight was on Modano and he came through to stretch the contest. Trevor Daley let go a shot from the high slot and Modano was in front and directed the puck past Hiller. Fans were on edge due to a replay as Modano's stick was right at the crossbar when he deflected it into the net.
Nearly four minutes earlier, fans delivered a huge standing ovation that lasted several minutes for Modano, who sat on the bench teary-eyed before getting another shift that ultimately tied the game.
There was much more to come though for Modano. He had a breakaway nearly 1 1/2 minutes into overtime, but the puck was knocked away just before he went to the net.
The Ducks were able to kill off a Corey Perry tripping penalty in OT, but Modano played the role of hero in the shootout. Hiller stopped Brad Richards, but Turco countered by turning away the backhand attempt of Dan Sexton.
Modano then potted a shot inside the right post to send the crowd in a frenzy before Perry was stopped by Turco. Jere Lehtinen then sealed the victory with another goal.
Even after being introduced as the first star of the game, fans didn't leave immediately, instead choosing to give the three-time Olympian another standing ovation in a possible big send off.
Thursday may have marked the final time Modano played at home as a member of the Stars, and possibly for his career.
Hiller made 16 saves during a scoreless first period, and the Ducks broke on top at 6:32 of the second when Ryan scored from below the left circle.
Benn evened the contest six minutes later, but Ryan boosted the Ducks back into the lead with a power-play tally with 4:44 left in regulation on a one- timer from the left circle off a cross-ice pass from Perry.
Game Notes
This was Modano's 300th career game at American Airlines Center...The Stars won four of the six meetings this season, including a 3-0 mark at home...Dallas ended up with points in 19 of its last 24 home games (17-5-2)...Thursday could have also marked the final home game for Turco, another pending free agent. He was drafted by Dallas in the fifth round in 1994 and made his debut with the club in the 2000-01 season.
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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
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Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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