Olympic Ice Hockey Betting: Canada vs. Germany
 Canada (1-1-1-0, 5 pts) |
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 Germany (0-3-0-0, 0 pts) |
The qualification round of the 2010 Winter Olympics for ice hockey takes place on Tuesday in Vancouver, and the premier showdown that the nation’s eyes will be glued to will be between Canada and Germany. The Canadians finished the group stage at a very disappointing 1-1-1. They missed out on a chance to get a bye to the quarterfinals when they lost 5-3 to Team USA on Sunday night. Meanwhile, Germany has had a miserable go of it in these games, losing all three games by an aggregate score of 12-3. All three goals came in Saturday’s 5-3 loss to Belarus.
Will Team Canada elect to make a change at goalie? After watching G Martin Brodeur concede four goals against the United States (the fifth goal was with an empty net), the host nation may be inclined to turn to hometown hero, Roberto Luongo, who is in charge of the goalkeeping duties for the Vancouver Canucks during the NHL season. Offensively, there’s nothing to fear on this team. The Canadians put in three goals against the USA on Sunday night and outshot the Americans by nearly a 2-1 ratio. During several instances in the third period, it looks as though the hosts may tie the game at four goals apiece before conceding the empty-netter. F Dany Heatley’s four goals leads the team, while F Jerome Iginla and C Sidney Crosby are the only other two multi-goal scorers on the squad.
Whereas the Canadians have a team full of All-Stars at their disposal, the Germans have very few NHL-caliber players. That’s why they struggled so badly in their first three games and while they’ll probably have a tough time just possessing the puck against Team Canada. Germany only has 85 shots on net in three games. Whereas Canada has three multi-goal scorers on its roster, the Germans only have three goal scorers in total.
Though this is a true David vs. Goliath match in every single sense of the word, this is a ridiculously hefty goal-line for the hosts to cover. Though Canada could really use a landmark victory, it realizes that it is going to have to play once again tomorrow, and after watching this team struggle against Switzerland, the possibility is there that they may be caught napping against the Germans. Expect the boys in red and white to advance, and they’ll probably advance easily, but take the Europeans to cover this hefty line.
Selection: Germany
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