Russell's OT winner gets Jackets past Blues

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01/30/2010 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kris Russell scored the game-winner 1:32 into overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the St. Louis Blues, 3-2.

Derek Dorsett and Fedor Tyutin also scored for Columbus, which had lost its last eight contests in St. Louis. Mathieu Garon allowed the game-tying score with 1:35 left in regulation but made two stops in overtime and ended with 25 total saves.

David Backes and Andy McDonald had power-play goals for St. Louis, which fell to 9-14-5 at home this season. Chris Mason allowed all three goals on 19 shots.

With the Blue Jackets holding a 2-1 lead, St. Louis pressured offensively down the stretch of the third period with no success. However, the Blues went on the power play after Rick Nash was called for interference with under three minutes to play.

Columbus successfully killed off more than half of the man advantage, blocking the St. Louis shots before they got close to Garon. However, after a Blue Jackets clear, the Blues set up their offense again and capitalized.

Erik Johnson backhanded a pass at the point for McDonald, who walked into the right circle and wristed a shot past Garon's glove with only 1:35 on the clock.

Then, with a little more than a minute gone in overtime, McDonald had a chance to net the game-winner, but Garon sealed off the goalmouth to deny a shot. Columbus went on the counter-attack and caught the Blues out of position, and Russell's slapshot from the left circle squeezed through the goaltender to end the game.

Dorsett put the Blue Jackets on the scoreboard 4:09 into the game, but Backes' deflection of a T.J. Oshie point blast with 1.9 seconds left in the period evened the score.

Tyutin's power-play slapshot from the high slot with 1:24 left in the middle frame put Columbus back on top.

Game Notes

St. Louis was 2-for-4 on the power play, while Columbus was 1-for-5...The Blue Jackets play at Colorado on Tuesday, while the Blues visit Chicago on Wednesday.

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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

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

Brees says bring it on

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SportsBooks ready for a shootout

Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.

“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”

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