Brodeur lifts Devils over Habs

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02/19/2012 - Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Brodeur made 21 saves as the New Jersey Devils downed the Montreal Canadiens, 3-1, on Sunday.

Zach Parise, David Clarkson and Matt Taormina each lit the lamp for the Devils, who won their third straight and improved to 8-1-2 over their last 11 contests.

Max Pacioretty tallied the lone goal for Montreal, while Carey Price stopped 22-of-25 shots in the Canadiens' third loss in four games.

New Jersey held a 2-0 lead entering the third period, but an early interference penalty on the Devils' Dainius Zubrus allowed the Canadiens to pull within one. David Desharnais sent a pass from behind the net to Tomas Kaberle, who tipped it to Pacioretty and he finished it off with a quick shot past Brodeur at the 1:46 mark.

The Devils, though, regained their two-goal cushion with 11:33 left in the third period with Taormina's slap shot from the right point that sailed through a crowd and into the twine.

Montreal would not get any closer from there, as Brodeur made eight stops in the final period to hang on for the win.

The Devils took advantage of a late offensive zone faceoff in the first period to notch the lone goal of the opening frame.

Adam Henrique won the faceoff back to Ilya Kovalchuk, who sent a wrister from the top of the left circle that was redirected through the short side by Parise with 1:57 remaining in the first.

Another late goal sent the Devils into the second intermission with a two-goal lead when Patrik Elias' wrister from the high slot deflected off the body of Clarkson as he was setting a screen in front and went past the glove side of Price with 17.4 seconds left in the period.

Brodeur made four saves in the first period and blocked nine shots in the second to keep the Canadiens off the board.

Game Notes

New Jersey recorded its eighth straight victory in Montreal. The Devils have not lost there since March 11, 2008...New Jersey took the season series by a mark of 3-1...Taormina's goal was his first of the season...Montreal went 1- for-3 on the power play, while the Devils did not have a power-play opportunity in the contest.

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With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.

Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season.  Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money. 

This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy.  A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.

Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:

Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame)
Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma)
Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)
Michael Bush (RB, Louisville)
Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia)
Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville)
Chris Leak (QB, Florida)
Mike Hart (RB, Michigan)
Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State)
Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame)
Drew Tate (QB, Iowa)
Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal)
Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn)
Chad Henne (QB, Michigan)
Kyle Wright (QB, Miami)
Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State)
Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama)
JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU)
Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State)
Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina)
Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech)		 5-2
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