Again without Ovechkin, Capitals visit Hurricanes
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals hardly seemed to miss Alex
Ovechkin on Tuesday night and the Southeast Division champs will shoot for
another win this evening without the Russian superstar.
Ovechkin will complete a two-game suspension tonight while his Capitals
visit the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center.
Despite Ovechkin's absence from Tuesday's contest at Florida, the Capitals
slammed the host Panthers by a 7-3 score. Brooks Laich led the way for
Washington with two goals and an assist.
Ovechkin is serving a two-game suspension for shoving Chicago defenseman
Brian Campbell into the boards from behind in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win.
Campbell is out for 7-to-8 weeks with a fracture to his clavicle and ribs as
Ovechkin, who was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for the hit,
was suspended for the second time this season.
"We tried harder because the game's No. 1 player wasn't there," Capitals
head coach Bruce Boudreau said of his team's response to Ovechkin's absence.
"When he's not there, we don't rely on big brother."
Brendan Morrison had a goal and two assists while Nicklas Backstrom and
Alexander Semin each added a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who have
won two of their last three.
Jose Theodore stopped 34 shots in the win for Washington, which sealed up
its third straight division title last week and holds a commanding 16-point
lead over New Jersey and Pittsburgh for first place in the Eastern Conference.
Tonight marks the third stop on a four-game road trip for the Caps, who are
21-10-5 as the guest this year. Washington will complete the swing Saturday
with Ovechkin in tow against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Hurricanes made it all the way to the Eastern Conference finals last
spring, but it appears they will miss the playoffs for the third time in
four seasons this year. Carolina is 14th in the East and 10 points behind
Boston for the eighth and final postseason berth.
Carolina has lost two straight and three of its last four games and was
slammed Tuesday by visiting Boston. Mark Recchi was one of three Bruins to
record a goal and an assist, leading Boston to the 5-2 win at RBC Center.
Eric Cole scored both goals for the Hurricanes, while Manny Legace allowed
all five goals on 37 shots in the loss.
"I was awful. I have to make some saves," Legace said. "It's as simple as
that. There's no one else to blame but me."
The Hurricanes are 18-14-3 as the host this year and are completing a
four-game homestand tonight.
Washington has won three of four meetings with the Hurricanes this year and
the Caps have a superb 16-3-0 record against the Southeast Division as a
whole this year.
The Capitals have taken eight of 12 overall in the series, but have dropped
seven out of 10 in Raleigh.
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Cooke is expected to be in the lineup tonight when Pittsburgh
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on the visiting
Devils visit surging Maple Leafs >>
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the Toronto Maple Leafs have put together one of their best stretches of the
season over the past week. They'll try to sustain that newfound momentum into
a three-gam
Surging Wild head to Nashville for key late-season clash >>
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three-game winning streaks, but only one club is in the playoff picture.
The Wild look to continue their playoff push this evening at Bridgestone Arena
versus the
Road-weary Sabres make a stop in Tampa >>
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Sabres as of late. The Northeast Division leaders will attempt to reverse that
negative trend when the team visits a venue it's had great success in during
recent years
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13 years
Numerous College Basketball teams take final big step to March Madness betting
So, what turned on the lock spigot? Well, after what felt like weeks of teams treading water and slipping back into the bubble muck, a bunch of them finally decided to say "to heck with parity" and won games that should put them into the Big Dance.
Disagree with some of these? Then here's the challenge. Take all of the "should be ins" and make a legit case that each should be ahead of the team that's a lock. Then find 10 more teams that also should be placed in the bracket ahead of that lock team. Not so easy, is it?
If you want more evidence that these locks should be good to go, check out what our research department dug up. Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, only six teams from a "big six" conference have had a record of 10-6 or better in conference play and not been selected: Colorado (2004) and Nebraska (1999) from the Big 12, Boston College and Seton Hall (both 2003) from the Big East, Indiana (2005) from the Big Ten and UCLA, which somehow went 12-6 in the Pac-10 in 1988 and still missed out. (Note: Five teams went 11-7 and didn't get in, the latest being last season's Stanford team, which had a brutal nonconference run.)
Yes, 10 conference wins doesn't always mean what it used to because of unbalanced schedules, but this season, it should be plenty good in all but the extreme cases (see: Iowa).
In a way, this is a welcome development, because this is a bubble watch, not a lock watch. We can finally be done with teams like Maryland and Virginia Tech and start really bearing down on at-large battles such as Syracuse-West Virginia and Appalachian State-Georgia Tech.
Interestingly, all the shifting of teams into lock status appears to be more administrative than impactful. The number of remaining available at-larges didn't change one iota. The only difference is that teams on the bubble now have a clearer idea of which team(s) they are competing with for those precious bids.
As always, I've tried to be as inclusive as possible while only including teams that would have a reasonable chance of at least being discussed if this were Selection Sunday. If your team's not on here, there's probably a good reason (or three) -- start with the RPI and SOS numbers and work your way down.
(Please remember, per selection committee criteria, that records displayed are Division I only. Next update: Feb. 28)
If you have a legitimate grievance, or just like talking bubble, send an e-mail. Polite ones with fact-based arguments have a much better chance of receiving a response. I apologize in advance if I can't get back to all of you.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Work left to do: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech
 The ACC moves to six locks as BC, Va Tech and Virginia all got their 10th ACC wins, which should be more than enough this season, and Maryland rallied past North Carolina to get the final piece the Terps needed. After that? It could end there unless FSU, Ga Tech or Clemson picks things up in a hurry.
Work left to do:
Clemson [19-9 (5-9), RPI: 41, SOS: 42] The Tigers are closer to locking up the collapse of the year award (in a good battle with OK State) than they are to grabbing an at-large. Clemson's been very competitive, but there's no really positive way you can spin nine losses in 11 games. They now cannot get to .500 in ACC play and still must head to Virginia Tech in the season finale (after hosting Miami). Unless the Tigers win both and/or do some serious work in the ACC tourney, they very well could be left out. There are no great nonconference wins, but ODU, App State, Miss. State, South Carolina and Georgia are all respectable W's.
Florida State [18-11 (6-9), RPI: 48, SOS: 14] The Noles got thrashed at Maryland to run their losing streak to five, but then pounded NC State at home to set the table for what likely is an elimination game at Miami. You can at least make a case for the Seminoles at 7-9 in ACC play (and some work in the ACC tourney), but 6-10 is not going to cut it. Wins at Duke and over Florida will resonate, but the computer numbers remain questionable. Beyond Florida, FSU thrashed bubble buddy Providence, but there's not a ton beyond those two games that will help. They didn't show well in big-time opportunities against Pitt and Wisconsin (before the Florida win).
Georgia Tech [18-10 (6-8), RPI: 51, SOS: 46] The Jackets beat Wake on Wednesday but couldn't get it done at UVa on Saturday, which could be a crucial loss with UNC and BC (both at home) remaining and 8-8 almost a certain need for at-large consideration. A nonconference win over Memphis helps, but the RPI and SOS are not at-large quality right now; if you combine those with a sub-.500 ACC mark, that could spell NIT for GT.
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