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Franzen's dandy period helps Wings blitz Sharks, stave off eliminationHockey Betting Lines05/06/2010 - Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Johan Franzen notched a natural hat trick in a fabulous first period, sparking the Detroit Red Wings to a resounding 7-1 win over San Jose to stay alive after four games of their Western Conference semifinal series at Joe Louis Arena. Franzen was a Todd Bertuzzi shin pad away from matching the NHL playoff record for goals in a period. He completed the hat trick in a span of 3:26, with his third tally giving Detroit, which was facing elimination, a 4-0 lead at 11:16. Franzen eventually picked up his fourth goal on a power play at 7:33 of the third to go along with two assists -- setting a franchise record for points in one playoff game -- and breaking the mark of five set by Norm Ullman in 1963-64 and Steve Yzerman in 1996. Bertuzzi and Henrik Zetterberg both collected three assists for the Red Wings, who avoided getting swept out of the playoffs for the first time since losing a 2003 first-round matchup with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Only two teams have ever come back from an 0-3 deficit to win a series -- the New York Islanders in 1975 and the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1942. Detroit's quest to join the small fraternity continues Saturday in San Jose. Valtteri Filppula and Brian Rafalski also scored for the two-time defending conference champions, while Calder Trophy nominee Jimmy Howard made 28 saves. San Jose starting goaltender Evgeni Nabokov stopped just four of the nine shots he faced in the forgettable opening frame. Thomas Greiss replaced Nabokov at the beginning of the second period and finished with 26 saves. The Sharks had won six in a row since defenseman Dan Boyle's own-goal in Game 3 of their opening-round series against Colorado. The Red Wings' offensive surge began 5:40 into the contest. With a tripping penalty to San Jose center Dwight Helminen winding down, Franzen fired a shot from the top of the left circle that deflected off Bertuzzi at the edge of the crease and through the legs of Nabokov. Franzen, who had just two goals entering Thursday, lit the lamp at 7:50, spinning after some contact with Nabokov and swatting a backhander as he fell to the ice. "The Mule" struck again at 10:43. Bertuzzi gathered a stretch pass from Nicklas Lidstrom and carried the puck across the blue line before making a drop pass to a trailing Franzen, who ripped a shot that beat Nabokov over the glove. Franzen found the back of the net again 33 seconds later. Boyle failed in his attempt to glove the puck out of his zone. Franzen grabbed the loose puck between the circles and snapped a shot that Nabokov kicked out with the right pad but Franzen buried his own rebound. For the remainder of the period, the Swede was thought to have become the third player to score four goals in a single period of a playoff game, joining Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux and Tim Kerr of the Flyers. However, the goal was credited to Bertuzzi during the intermission. Filppula added a goal with 1:10 to play in the first, throwing the puck toward the net and having it bounce off the skate of San Jose defenseman Douglas Murray. Rafalski and San Jose forward Dany Heatley traded power-play goals in the middle stanza. Game Notes Carl Liscombe (1945) and Ted Lindsay (1955) also scored four goals in one playoff contest for Detroit...Lemieux scored four goals in the first period on April 25, 1989 against Philadelphia during a 10-7 victory in Game 5 of a Patrick Division final...Kerr pulled off the feat on April 13, 1985, against the New York Rangers in the second period of a 6-5 win during Game 3 of a Patrick Division semifinal...Franzen has a point in all 11 playoff games (six goals, 11 assists)...It was the first four-goal game of Franzen's career. The six points were a career high for Franzen...San Jose has never swept a playoff series in its 19-year history...Lidstrom had two assists and was a game-high plus-five...Sharks center Torrey Mitchell finished a minus-four.
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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. MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds. 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. Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years. Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well. MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting. Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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