Bruins host Sabres aiming for 11th win in a row

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01/03/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The blazing Boston Bruins will aim for their 11th straight victory when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres for this afternoon's Northeast Division battle at TD Banknorth Garden.

The Bruins, who lead the NHL with 62 points, picked up consecutive wins Nos. 9 and 10 by sweeping the Pittsburgh Penguins in a recent home-and-home series.

Boston will now aim for its first 11-game winning streak since rattling off 13 straight wins from February 23-March 20, 1971. The club record for consecutive victories is 14 and was set during the 1929-30 campaign.

The Bruins outscored Pittsburgh by a combined score of 9-4 in the home-and- home set. After recording a 5-2 decision in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the Bruins came back two days later to notch a 4-2 home victory over the Penguins.

Marc Savard and P.J. Axelsson each had a goal and an assist to help Boston earn the New Year's Day win at the Garden.

David Krejci and Milan Lucic had a goal apiece for the Bruins and Krejci extended his point streak to 10 games -- the longest current stretch in the NHL. The 22-year-old Czech forward has six goals and 11 assists during the run and has also recorded a point in 19 of his last 20 games.

Manny Fernandez made 30 saves in the win and improved to 13-2-1 this season. Tim Thomas, who is 16-3-3 this year, is expected to be back between the pipes today.

Boston, which is playing the second test of a six-game homestand today, has not lost at home since October 23 and has won 14 straight as the host. The Bruins' club record of 20 straight home wins was also set during the 1929-30 campaign.

The Sabres, meanwhile, began 2009 on a positive note as they recorded a 4-1 winning decision in Toronto on New Year's Day. Derek Roy had two goals and an assist to lead Buffalo to victory at Air Canada Centre.

Jason Pominville had two goals while Drew Stafford and Thomas Vanek each had two assists for the Sabres, who had lost four of five coming into the game.

Ryan Miller made 27 saves in the win and improved to 16-10-4 this season.

The Sabres, who trail Boston by 21 points for the Northeast Division lead, are 8-6-3 as the visiting team this season.

Buffalo has held its own against the Bruins this year, as the two clubs have split four meetings so far. The Sabres have taken four of six overall in the series, but has dropped two straight and four of six in Boston.

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Pacific-10 Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Stanford

Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.

Should be in:

Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.

Southeastern Conference odds
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State

It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.

Work left to do:

Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.

Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.

Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile.

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