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Five Most Important NHL Injuries
 TheNHL bettingseason has reached the one-quarter mark and we’ve seen somestrange things. Top contenders like Detroit and Boston stumbled out of the gatewhile Colorado and L.A. saw theirStanley Cup oddsskyrocket. Sometimes, a bigreason for the change in a team’s status is injuries. Here are the five mostimportant injuries to note so far this season; some are now healed but did majordamage when they happened while some are wreaking havoc right now.
5. BOSTON: Marc Savard’s broken foot
 The Bruins already lost Phil Kessel in a trade and Milan Lucic to a broken finger.When Marc Savard went down, the Bruins had to play for a month without theirentire top line from a season ago. One of the league’s most underrated players,Savard is a scrappy, creative center who makes others around him better. He’sbeen back for two games and the Bruins’ have won four straight. Here they come.
Bettor need-to-know:
Consider betting on the Bruins’ Stanley Cup futures now; theirodds went down during their injury-affected slump, so you can get great value forthem right now.
4. PITTSBURGH: Evgeni Malkin’s shoulder strain
Evgeni Malkin missed seven games with a shoulder strain and the effect onPittsburgh wasn’t pretty. The Pens struggled without Geno and Sidney Crosby inparticular failed to carry the team on his shoulders.
Bettor need-to-know:
 The Pens are a powerhouse with Crosby and Malkin in thelineup but still aren’t the deepest offensive team in the league. Be careful with theirsportsbookodds if one of the Dynamic Duo goes down again.
3. DETROIT: Johan Franzen’s torn ACL and Niklas Kronwall’s sprained MCL
It’s been a turbulent season for the Red Wings. After his long-term injury, sniper Johan Franzen joined Marian Hossa (free agency), Jiri Hudler (free agency) and
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