Sharks-Blues, Sums

Hockey Betting Lines

02/13/2007 -

San Jose 3 3 0-6

St. Louis 1 2 2-5

First Period-1, San Jose, Clowe 13 (Thornton, Cheechoo), :39. 2, San Jose, Carle 6 (Cheechoo, Thornton), 6:51 (pp). 3, St. Louis, Guerin 23 (Backman, Tkachuk), 13:15 (pp). 4, San Jose, Grier 12 (Marleau, Michalek), 13:48. Penalties-Drake, StL (interference), 5:56; Mayers, StL, major (fighting), 9:43; Clowe, SJ, major (fighting), 9:43; Goc, SJ (holding the stick), 12:51; Thornton, SJ (closing hand on puck), 14:45.

Second Period-5, San Jose, Thornton 15 (Ehrhoff, Cheechoo), 4:40 (pp). 6, San Jose, Marleau 29 (Grier, Michalek), 6:13. 7, St. Louis, Guerin 24 (Cajanek, Jackman), 8:53. 8, San Jose, Cheechoo 21 (Thornton), 11:30. 9, St. Louis, Guerin 25 (Walker, Woywitka), 12:05. Penalties-Dvorak, StL (hooking), 4:10; King, StL, major (fighting), 4:42; Parker, SJ, major (fighting), 4:42; King, StL (high-sticking), 12:52; Weight, StL (delay of game), 16:08.

Third Period-10, St. Louis, Tkachuk 19 (Dvorak, Mayers), 6:22. 11, St. Louis, Backman 4 (Guerin, Cajanek), 14:03. Penalties-Salvador, StL (holding), :36; Dvorak, StL (delay of game), 15:35; Michalek, SJ (tripping), 17:57.

Shots on Goal-San Jose 10-11-5-26. St. Louis 7-4-12-23.

Power-play opportunities-San Jose 2 of 6; St. Louis 1 of 3.

Goalies-San Jose, Toskala 24-8-1 (23 shots-18 saves). St. Louis, Legace (13-9), Sanford 3-7-3 (4:40 second, 8-6), Legace (0:00 third, 5-5).

A-9,235 (19,260). T-2:25.

Referees-Wes McCauley, Brad Meier. Linesmen-Ryan Galloway, Brad Lazarowich.

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Ryder Cup Odds

Europe
Tie
USA		 4-5
10-1
6-5


Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
Tiger Woods
Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Chris DiMarco
David Toms
Stewart Cink
Chad Campbell
Scott Verplank
Zach Johnson
Vaughan Taylor
JJ Henry
Brett Wetterich		 9-4
4-1
5-1
7-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
25-1
30-1
30-1
50-1


Ryder Cup Top European scorer
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Padraig Harrington
Colin Montgomerie
Darren Clarke
David Howell
Lee Westwood
Paul Casey
Henrik Stenson
Jose Maria Olazabal
Paul McGinley
Robert Karlsson		 5-1
5-1
6-1
13-2
8-1
9-1
9-1
11-1
12-1
12-1
20-1
25-1

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