Canadiens Sparks Time Against Games

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Columbus was aiming for the second postseason trip in franchise history after adding center Jeff Carter and defenseman James Wisniewski this offseason, but currently sit last in the NHL with just 27 points. To make matters worse, Carter missed 10 games earlier this year with a fractured right foot before suffering a separated shoulder in Sunday's 7-4 loss at Anaheim.

 

Rick Nash scored twice in Sunday's defeat, giving him 10 goals in his past 22 games after netting just four over the first 19 contests, but Steve Mason allowed four goals in 16 shots in the opening period. Curtis Sanford made only eight saves in relief.

 

Sunday's loss turned out to be the last for Arniel, who was fired on Monday and replaced with assistant Todd Richards. Arniel, who became the seventh NHL coach to be fired this season, went 34-35-13 in his first season as Columbus' head coach in 2010-11.

 

Richards joined the Jackets as an assistant in June after spending the past two seasons as head coach of the Minnesota Wild. He had a record of 77-71-16 during his brief tenure in St. Paul, but the club failed to make the playoffs either season.

 

One thing that could work in Richards' favor is the loss of Sharp, who suffered an upper-body injury in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Red Wings. Sharp scored his 20th goal of the season before exiting and head coach Joel Quenneville said on Monday that his forward will miss 3-to-4 weeks.

 

Chicago dropped its season-high fourth game in a row and is tied with Detroit and St. Louis for first in the Central Division with 53 points each.

 

"I don't think its something we need to get overly down on ourselves about. We've got to just stay positive," Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith said of Chicago's losing streak.

 

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There just wasn't enough room for both Jaroslav Halak and Carey Price in Montreal, leading to Halak's eventual trade to the Blues despite a run of success with the club. Halak is once again battling a teammate for playing time, but that won't stop St. Louis head coach Ken Hitchcock from giving him the start tonight in Halak's first trip back to Montreal.

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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect

LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.

Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.

Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.

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