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Postgame Stats: Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes

2010-03-10T23:04:00.000-05:00

Game: Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes
When: March 10, 2010

In their 4th meeting of the season the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime. The following is a statistical breakdown for the March 10, 2010 game and totals for the 2009-2010 season.

Carolina Hurricanes @ Washington Capitals - 3/10/2010

Power Play

The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 05:42.
All PP minutes were with a 1 man advantage.
The Carolina Hurricanes were on the Power Play for 08:28.
All PP minutes were with a 1 man advantage.

Events

Goals

Washington Capitals (4):

Mike Green: Wrist(2)
Alexander Semin: Backhand(1)
Tomas Fleischmann: Wrist(1)

Carolina Hurricanes (3):

Jussi Jokinen: Snap(1)
Tuomo Ruutu: Snap(1)
Patrick Dwyer: Wrist(1)

Shots

Washington Capitals: Wrist(20) Snap(6) Tip-In(2) Slap(7)

Alex Ovechkin,Brooks Laich (5)

Carolina Hurricanes: Wrist(12) Snap(5) Tip-In(1) Slap(5) Backhand(4)

Brian Pothier,Chad Larose (4)

Saves

Washington Capitals

Jose Theodore: 27 Saves on 30 shots (0.900)

Carolina Hurricanes

Manny Legace: 35 Saves on 39 shots (0.897)

Face-Offs

35 won by the Washington Capitals (12 won by Nicklas Backstrom)
28 won by the Carolina Hurricanes (9 won by Brandon Sutter)

Penalty

Washington Capitals: SLASHING(1) INTERFERENCE(1) TRIPPING(1) CLIPPING(1) HOLDING(1)

David Steckel,Alexander Semin,Tomas Fleischmann,Joe Corvo,Scott Walker (1)

Carolina Hurricanes: HOOKING(2) TRIPPING(1) HOLDING(1)

Alexandre Picard (2)

Giveaways

12 by the Washington Capitals (3 by Nicklas Backstrom)
5 by the Carolina Hurricanes (1 by Alexandre Picard,Tim Gleason,Eric Staal,Manny Legace,Ray Whitney)

Takeaways

12 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Alex Ovechkin,Mike Green)
3 by the Carolina Hurricanes (1 by Joni Pitkanen,Ray Whitney,Sergei Samsonov)

Hits

24 by the Washington Capitals (7 by Shaone Morrisonn)

Mike Green took 4 hit(s).

29 by the Carolina Hurricanes (6 by Tuomo Ruutu)

Alexandre Picard,Jussi Jokinen,Tuomo Ruutu,Brett Carson took 3 hit(s).

Blocks

11 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Tom Poti,Shaone Morrisonn)
23 by the Carolina Hurricanes (5 by Tim Gleason)

Top Matchups

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Carolina Hurricanes Defense

Nicklas Backstrom vs. Brian Pothier (14:43)
Brooks Laich vs. Joni Pitkanen (13:51)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tim Gleason (13:04)
Eric Belanger vs. Joni Pitkanen (12:51)

Washington Capitals Defense vs. Carolina Hurricanes Forwards

Tom Poti vs. Eric Staal (14:08)
Tom Poti vs. Ray Whitney (14:02)
Tom Poti vs. Jussi Jokinen (12:18)
Mike Green vs. Brandon Sutter (09:55)

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Carolina Hurricanes Forwards

Alex Ovechkin vs. Chad Larose (10:16)
Tomas Fleischmann vs. Eric Staal (08:53)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Brandon Sutter (08:47)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Chad Larose (08:41)

Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes 2009-2010 Season
4 Meetings

Power Play

The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 25:54 of which 01:18 were with a 2 man advantage.
The Carolina Hurricanes were on the Power Play for 31:39 of which 02:12 were with a 2 man advantage.

Events

Goals

Washington Capitals (14):

Brooks Laich: Tip-In(1)
Mike Green: Wrist(3) Slap(1)
Alexander Semin: Wrist(2) Backhand(1)
Tomas Fleischmann: Wrist(2)
Eric Fehr: Wrist(1) Snap(1)
Nicklas Backstrom: Tip-In(1) Backhand(1)

Carolina Hurricanes (14):

Tim Gleason: Slap(1)
Brandon Sutter: Wrist(1)
Jussi Jokinen: Wrist(1) Snap(1)
Joe Corvo: Backhand(1)
Sergei Samsonov: Wrist(1)
Matt Cullen: Snap(1)
Eric Staal: Wrist(3)
Jiri Tlusty: Tip-In(1)
Tuomo Ruutu: Wrist(1) Snap(1)
Patrick Dwyer: Wrist(1)

Shots

Washington Capitals: Wrap-around(3) Wrist(54) Snap(21) Tip-In(6) Slap(32) Backhand(13)

Alex Ovechkin (19)

Carolina Hurricanes: Wrap-around(2) Wrist(39) Snap(20) Tip-In(3) Slap(25) Deflected(1) Backhand(10)

Eric Staal (17)

Saves

Washington Capitals

Jose Theodore: 100 Saves on 113 shots (0.884.955752212389)

Carolina Hurricanes

Michael Leighton: 30 Saves on 33 shots (0.909)
Manny Legace: 35 Saves on 39 shots (0.897)
Cam Ward: 64 Saves on 71 shots (0.901)

Face-Offs

127 won by the Washington Capitals (41 won by Nicklas Backstrom)
125 won by the Carolina Hurricanes (33 won by Brandon Sutter)

Penalty

Washington Capitals: SLASHING(2) GAME MISCONDUCT(1) TRIPPING(1) HOLDING(1) INTERFERENCE(3) HOOKING(3) DIVING(1) HI-STICKING(5) CLIPPING(1) ROUGHING(1) KNEEING (1)

Brooks Laich,Nicklas Backstrom (3)

Carolina Hurricanes: BOARDING(2) TRIPPING(2) DELAYING GAME-PUCK OVER GLASS(1) HOLDING(2) MISCONDUCT (1) HOLDING THE STICK(1) HOOKING(6) INTERFERENCE(1) HI-STICKING(1) ROUGHING(2)

Tim Gleason,Andrew Alberts,Eric Staal (3)

Giveaways

37 by the Washington Capitals (4 by Alex Ovechkin,Brooks Laich,Nicklas Backstrom)
34 by the Carolina Hurricanes (5 by Joni Pitkanen)

Takeaways

42 by the Washington Capitals (6 by Alex Ovechkin)
36 by the Carolina Hurricanes (9 by Ray Whitney)

Hits

71 by the Washington Capitals (11 by Shaone Morrisonn)

Brooks Laich took 15 hit(s).

111 by the Carolina Hurricanes (16 by Tuomo Ruutu)

Jussi Jokinen took 9 hit(s).

Blocks

59 by the Washington Capitals (10 by Jeff Schultz)
90 by the Carolina Hurricanes (17 by Tim Gleason)

Top Matchups

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Carolina Hurricanes Defense

Nicklas Backstrom vs. Joni Pitkanen (44:00)
Brooks Laich vs. Joni Pitkanen (40:50)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Gleason (37:58)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tim Gleason (34:33)

Washington Capitals Defense vs. Carolina Hurricanes Forwards

Mike Green vs. Matt Cullen (33:22)
Mike Green vs. Brandon Sutter (32:59)
Mike Green vs. Eric Staal (30:42)
Mike Green vs. Jussi Jokinen (29:33)

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Carolina Hurricanes Forwards

Brendan Morrison vs. Eric Staal (28:55)
Brooks Laich vs. Ray Whitney (27:18)
Brendan Morrison vs. Ray Whitney (25:53)
Brooks Laich vs. Eric Staal (25:39)

Strasburg Impresses in Spring Debut

2010-03-09T22:24:00.002-05:00

The long-awaited spring training debut of pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg finally took place today in a Grapefuit League contest between the Nationals and Detroit Tigers. Given the amount of hype Strasburg's first test of major league hitting was given by the baseball media, it would have been a colossal, yet not totally surprising to see Strasburg get rocked in his first few innings on the mound. However, 2009's first overall pick didn't fail to impress, throwing two scoreless innings and striking out 2 batters, including Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera.

If you had read any baseball-minded website (including the Nationals website itself) this afternoon and you may have thought that Strasburg had tossed a perfect game, struck out 20 batters, or tossed a complete game shutout. In reality, he tossed two innings in a meaningless context against a mix of major league hitters (Cabera and Carlos Guillen) and other guys who may be playing double AA ball come April.

I'm not trying to put down Strasburg's efforts, but Nats fans need to be cautiously optimistic about what we saw from Strasburg today in Viera. Yes, he was good. Yes, he looks like he very well might be the 'real deal.' But at the same time, it is a long exhibitition season and an even longer regular season. The time will come (likely before the All-Star break) when Strasburg will get a chance to prove himself in a game that matters against big league talent. And while that debut too will be hyped up beyond all belief, it will take time to measure Strasburg's true impact in DC.

Pre-Game Stats: Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

2010-03-04T12:39:00.001-05:00

Game: Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
When: March 4, 2010

The Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 3 times this season. The last time they met was on January 31, 2010 resulting in a 3-2 victory for the Washington Capitals. Stats for the January 31st game and totals for the 2009-2010 season are below:

Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning - January 31, 2010

Power Play

The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 02:45.
All PP minutes were with a 1 man advantage.
The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the Power Play for 02:35 of which 00:23 were with a 2 man advantage.

Events

Blocks (28 Total)

5 by the Washington Capitals (1 by Brooks Laich,Brendan Morrison,John Erskine,Shaone Morrisonn,Jeff Schultz)
23 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (6 by Mike Lundin)

Face-Offs (54 Total)

31 won by the Washington Capitals (13 won by Nicklas Backstrom)
23 won by the Tampa Bay Lightning (8 won by Nate Thompson)

Giveaways (20 Total)

7 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Tyler Sloan)
13 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (2 by Victor Hedman,Mike Smith,Vincent Lecavalier)

Goals (5 Total)

Washington Capitals (3):

Brooks Laich: Wrist(1)
Alex Ovechkin: Wrist(1)
Nicklas Backstrom: Wrist(1)

Tampa Bay Lightning (2):

Martin St Louis: Tip-In(1)
Steven Stamkos: Slap(1)

Hits (44 Total)

20 by the Washington Capitals (4 by Tyler Sloan,John Erskine)

Alex Ovechkin was hit 5 times.

24 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (4 by Zenon Konopka)

Ryan Malone was hit 4 times.

Miss (20 Total)

Washington Capitals: Wrist(5) Slap(3) Tip-In(2) Backhand(1)

Alex Ovechkin,Tomas Fleischmann,Nicklas Backstrom (2)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Wrist(3) Tip-In(3) Slap(3)

Andrej Meszaros,Nate Thompson,Alex Tanguay,Zenon Konopka,Vincent Lecavalier,Martin St Louis,Steven Stamkos,Mattias Ohlund,Matt Walker (1)

Penalty (5 Total)

Washington Capitals: HOOKING(2)

Tomas Fleischmann,Nicklas Backstrom (1)

Tampa Bay Lightning: TRIPPING(2) UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT(1)

Vincent Lecavalier,Jeff Halpern,Alex Tanguay (1)

Shots (53 Total)

Washington Capitals: Wrist(10) Snap(3) Tip-In(1) Slap(9) Backhand(5)

Alex Ovechkin,John Erskine (5)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Wrist(13) Snap(2) Slap(5) Tip-In(3) Backhand(2)

Martin St Louis,Steven Stamkos (4)

Takeaways (16 Total)

12 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Tyler Sloan,John Erskine,Eric Fehr)
4 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (2 by Vincent Lecavalier)

Top Matchups

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Defense

Alex Ovechkin vs. Mattias Ohlund (15:22)
Mike Knuble vs. Mattias Ohlund (14:38)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Mike Lundin (14:32)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mattias Ohlund (14:13)
Mike Knuble vs. Mike Lundin (13:04)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mike Lundin (12:36)
Alexander Semin vs. Victor Hedman (07:55)
Alexander Semin vs. Matt Smaby (07:35)
Brooks Laich vs. Victor Hedman (07:26)
Tomas Fleischmann vs. Matt Smaby (07:18)
Tomas Fleischmann vs. Victor Hedman (07:06)
Brooks Laich vs. Matt Smaby (07:04)

Washington Capitals Defense vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards

Tom Poti vs. Vincent Lecavalier (09:47)
Tom Poti vs. Martin St Louis (09:04)
Tom Poti vs. Ryan Malone (09:00)
Tom Poti vs. Steven Stamkos (08:31)
John Erskine vs. Vincent Lecavalier (08:24)
Shaone Morrisonn vs. Steven Stamkos (08:18)
Tom Poti vs. Steve Downie (08:02)
Shaone Morrisonn vs. Martin St Louis (08:01)
Jeff Schultz vs. Steven Stamkos (07:18)
Brian Pothier vs. Steven Stamkos (07:08)
John Erskine vs. Ryan Malone (07:01)
Jeff Schultz vs. Martin St Louis (06:57)

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards

Alex Ovechkin vs. Ryan Malone (09:36)
Mike Knuble vs. Ryan Malone (08:50)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Ryan Malone (08:45)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Vincent Lecavalier (08:00)
Alexander Semin vs. Martin St Louis (07:58)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Vincent Lecavalier (07:44)
Alexander Semin vs. Steven Stamkos (07:41)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Martin St Louis (07:07)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Steven Stamkos (07:00)
Alexander Semin vs. Steve Downie (06:57)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Martin St Louis (06:56)
Mike Knuble vs. Vincent Lecavalier (06:50)

Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 2009-2010 Season
3 Meetings

Power Play

The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 17:21 of which 00:24 were with a 2 man advantage.
The Tampa Bay Lightning were on the Power Play for 20:44 of which 00:23 were with a 2 man advantage.

Events

Blocks (71 Total)

28 by the Washington Capitals (6 by Jeff Schultz)
43 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (7 by Mike Lundin)

Face-Offs (183 Total)

95 won by the Washington Capitals (32 won by Nicklas Backstrom)
88 won by the Tampa Bay Lightning (26 won by Vincent Lecavalier)

Giveaways (56 Total)

26 by the Washington Capitals (4 by Alexander Semin)
30 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (4 by Jeff Halpern,Alex Tanguay)

Goals (19 Total)

Washington Capitals (10):

Mike Green: Wrist(1) Backhand(1)
Brooks Laich: Wrist(1)
Alex Ovechkin: Wrist(3)
Alexander Semin: Slap(1)
Eric Fehr: Wrist(1) Snap(1)
Nicklas Backstrom: Wrist(1)

Tampa Bay Lightning (9):

Kurtis Foster: Slap(1)
Vincent Lecavalier: Wrist(1)
Jeff Halpern: Wrist(1)
Martin St Louis: Slap(1) Tip-In(1)
Stephane Veilleux: Wrist(1)
Steven Stamkos: Wrist(1) Slap(1) Backhand(1)

Hits (116 Total)

52 by the Washington Capitals (8 by Alex Ovechkin)

Tyler Sloan was hit 8 times.

64 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (10 by Steve Downie)

Alex Tanguay,Steve Downie,Ryan Malone was hit 7 times.

Miss (72 Total)

Washington Capitals: Wrist(15) Snap(2) Tip-In(6) Slap(9) Backhand(5)

Alex Ovechkin (9)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Wrist(10) Snap(2) Tip-In(9) Slap(12) Deflected(1) Backhand(1)

Vincent Lecavalier (9)

Penalty (39 Total)

Washington Capitals: BOARDING(1) SLASHING(3) INTERFERENCE ON GOALKEEPER(1) TRIPPING(2) FIGHTING (2) MISCONDUCT (1) HOOKING(4) INSTIGATOR(1) CROSS CHECKING(2) ROUGHING(3) UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT(1)

Alex Ovechkin,Matt Bradley,Nicklas Backstrom (3)

Tampa Bay Lightning: SLASHING(2) INTERFERENCE ON GOALKEEPER(1) TRIPPING(4) HOLDING(1) MISCONDUCT (1) FIGHTING (2) HOOKING(2) CROSS CHECKING(1) ROUGHING(3) UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT(1)

Steve Downie (8)

Shots (171 Total)

Washington Capitals: Wrist(51) Snap(10) Tip-In(2) Slap(18) Backhand(10)

Alex Ovechkin (13)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Wrap-around(3) Wrist(40) Snap(8) Tip-In(6) Slap(16) Backhand(7)

Martin St Louis (12)

Takeaways (38 Total)

19 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Alexander Semin,Boyd Gordon,Tyler Sloan,Nicklas Backstrom,Eric Fehr,John Erskine)
19 by the Tampa Bay Lightning (3 by Vincent Lecavalier)

Top Matchups

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Defense

Alex Ovechkin vs. Mattias Ohlund (43:26)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mattias Ohlund (39:28)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Mike Lundin (30:37)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mike Lundin (26:26)
Alexander Semin vs. Andrej Meszaros (26:07)
Mike Knuble vs. Mattias Ohlund (25:57)
Mike Knuble vs. Mike Lundin (25:00)
Brooks Laich vs. Victor Hedman (21:50)
Alexander Semin vs. Mattias Ohlund (21:39)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Andrej Meszaros (20:10)
Alexander Semin vs. Victor Hedman (20:10)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Andrej Meszaros (18:51)

Washington Capitals Defense vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards

Tom Poti vs. Martin St Louis (27:12)
Jeff Schultz vs. Martin St Louis (24:52)
Jeff Schultz vs. Steven Stamkos (24:45)
Tom Poti vs. Steven Stamkos (24:36)
Tom Poti vs. Vincent Lecavalier (24:30)
Tom Poti vs. Ryan Malone (23:27)
Shaone Morrisonn vs. Vincent Lecavalier (20:32)
Brian Pothier vs. Stephane Veilleux (20:06)
Jeff Schultz vs. Vincent Lecavalier (19:19)
Shaone Morrisonn vs. Martin St Louis (19:16)
Jeff Schultz vs. Steve Downie (18:06)
Shaone Morrisonn vs. Ryan Malone (18:04)

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards

Alex Ovechkin vs. Ryan Malone (21:52)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Ryan Malone (21:48)
Alexander Semin vs. Steven Stamkos (19:36)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Steve Downie (19:13)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Vincent Lecavalier (18:09)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Steve Downie (17:47)
Tomas Fleischmann vs. Steven Stamkos (17:34)
Brooks Laich vs. Steven Stamkos (17:22)
Tomas Fleischmann vs. Martin St Louis (17:19)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Steven Stamkos (17:13)
Brooks Laich vs. Martin St Louis (17:07)
David Steckel vs. Martin St Louis (16:59)

Post Game Stats: Capitals vs. Sabres

2010-03-04T01:54:00.008-05:00

Game: Capitals vs. Sabres
When: Wednesday March 3, 2010

Tonight's Stats

Power Play

The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 04:00. All PP minutes were with a 1 man advantage.
The Buffalo Sabres were on the Power Play for 03:49 of which 00:11 were a 2 man advantage.

Events

Blocks (23 Total)

9 by the Washington Capitals (3 by John Erskine)
14 by the Buffalo Sabres (3 by Andrej Sekera,Tyler Myers)

Face-Offs (55 Total)

21 won by the Washington Capitals (6 won by Nicklas Backstrom)
34 won by the Buffalo Sabres (12 won by Tim Connolly)

Giveaways (21 Total)

8 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Alex Ovechkin)
13 by the Buffalo Sabres (3 by Jochen Hecht)

Goals (4 Total)

Washington Capitals (3):

Mike Green: Snap(1)
Boyd Gordon: Wrist(1)
Jason Chimera: Tip-In(1)

Buffalo Sabres (1):

Jochen Hecht: Wrist(1)

Hits (27 Total)

16 by the Washington Capitals (3 by Alex Ovechkin,Mike Knuble)

John Erskine was hit 3 times.

11 by the Buffalo Sabres (3 by Patrick Kaleta)

Henrik Tallinder,Derek Roy,Patrick Kaleta,Mike Grier were hit 2 times.

Miss (20 Total)

Washington Capitals: Wrist(5) Tip-In(2) Slap(3)

Mike Knuble,Brendan Morrison,Shaone Morrisonn (2)

Buffalo Sabres: Wrist(4) Snap(1) Slap(5)

Tyler Myers,Derek Roy (2)

Penalty (3 Total)

Washington Capitals: HOOKING(1) TRIPPING(1)

Shaone Morrisonn,Jeff Schultz (1)

Buffalo Sabres: INTERFERENCE(1)

Drew Stafford (1)

Shots (60 Total)

Washington Capitals: Wrap-around(1) Wrist(16) Snap(4) Tip-In(2) Slap(9) Backhand(5)

Brooks Laich,Alex Ovechkin,Boyd Gordon,Eric Fehr (4)

Buffalo Sabres: Wrist(14) Snap(1) Tip-In(1) Slap(6) Backhand(1)

Matt Ellis (4)

Takeaways (6 Total)

2 by the Washington Capitals (1 by Alexander Semin,John Erskine)
4 by the Buffalo Sabres (1 by Patrick Kaleta,Toni Lydman,Jason Pominville,Drew Stafford)

Top Matchups

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Buffalo Sabres Defense

Alex Ovechkin vs. Tyler Myers (14:40)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tyler Myers (14:29)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Henrik Tallinder (14:26)
Mike Knuble vs. Tyler Myers (14:06)
Mike Knuble vs. Henrik Tallinder (13:44)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Henrik Tallinder (13:37)
Alexander Semin vs. Craig Rivet (08:05)
Alexander Semin vs. Toni Lydman (06:33)
Brooks Laich vs. Craig Rivet (06:30)
Tomas Fleischmann vs. Toni Lydman (06:15)
Brooks Laich vs. Toni Lydman (06:08)
Jason Chimera vs. Toni Lydman (06:04)

Washington Capitals Defense vs. Buffalo Sabres Forwards

Mike Green vs. Jochen Hecht (11:23)
Tom Poti vs. Derek Roy (10:52)
Mike Green vs. Jason Pominville (10:04)
Mike Green vs. Tim Connolly (09:57)
John Erskine vs. Derek Roy (09:52)
Tom Poti vs. Thomas Vanek (09:35)
John Erskine vs. Thomas Vanek (09:08)
Jeff Schultz vs. Jochen Hecht (08:28)
Mike Green vs. Mike Grier (08:08)
Jeff Schultz vs. Jason Pominville (07:53)
John Erskine vs. Patrick Kaleta (07:35)
Jeff Schultz vs. Tim Connolly (07:34)

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Buffalo Sabres Forwards

Alex Ovechkin vs. Jochen Hecht (11:42)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Jochen Hecht (10:57)
Mike Knuble vs. Jochen Hecht (10:54)
Alexander Semin vs. Derek Roy (10:43)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tim Connolly (10:22)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Jason Pominville (10:16)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Jason Pominville (10:16)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Connolly (10:10)
Mike Knuble vs. Jason Pominville (10:06)
Mike Knuble vs. Tim Connolly (09:35)
Brooks Laich vs. Derek Roy (09:30)
Brendan Morrison vs. Derek Roy (09:30)

Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres 2009-2010 Season
4 Meetings

Power Play

The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 08:50 of which 00:26 were with a 2 man advantage.
The Buffalo Sabres were on the Power Play for 13:00 of which 00:11 were with a 2 man advantage.

Events

Blocks (131 Total)

58 by the Washington Capitals (9 by Jeff Schultz)
73 by the Buffalo Sabres (16 by Tyler Myers)

Face-Offs (214 Total)

110 won by the Washington Capitals (33 won by David Steckel)
104 won by the Buffalo Sabres (29 won by Derek Roy)

Giveaways (95 Total)

47 by the Washington Capitals (6 by Alex Ovechkin,Mike Green)
48 by the Buffalo Sabres (8 by Tyler Myers)

Goals (16 Total)

Washington Capitals (10):

Mike Green: Snap(1) Slap(1)
Alex Ovechkin: Wrist(1) Slap(1)
Brendan Morrison: Wrist(1)
Boyd Gordon: Wrist(1)
Eric Fehr: Wrist(1)
Jason Chimera: Tip-In(1)
Nicklas Backstrom: Wrist(1) Snap(1)

Buffalo Sabres (6):

Paul Gaustad: Wrist(1)
Henrik Tallinder: Wrist(1)
Jochen Hecht: Wrist(1)
Nathan Gerbe: Wrist(1)
Steve Montador: Wrist(1)
Tim Connolly: Tip-In(1)

Hits (130 Total)

75 by the Washington Capitals (11 by Alex Ovechkin)

Nicklas Backstrom was hit 9 times.

55 by Buffalo Sabres (8 by Patrick Kaleta)

Patrick Kaleta,Drew Stafford were hit 8 times.

Miss (100 Total)

Washington Capitals: Wrist(18) Snap(8) Tip-In(9) Slap(12) Deflected(1) Backhand(3)

Alex Ovechkin,Nicklas Backstrom (7)

Buffalo Sabres: Wrap-around(1) Wrist(22) Snap(5) Tip-In(5) Slap(13) Backhand(3)

Jason Pominville,Tyler Myers,Derek Roy (5)

Penalty (17 Total)

Washington Capitals: HOOKING(1) INTERFERENCE(2) DIVING(1) GAME MISCONDUCT(1) BOARDING (1) CROSS CHECKING(2) TRIPPING(2)

Alex Ovechkin (3)

Buffalo Sabres: INTERFERENCE(1) HOOKING(2) TRIPPING(3) ROUGHING(1)

Drew Stafford,Craig Rivet (2)

Shots (232 Total)

Washington Capitals: Wrap-around(1) Wrist(64) Snap(20) Tip-In(5) Slap(26) Deflected(2) Backhand(9)

Alex Ovechkin (16)

Buffalo Sabres: Wrist(56) Snap(10) Tip-In(4) Slap(22) Deflected(1) Backhand(12)

Jason Pominville (11)

Takeaways (51 Total)

26 by the Washington Capitals (4 by Eric Fehr)
25 by the Buffalo Sabres (3 by Jason Pominville,Drew Stafford,Jochen Hecht)

Top Matchups

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Buffalo Sabres Defense

Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tyler Myers (57:10)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Henrik Tallinder (53:42)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tyler Myers (52:54)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Henrik Tallinder (52:51)
Alexander Semin vs. Tyler Myers (29:36)
Alexander Semin vs. Henrik Tallinder (28:05)
Brooks Laich vs. Craig Rivet (27:34)
Brendan Morrison vs. Craig Rivet (27:08)
Brooks Laich vs. Toni Lydman (26:36)
Brendan Morrison vs. Toni Lydman (24:52)
Tomas Fleischmann vs. Toni Lydman (21:36)
Tomas Fleischmann vs. Steve Montador (20:44)

Washington Capitals Defense vs. Buffalo Sabres Forwards

Mike Green vs. Jason Pominville (34:46)
Mike Green vs. Jochen Hecht (33:18)
Jeff Schultz vs. Jason Pominville (31:33)
Mike Green vs. Derek Roy (30:20)
Mike Green vs. Tim Connolly (28:32)
Jeff Schultz vs. Jochen Hecht (28:32)
Jeff Schultz vs. Tim Connolly (25:47)
Jeff Schultz vs. Derek Roy (25:11)
Mike Green vs. Tim Kennedy (23:22)
Mike Green vs. Drew Stafford (22:58)
Jeff Schultz vs. Tim Kennedy (22:16)
Tom Poti vs. Derek Roy (21:57)

Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Buffalo Sabres Forwards

Nicklas Backstrom vs. Jochen Hecht (38:23)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Jochen Hecht (37:49)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Jason Pominville (34:27)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Connolly (30:41)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Jason Pominville (29:23)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Kennedy (27:12)
Brooks Laich vs. Derek Roy (26:04)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tim Kennedy (25:06)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tim Connolly (24:55)
Brendan Morrison vs. Derek Roy (23:11)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mike Grier (21:28)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Mike Grier (21:25)

Pre-Game Stats: Capitals vs. Sabres

2010-03-03T18:21:00.001-05:00

Game: Capitals vs. Sabres
When: Wednesday March 3, 2010

The Capitals and Sabres have met 3 times this season. The last meeting was on December 23, 2009 ending in a 5-2 victory for the Capitals.

In their last meeting on Dec. 23

Power Play

The Capitals were on the Power Play for 02:50, 00:26 of which was on a 2 man advantage.
The Sabres were on the Power Play for 04:00 all of which were with a 1 man advantage.

Events

Blocks (39 Total)

24 by the Capitals (4 by Jeff Schultz)
15 by the Sabres (4 by Steve Montador)

Face-offs (60 Total)

27 won by the Capitals (8 won by David Steckel, 8 won by Brooks Laich)
33 won by the Sabres (12 won by Paul Gaustad)

Giveaways (20 Total)

14 by the Capitals (4 players with 2)
6 by the Sabres (2 by Steve Montador)

Goals (7 Total)

5 by the Capitals

Nicklas Backstrom (2)
Alex Ovechkin (1)
Brendan Morrison (1)
Mike Green(1)

2 by the Sabres

Paul Gaustad (1)
Tim Connolly (1)

Hits (37 Total)

21 by the Capitals (7 by John Erskine)

Matt Bradley was hit 4 times.

16 by the Sabres (4 Tyler Myers)

Mike Grier was it 3 times.

Missed Shots (26 Total)

Capitals: Wrist (5), Tip-In (4), Slap (3), Backhand (1)

4 tied at 2

Sabres: Wrist (8), Tip-In (2), Slap (2), Backhand (1)

5 tied at 1

Penalties (6 Total)

Capitals: Interference (2), Tripping (1)
Sabres: Tripping (1), Hooking (1), Roughing (1)

Shots on Goal (65 Total)

Capitals: Wrist (19), Slap (6), Snap (5), Backhand (2), Tip-In (1)

Alexander Semin led with 5

Sabres: Wrist (19), Slap (8), Backhand (2), Snap (2), Tip-In (1)

Tim Connolly led with 5

Takeaways (21 Total)

15 for the Capitals (3 by Brooks Laich)

6 for the Sabres (2 by Mike Grier)

Top Match-ups

Capitals Forwards vs. Sabres Defense

Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tyler Myers (16:24)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tyler Myers (14:58)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Henrik Tallinder (14:07)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Henrik Tallinder (14:04)
Alexander Semin vs. Tyler Myaers (11:50)
Alexander Semin vs. Henrik Tallinder (10:52)

Sabres Forwards vs. Capitals Defense

John Erskine vs. Paul Gaustad (09:16)
John Erskine vs. Tim Connolly (08:59)
Mike Green vs. Jochen Hecht (08:35)
Mike Green vs. Derek Roy (08:33)
Mike Green vs. Mike Grier (08:30)
John Erskine vs. Mike Grier (07:54)
Karl Alzner vs. Paul Gaustad (07:48)
Tom Poti vs. Jason Pominville (07:42)

Capitals Forwards vs. Sabres Forwards

Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Connolly (09:31)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Paul Gaustad (09:26)
Alexander Semin vs. Tim Connolly (09:10)
Alexander Semin vs. Paul Gaustad (08:47)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tim Connolly (08:29)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mike Grier (08:28)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Paul Gaustad (08:32)

Caps vs. Sabres Totals for the 2009-2010 Season

Power Play

The Capitals have been on the Power Play for 04:50, 00:26 of which was a 2 man advantage.
The Sabres were on the Power Play for 09:11 all of which were with a 1 man advantage.

Events

Blocks (108 Total)

49 by the Capitals (8 by Jeff Schultz)
59 by the Sabres (13 by Tyler Myers)

Face-offs (159 Total)

89 won by the Capitals (29 by David Steckel)
70 won by the Sabres (18 by Derek Roy)

Giveaways (74 Total)

39 by the Capitals (5 by Mike Green)
35 by the Sabres (8 by Tyler Myers)

Goals (11 Total)

7 by the Capitals: Wrist (4), Slap (2), Snap (1)

Alex Ovechkin (2)
Nicklas Backstrom (2)
Brendan Morrison (1)

Mike Green (1)
Eric Fehr (1)

5 by the Sabres: Wrist (4), Tip-In (1)

Paul Gaustad (1)
Tim Connolly (1)
Nathan Gerbe (1)
Steve Montador (1)
Henrik Tallinder (1)

Hits (103 Total)

59 by the Capitals (8 by Alex Ovechkin)

Nicklas Backstrom has been hit 9 times.

44 by the Sabres (7 by Tyler Myers)

Drew Stafford has been hit 7 times.

Missed Shots (80 Total)

Capitals: Wrist (13), Slap (9), Snap(8), Tip-In (7), Backhand (3), Deflected (1)

Nicklas Bacstrom leads with 7

Sabres: Wrist (18), Slap (8), Tip-In (5), Snap (4), Backhand (3), Wrap-around (1)

Jason Pominville leads with 4

Penalties (28 Total)

Capitals: Cross Checking (2), Interference (2), Tripping (1), Game Misconduct (1), Boarding (1), Diving (1)
Sabres: Tripping (3), Hooking (2), Roughing (1)

Shots on Goal (172 Total)

Capitals: Wrist (48), Slap (17), Snap (16), Backhand (4), Tip-In (3), Deflected (2)

Alex Ovechkin leads with 12

Sabres: Wrist (42), Slap (16), Backhand (11), Snap (9), Tip-In (3), Deflected (1)

Jason Pominville leads with 9

Takeaways (45 Total)

24 for the Capitals (4 by Eric Fehr)
21 for the Sabres (3 by Jochen Hecht)

Top Match-ups

Capitals Forwards vs. Sabres Defense

Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tyler Myers (42:41)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Henrik Tallinder (40:05)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Henrik Tallinder (38:25)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tyler Myers (38:14)
Alexander Semin vs. Tyler Myers (25:04)
Alexander Semin vs. Henrik Tallinder (22:05)
Brendan Morrison vs. Craig Rivet (21:17)
Brooks Laich vs. Craig Rivet (21:04)
"Brooks Laich vs. Toni Lydman (20:28)
Brendan Morrison vs. Toni Lydman (19:11)
Tomas Fleischmann vs.Steve Montador (19:05)

Sabres Forwards vs. Capitals Defense

Mike Green vs. Jason Pominville (24:42)
Mike Green vs. Derek Roy (24:23)
Jeff Schultz vs. Jason Pominville (23:40)
Mike Green vs. Jochen Hecht (21:55)
Jeff Schultz vs. Derek Roy (20:29)
Jeff Schultz vs. Jochen Hecht (20:04)
Mike Green vs. Drew Stafford (19:45)
Mike Green vs. Tim Connolly (18:35)
Jeff Schultz vs. Tim Connolly (18:13)
Jeff Schultz vs. Drew Stafford (17:45)
Jeff Schultz vs. Clarke MacArthur (17:19)
Mike Green vs. Tim Kennedy (17:16)
Jeff Schultz vs. Tim Kennedy (17:05)

Capitals Forwards vs. Sabres Forwards

Nicklas Backstrom vs. Jochen Hecht (27:26)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Jochen Hecht (26:07)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Kennedy (24:17)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Jason Pominville (24:11)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Tim Kennedy (22:40)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Tim Connolly (20:31)
Alex Ovechkin vs. Jason Pominville (19:07)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mike Grier (17:04)
Nicklas Backstrom vs. Derek Roy (16:37)
Brooks Laich vs. Derek Roy (16:34)

NFL Picks: Week 17

2010-01-03T16:57:00.000-05:00

'NFL Picks' is a recurring segment where the D.C. Sports Guys will choose the winner of each NFL game for the current week.

Check out all of the pick statistics here.

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
Chicago at Detroit	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago	Detroit	Chicago	Detroit
New England at Houston	New England	New England	New England	Houston	New England	Houston
Jacksonville at Cleveland	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Cleveland
Atlanta at Tampa Bay	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh at Miami	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Miami
San Francisco at St. Louis	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	St. Louis
Indianapolis at Buffalo	Buffalo	Buffalo	Buffalo	Indianapolis	Buffalo	Buffalo
New Orleans at Carolina	Carolina	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	Carolina
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
Philadelphia at Dallas	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Dallas	Philadelphia	Dallas	Dallas
Green Bay at Arizona	Green Bay	Green Bay	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
Kansas City at Denver	Denver	Denver	Denver	Kansas City	Denver	Denver
Tennessee at Seattle	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Seattle
Washington at San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego
Baltimore at Oakland	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Oakland
Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	Cincinnati	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets

NFL Picks: Week 16

2009-12-27T15:02:00.001-05:00

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
San Diego at Tennessee	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego
Oakland at Cleveland	Cleveland	Cleveland	Cleveland	Cleveland	Cleveland	Cleveland
Seattle at Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay
Kansas City at Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati
Jacksonville at New England	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England
Tampa Bay at New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans
Carolina at N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants
Buffalo at Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta
Baltimore at Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh
Houston at Miami	Houston	Houston	Houston	Miami	Miami	Miami
Detroit at San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco
St. Louis at Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
Denver at Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis
Dallas at Washington	Washington	Dallas	Washington	Washington	Washington	Washington
Minnesota at Chicago	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Chicago	Chicago

NFL Picks: Week 15

2009-12-20T12:39:00.001-05:00

'NFL Picks' is a recurring segment where the D.C. Sports Guys will choose the winner of each NFL game for the current week.

Check out all of the pick statistics here.

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
Indianapolis at Jacksonville	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis
Dallas at New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans
Arizona at Detroit	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
Cleveland at Kansas City	Cleveland	Kansas City	Kansas City	Cleveland	Cleveland	Cleveland
San Francisco at Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia
Chicago at Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore
New England at Buffalo	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England
Miami at Tennessee	Tennessee	Miami	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee
Houston at St. Louis	Houston	Houston	Houston	Houston	Houston	Houston
Atlanta at N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	Atlanta	N.Y. Jets
Oakland at Denver	Denver	Denver	Denver	Denver	Denver	Denver
Cincinnati at San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	San Diego
Green Bay at Pittsburgh	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay
Tampa Bay at Seattle	Seattle	Seattle	Seattle	Seattle	Seattle	Seattle
Minnesota at Carolina	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
N.Y. Giants at Washington	Washington	Washington	Washington	Washington	Washington	Washington

Redskins Call an Audible, Hire a GM

2009-12-18T16:46:00.000-05:00

After the surprise announcement yesterday of Vinny Cerrato’s resignation and the announcement that Bruce Allen was hired as the Redskins’ new General Manager, the entire fan base breathed a collective sigh of relief. There was new hope for the future and Snyder was praised for his mercy. There were proclamations made like “Christmas comes early for Redskins fans!” And local sports radio ratings spiked to levels not seen since the announcement of Gibbs 2.0.

Ok, enough shenanigans, lets get on with the show.

In his first press conference, Allen laid out his strategy for turning this franchise around, which started with developing a relationship with the current coaching staff before he made any decisions about the future. However, a mere 24 hours later the Redskins are “in talks” to hire Mike Shanahan as the new head coach.

Now I know what you are thinking (I am too) - wasn’t Shanahan hand-picked by Snyder, and didn’t he very publicly reject Snyder just two months ago, supposedly because he didn’t want the job mid-season?

I am assuming that Allen knew that he was going to hire Shanahan, probably as a condition of employment, despite announcing a completely different strategy at his press conference. Don’t get me wrong, I think Shanahan is a good coach and they should pursue him, I would just like to know that Allen has the latitude to make that decision on his own. Unfortunately I think it’s clear who is (and more importantly who isn’t) calling the shots down at Redskins Park.

Let’s examine Allen’s resume to try and find any truth to this allegation. Does he have experience working with a meddling owner? Check. How about experience working with a high profile coach who wants to make personnel decisions? Check. Has a win-now-with-veteran-players attitude? Check. Has extensive experience with contract negotiations and salary cap management? Check and check.

If Allen was hired based on the merits of his resume, then it looks like Snyder plans to employ the same operational strategy that he used with Vinny. Allen is just going to be a better administrator. What’s noticeably lacking on Allen’s resume is any history of consistently drafting and developing talent. The irony is that Vinny, for all his faults, has drafted (and signed) some good players over the years, but he had some major misses and he didn’t have the sense to stop throwing away draft picks or overpaying players, and obviously he didn’t know how to build for the future.

The bottom line is that Bruce Allen is not the harbinger of stability and success that the Redskins’ faithful expect after suffering through 10 years of Snyder’s meddling incompetence. And I certainly don’t believe that this represents a change in Snyder’s ownership philosophy. Dan Snyder scapegoated Vinny Cerrato and hired Bruce Allen simply to save face with Redskins’ fans, not to build the foundation for a successful organization. Maybe it will still evolve into one, but it will be in spite of Snyder’s ownership, and definitely not because of it.

NFL Picks: Week 14

2009-12-13T12:25:00.000-05:00

'NFL Picks' is a recurring segment where the D.C. Sports Guys will choose the winner of each NFL game for the current week.

Check out all of the pick statistics here.

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
Pittsburgh at Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh
Green Bay at Chicago	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Chicago
New Orleans at Atlanta	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans
Detroit at Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore
Denver at Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Denver	Indianapolis
Seattle at Houston	Houston	Houston	Houston	Seattle	Houston	Houston
N.Y. Jets at Tampa Bay	N.Y. Jets	Tampa Bay	Tampa Bay	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets
Carolina at New England	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England
Miami at Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Miami	Miami	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Buffalo at Kansas City	Buffalo	Kansas City	Kansas City	Buffalo	Buffalo	Buffalo
Cincinnati at Minnesota	Cincinnati	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Cincinnati	Minnesota
St. Louis at Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee
Washington at Oakland	Washington	Washington	Washington	Washington	Washington	Washington
San Diego at Dallas	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants
Arizona at San Francisco	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona

Nats Active on Day 1 of Winter Meetings

2009-12-08T09:08:00.003-05:00

The Nationals were active on the first day of MLB's 2009 winter meetings in Indianapolis, trading for right-handed reliever and former New York Yankee Brian Bruney, and signing 14 time All-Star catcher and 1999 MVP Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez to a 2-year contract worth somewhere in the $5 to $6 million range.

In trading for Bruney, the Nationals gave up a player to be named in an attempt to provide some help to the majors' worst bullpen in 2009. Bruney was 5-0 with an ERA just shy of 4.0 in 2009.

The acquisition of Rodriguez is an interesting one. The Nationals were rumored to have been considering acquiring a veteran catcher to help mentor young catcher Jesus Flores, who missed a sizeable portion of the 2009 season due to injury. I'm a bit surprised the Nationals signed Rodriguez to a 2-year deal, but he may get a decent amount of playing time and possibly help put fans in the seats. While these moves show an active first start, the Nationals' real needs lie in the acquisition of additional arms (both starters and relievers). Rumored to be interested in top free agent John Lackey, hopefully the Nationals consider other more plausible options (i.e. the Jon Garlands of the world). Truth be told, the Nats need to attempt to upgrade their rotation at any cost, regardless of who is picked up.

NFL Picks: Week 13

2009-12-03T20:31:00.000-05:00

'NFL Picks' is a recurring segment where the D.C. Sports Guys will choose the winner of each NFL game for the current week.

Check out all of the pick statistics here.

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	Buffalo
Tampa Bay at Carolina	Tampa Bay	Carolina	Carolina	Tampa Bay	Carolina	Carolina
St. Louis at Chicago	St. Louis	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago
Tennessee at Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Tennessee	Indianapolis	Indianapolis
Philadelphia at Atlanta	Atlanta	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Philadelphia	Atlanta	Philadelphia
Oakland at Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh
Detroit at Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati
New Orleans at Washington	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	Washington
New England at Miami	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England
Houston at Jacksonville	Houston	Houston	Houston	Houston	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Denver at Kansas City	Denver	Denver	Denver	Denver	Denver	Denver
San Diego at Cleveland	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego
San Francisco at Seattle	San Francisco	Seattle	San Francisco	Seattle	San Francisco	San Francisco
Dallas at N.Y. Giants	Dallas	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	Dallas	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants
Minnesota at Arizona	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
Baltimore at Green Bay	Baltimore	Green Bay	Green Bay	Baltimore	Green Bay	Green Bay

NFL Picks: Week 12

2009-11-26T12:39:00.000-05:00

'NFL Picks' is a recurring segment where the D.C. Sports Guys will choose the winner of each NFL game for the current week.

Check out all of the pick statistics here.

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
Green Bay at Detroit	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay
Oakland at Dallas	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Denver	Denver	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants
Seattle at St. Louis	Seattle	Seattle	Seattle	Seattle	Seattle	Seattle
Carolina at N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	Carolina	Carolina	Carolina	Carolina	Carolina
Tampa Bay at Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta
Miami at Buffalo	Miami	Miami	Miami	Miami	Miami	Miami
Washington at Philadelphia	Washington	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia
Cleveland at Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cleveland	Cincinnati	Cincinnati
Indianapolis at Houston	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Houston
Jacksonville at San Francisco	San Francisco	Jacksonville	San Francisco	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	San Francisco
Kansas City at San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego
Chicago at Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
Arizona at Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Arizona	Arizona	Tennessee
Pittsburgh at Baltimore	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Pittsburgh	Baltimore
New England at New Orleans	New Orleans	New England	New England	New England	New Orleans	New England

NFL Picks: Week 11

2009-11-22T10:18:00.000-05:00

'NFL Picks' is a recurring segment where the D.C. Sports Guys will choose the winner of each NFL game for the current week.

Check out all of the pick statistics here.

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
Miami at Carolina	Miami	Carolina	Miami	Miami	Miami	Carolina
Indianapolis at Baltimore	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis
Seattle at Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
New Orleans at Tampa Bay	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans
Atlanta at N.Y. Giants	Atlanta	N.Y. Giants	Atlanta	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants
Washington at Dallas	Washington	Dallas	Washington	Washington	Washington	Washington
Pittsburgh at Kansas City	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh
Buffalo at Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Buffalo	Jacksonville	Jacksonville
Cleveland at Detroit	Detroit	Detroit	Detroit	Detroit	Cleveland	Detroit
San Francisco at Green Bay	San Francisco	Green Bay	Green Bay	San Francisco	Green Bay	Green Bay
Arizona at St. Louis	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
Cincinnati at Oakland	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati
San Diego at Denver	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	Denver	San Diego	San Diego
N.Y. Jets at New England	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England	New England
Philadelphia at Chicago	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Chicago
Tennessee at Houston	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Houston	Houston	Houston

NFL Picks: Week 10

2009-11-15T12:46:00.000-05:00

'NFL Picks' is a recurring segment where the D.C. Sports Guys will choose the winner of each NFL game for the current week.

Check out all of the pick statistics here.

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
Chicago at San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	Cincinnati	Pittsburgh	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati
Atlanta at Carolina	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Carolina
Tampa Bay at Miami	Miami	Miami	Miami	Miami	Miami	Miami
New Orleans at St. Louis	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans
Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	Jacksonville	N.Y. Jets
Buffalo at Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee	Buffalo	Buffalo	Buffalo
Denver at Washington	Denver	Denver	Denver	Denver	Washington	Denver
Detroit at Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
Kansas City at Oakland	Oakland	Kansas City	Oakland	Oakland	Kansas City	Oakland
Dallas at Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas
Philadelphia at San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego
Seattle at Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Seattle	Arizona
New England at Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	New England	New England	Indianapolis
Baltimore at Cleveland	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore	Baltimore

Big Week for Nats, Zimmerman

2009-11-13T08:33:00.002-05:00

Setting aside the horrendous 2009 campaign, the Nationals have made some headlines this week, naming second-half 2009 interim manager Jim Riggleman the full-time manager for 2010. Riggleman was credited for bringing an inspired sense of play to the Nationals following the firing of Manny Acta in July. While he didn't exactly turn things around completely, the Nats went 33-42 under Riggleman, as compared to 26-61 under Acta.

Riggleman is a local guy, having grown up during the age of the Washington Senators in the 1950's and 60's. The Nationals job will be Riggleman's fourth, following previous managerial stints with the Cubs, Padres, and Mariners. While speculation had both former Mets and Rangers manager Bobby Valentine and former Yankees star Don Mattingly as potential candidates for the 2010 managerial role, Riggleman ultimately emerged as the best candidate. While the Nats certainly will not be expected to contend in 2010, Riggleman's bullpen management skills should hopefully help garner at least a few more curly W's.

3B Ryan Zimmerman added to his trophy case over the past few days, picking up his first gold glove and also winning the Silver Slugger award, given out to the best offensive player per position in each league. Zimmerman's defense was stellar throughout the season, standing in stark contrast to the horrific defense we saw across the rest of the diamond. Its good to see Zimmerman get rewarded for what was an incredibly well-rounded season both at the plate and on the field.

Now that the Nationals managerial search is over, we begin the wait to see what new pieces they can put in place for 2010. More to come.

D.C. Sports Guys 11-9-2009

2009-11-09T22:56:00.002-05:00

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Kevin and Big J. sit down on a rare Monday night to discuss the Redskins falling to Atlanta, Caps weekend sweep, Maryland football, Strikeforce, and the Wizards.

As always, send your comments, suggestions, or ideas to mailbag@dcsportsguys.com

Intro
Redskins: 00:01:30
Capitals: 00:41:35
Terps / NFL: 01:14:25
Strikeforce / UFC 105: 01:46:00
Wizards / Ninja Assassin Promotion: 02:18:00
End

Sweet Action: NFL Week 9

2009-11-08T12:07:00.005-05:00

Ugly, just ugly. After week 8 the account only has $30.03 left. I'm getting this post, which could be the last Sweet Action of the year, up a bit late this week. Week 9 will risk it all $30.03 to win $308.11.

Check out the metrics for the entire season here: http://www.dcsportsguys.com/2009/09/sweet-action-kevins-nfl-20092010.html

Bet #33: 4 Team Teaser

New Orleans Saints -7 Sun@4:05p
Competitor: Carolina Panthers
Teased 6.0 points
Green Bay Packers -4½ Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Teased 6.0 points
Indianapolis Colts -2½ Sun@1:00p
Competitor:(407) Houston Texans
Teased 6.0 points
Jacksonville Jaguars -1 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Kansas City Chiefs
Teased 6.0 points

Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 30.00

Bet #34: 5 Team Teaser

Seattle Seahawks -4 Sun@4:05p
Competitor:(419) Detroit Lions
Teased 7.0 points
New Orleans Saints -6 Sun@4:05p
Competitor: Carolina Panthers
Teased 7.0 points
Miami Dolphins +18 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: New England Patriots
Teased 7.0 points
Green Bay Packers -3½ Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Teased 7.0 points
Indianapolis Colts -1½ Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Houston Texans
Teased 7.0 points

Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 35.00

Bet #35: 7 Team Parlay

Denver Broncos +130 Mon@8:35p
Competitor: Pittsburgh Steelers
San Diego Chargers +195 Sun@4:15p
Competitor: New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals +3 (-140) Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers -550 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Indianapolis Colts -380 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Houston Texans
Cincinnati Bengals +3 (-115) Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Baltimore Ravens
Jacksonville Jaguars -320 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Kansas City Chiefs

Risk US$ 5.00 to win US$ 208.04

Bet #36: 3 Team Parlay

New Orleans Saints -13 (-105) Sun@4:05p
Competitor:(417) Carolina Panthers
Green Bay Packers -10 (-120) Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bought 0.5 points
Indianapolis Colts -8 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Houston Texans

Risk US$ 6.01 to win US$ 35.06

NFL Picks: Week 9

2009-11-08T11:53:00.001-05:00

'NFL Picks' is a recurring segment where the D.C. Sports Guys will choose the winner of each NFL game for the current week.

Check out all of the pick statistics here.

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
Green Bay at Tampa Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay	Green Bay
Arizona at Chicago	Arizona	Arizona	Chicago	Arizona	Arizona	Chicago
Kansas City at Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Kansas City	Jacksonville	Kansas City
Miami at New England	New England	New England	New England	Miami	Miami	New England
Washington at Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta	Atlanta
Baltimore at Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Baltimore	Cincinnati	Baltimore
Houston at Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Houston	Indianapolis	Indianapolis
Carolina at New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans
Detroit at Seattle	Seattle	Seattle	Seattle	Detroit	Seattle	Seattle
San Diego at N.Y. Giants	San Diego	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants
Tennessee at San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco
Dallas at Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Dallas	Philadelphia	Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at Denver	Denver	Pittsburgh	Denver	Pittsburgh	Denver	Denver

Free Advanced Screening of Ninja Assassin Nov. 11 for D.C. Sports Guys Fans

2009-11-04T19:47:00.002-05:00

Warner Brothers has given the D.C. Sports Guys a special promo code for all of their listeners to pre-screen Ninja Assassin Wednesday, November 11 at Regal Gallery Place in Washington, DC. Tickets are free and will be handed out on a first come, first serve basis.

Ticket holders should arrive to the screening early because seating will also be first come, first served.

Log on to www.gofobo.com/rsvp and input the following code: LKYBT2B0 to download your tickets to the advanced screening of NINJA ASSASSIN in DC.

NFL Picks: Week 8

2009-11-01T08:55:00.003-05:00

'NFL Picks' is a recurring segment where the D.C. Sports Guys will choose the winner of each NFL game for the current week.

Check out all of the pick statistics here.

Game	Kevin	TJ	Big J	Brian	Wolfman	Juicy
Denver at Baltimore	Denver	Baltimore	Denver	Baltimore	Baltimore	Denver
Houston at Buffalo	Buffalo	Houston	Houston	Houston	Houston	Houston
Cleveland at Chicago	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago	Chicago
St. Louis at Detroit	Detroit	Detroit	Detroit	Detroit	Detroit	Detroit
Miami at N.Y. Jets	Miami	Miami	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets	N.Y. Jets
San Francisco at Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indianapolis
Seattle at Dallas	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants	N.Y. Giants
Jacksonville at Tennessee	Tennessee	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Tennessee	Tennessee	Tennessee
Oakland at San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego	San Diego
Minnesota at Green Bay	Minnesota	Green Bay	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
Carolina at Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona	Arizona
Atlanta at New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans	New Orleans

Sweet Action: NFL Week 8

2009-11-01T01:47:00.001-04:00

Kevin, the host of the D.C. Sports Guys, will startthe NFL season with $100 of his own money. The objective is simple:make as much as possible betting on NFL games. No funds can be addedduring the season. He will either lose it all or be smoking a victorycigar on February 7, 2010.

Positive results are always good results. Thats the motto at least after winning a whooping $5 in week 7.

This week only $30 are being risked for $60 in winnings. The lines out of Vegas are not very attractive with either big double digit or small 3 point or less spreads and little in between.

Check out the metrics for the entire season here: http://www.dcsportsguys.com/2009/09/sweet-action-kevins-nfl-20092010.html

Team	Reason and Action
New York Giants	The Giants will get their bounce back game a week later then previously advertised. The Eagles are coming off a bad loss to Oakland and a unimpressive win against the Redskins. McNabb won't be able to afford to throw the ball at receivers feet all day against New York. Action: Giants -1.5 and Teased
Arizona Cardinals	The Cardinals showed the Seattle game was no fluke by going into the Meadowlands and winning. Both offense and defense are playing better each week. The opposite could be said for Carolina. Action: Cardinals -10.5 teased to -3.5
New Orleans Saints	Until proven otherwise New Orleans may be the best team in the NFL. Their under-rated defense will have similar success as Dallas did in containing Atlanta's offense. Action: Saints -11 teased to -4
Indianapolis Colts	The struggling 49ers will not see a boost from Alex Smith when they face Indianapolis this week. The Colts should have no problem moving the ball against the slow San Francisco secondary. Action: Colts -13.5 teased to -6.5
Dallas Cowboys	Much like a year ago Seattle's injuries are starting to pile up. With 3 Seahawk tackles out DeMarcus Ware will be licking his chops in his pursuit of a still injured Matt Hasselbeck. Action: Cowboys -10 teased to -3
Denver Broncos	The biggest surprise at 6-0 Denver has shown they can play great defense, allowing only 11 points a game, and control the ball on offense, Kyle Orton has a passer rating of 100.1. The Ravens defense is not what it used to be and their receivers have dropped key passes in recent weeks. Action: Broncos +3.5 teased to +10.5 and on the Money Line (+155)

Bet #30: 3 Team Teaser

Indianapolis Colts -6½ Sun@1:00p
Competitor: San Francisco 49ers
Teased 7.0 points
New York Giants +5½ Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Philadelphia Eagles
Teased 7.0 points
Arizona Cardinals -3½ Sun@4:15p
Competitor: Carolina Panthers
Teased 7.0 points

Risk US$ 15.00 to win US$ 21.00

Bet #31: 4 Team Teaser

Denver Broncos +10½ Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Baltimore Ravens
Teased 7.0 points
Dallas Cowboys -3 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Seattle Seahawks
Teased 7.0 points
Arizona Cardinals -3½ Sun@4:15p
Competitor: Carolina Panthers
Teased 7.0 points
New Orleans Saints -4 Mon@8:35p
Competitor: Atlanta Falcons
Teased 7.0 points

Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 20.00

Bet #32: 2 Team Parlay

Denver Broncos +155 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Baltimore Ravens
New York Giants -1½ Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Philadelphia Eagles

Risk US$ 5.00 to win US$ 19.34

Juicy has arrived at the WKA World Championships in Spain

2009-10-27T16:22:00.000-04:00

As most of our listeners know, "Juicy"Jeff Blachly, a regular on the D.C. Sports Guys, will be fighting inthe MMA division of the WKA WorldChampionships. Jeff left for Spain on Sunday and has nowfinished the registration process and weighed in for the competition. Brackets forthe event will be posted in the next 24 hours and Jeff's first fightwill be Saturday.

Jeff has set up a Twitteraccount (@jeffblachly) and a FacebookFan Page for those interested in following him as he attempts tobecome the top amateur MMA heavyweight in the world.

We would also like to thank everyone who contributed to the "Juicy" Jeff Fund Raiser. We raised over $2500 which helped pay for Jeff's air fare and room costs.

Acta Given Second Chance with Indians

2009-10-25T20:24:00.003-04:00

As we move closer to the resolution of the 2009 MLB season, Washington fans don't have much rooting interest. After all, the defending World Champion Phillies are back in the World Series again, awaiting to face the winner of the Yankees/Angels ALCS series. Interestingly enough though, the Nationals search for a 2010 manager may be moving closer to finalization after today's hiring of Manny Acta as the new manager of the Cleveland Indians.

Acta, who was dismissed by the Nationals earlier this year, signed a three-year deal today to become the manager of the Indians, and was also apparently offered the managerial job with the Astros earlier in the week. Apparently the Indians are willing to look past Acta's dismal record with the Nats, and give him a second chance. As I have said in previous posts, we don't know yet how great of a manager Manny Acta is (or could be). With the dismal assemblance of talent he was forced to work with as the Nats' skipper, it is very hard to tell whether Acta will become a long-term talent at the big league level. With the Indians, he inherits a team with more talent than the Nationals, yet which is arguably still in the rebuilding phase. Based on reports from a number of published sources, it appears that Acta's ability to communicate with Latino players was a key trait that made him attractive to the Indians.

Acta's hiring also may make the Nationals' 2010 managerial picture a bit more clear. While interim Jim Riggleman will apparently be considered for the full-time managerial gig, the Nationals have also been apparently considering Dodgers bench coach and former Yankees star Don Mattingly, as well as veteran manger and current ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine. I'm not so sure that Mattingly would be a good fit for the Nats, who I think need a more seasoned managerial presence who knows how to manage a bullpen. Time will tell though, which direction the Nats will go, as both Mattingly and Valentine were apparently strong candidates for the Cleveland job. More to come as info becomes available.

Sweet Action: NFL Week 7

2009-10-25T09:52:00.006-04:00

Kevin, the host of the D.C. Sports Guys, will startthe NFL season with $100 of his own money. The objective is simple:make as much as possible betting on NFL games. No funds can be addedduring the season. He will either lose it all or be smoking a victorycigar on February 7, 2010.

Ouch... Week 6 was disastrous. Not a single bet won. Upsets by Oakland and Arizona hurt and the account only has $55.20 left.

This week I'll be risking $40 to win $214.98.

Check out the metrics for the entire season here: http://www.dcsportsguys.com/2009/09/sweet-action-kevins-nfl-20092010.html

Team	Reason and Action
New York Giants	The Giants are at home and ready to bounce back from a poor showing down in New Orleans. Arizona won't be able to move the ball against the Giants like they did last week against the Seahawks. Action: Giants Money Line (-320)
Atlanta Falcons	The high powered Atlanta offense will be able to score quickly and often against a suspect Dallas secondary. Action: Atlanta Money Line (+180)
New Orleans Saints	The Saints offense isn't the only positive in New Orleans. Greg Williams has turned the defense into a force to be reckoned with. Action: Money Line (-275)
New York Jets	Even with 6 INTs last week the Jets were able to keep the game within 3 points. Mark Sanchez won't have another terrible week and Oakland won't get back-to-back upsets. Action: Jets Money Line (-270)
Minnesota Vikings	Pittsburgh has allowed Cincinnati, San Diego, and Detroit to score 20 points or more. The Vikings keep finding ways to win games with the best running back and defensive line in the NFL. Action: Vikings +6 / Teased
Green Bay Packers	The Browns are a terrible football team. The Packers may have some offensive line issues but don't expect that to be a problem against Cleveland. Action: Money Line (-450)
San Diego Chargers	The 32nd ranked Kansas City defense will face an actual offense this week. San Diego will bounce back from their loss to Denver. Action: Chargers -6
New England Patroits	Did you see last weeks game? Tease the huge point spread just to be safe. Action: Teased
Indianapolis Colts	Peyton will have a field day against the St. Louis. Another game worthy of a tease. Action: Teased

Bet #27: 7 Team Parlay

San Diego Chargers -6 (-105) Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Kansas City Chiefs
Green Bay Packers -450 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Cleveland Browns
Minnesota Vikings +6 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Jets -270 Sun@4:05p
Competitor: Oakland Raiders
New Orleans Saints -275 Sun@4:15p
Competitor: Miami Dolphins
Atlanta Falcons +180 Sun@4:15p
Competitor: Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants -320 Sun@8:20p
Competitor: Arizona Cardinals

Risk US$ 5.00 to win US$ 151.42

Bet #28: 3 Team Parlay

San Diego Chargers -230 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Kansas City Chiefs
Atlanta Falcons +180 Sun@4:15p
Competitor: Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants -320 Sun@8:20p
Competitor: Arizona Cardinals

Risk US$ 10.00 to win US$ 42.73

Bet #29: 4 Team Teaser

Indianapolis Colts -2 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: St. Louis Rams
Teased 13.0 points
Minnesota Vikings +19 Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Pittsburgh Steelers
Teased 13.0 points
New England Patriots -2½ Sun@1:00p
Competitor: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Teased 13.0 points
Atlanta Falcons +17 Sun@4:15p
Competitor: Dallas Cowboys
Teased 13.0 points

Risk US$ 25.00 to win US$ 20.83