Kiprusoff backstops Flames to win over reeling Blackhawks
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02/04/2012 - Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 26 shots and set a new franchise record in Calgary's 3-1 victory over Chicago at the Saddledome.
Kiprusoff became the club's all-time leader in games played (527), surpassing Mike Vernon.
Olli Jokinen, Jay Bouwmeester and Jarome Iginla tallied for the Flames, who put the brakes on a two-game skid.
Brent Seabrook provided the lone offense for the Blackhawks, who have dropped five in a row.
Ray Emery allowed three goals on 32 shots in defeat.
Iginla provided insurance with 7:21 remaining, skating into an Alex Tanguay feed just outside the Chicago blue line, racing in alone and beating Emery with a backhander.
Jokinen gave the hosts a one-goal edge at the 12:24 mark of the first, when he picked a loose puck out of Iginla's skates and fired off the left post and in.
Seabrook equalized inside the final 30 seconds by one-timing a Patrick Kane pass home from a sharp angle to Kisprusoff's left.
Bouwmeester followed up a Blair Jones rebound and ripped a shot low and inside the left post for a power-play score and 2-1 Calgary lead with 1:04 to play in the second.
Game Notes
The season series ended with both clubs winning a pair of games on home ice...Kiprusoff set the mark in less than eight full seasons with the Flames, while Vernon played in 526 games for Calgary in parts of 11 seasons between 1982-94 and won a Stanley Cup in 1989...Tanguay posted two assists for Calgary.
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Colts give the ‘D’ its due
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
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
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
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
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