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The Vegas Golden Knights (29-18-4) hope to earn a win in their last game before the NHL All-Star break on Wednesday when they host the Nashville Predators (29-18-4) as small home favorites at sportsbooks.The Predators have won the past two meetings with the Golden Knights Vancouver Canucks Hoodies Womens , including a 4-1 victory at home on October 30, after losing the first two as part of the expansion team's inaugural campaign last season. NHL betting line: The Golden Knights opened as -130 favorites (wager $130 to win $100); the total is at six goals, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)Check out the OddsShark podcast on iTunes or Spotify or at OddsShark.libsyn.com for more odds information, betting picks and a breakdown of this week's top sports betting news.Why the Predators can pay on the NHL oddsThis will also be Nashville's final game before the All-Star break, and the team is coming off a 4-1 road win over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday after losing four of five. While the Predators have played below expectations this year, putting together back-to-back wins here away from home can only help their confidence.Nashville turned in its best defensive performance in two weeks at Colorado, with goaltender Pekka Rinne stopping 35 of 36 shots to give head coach Peter Laviolette his 600th career victory. The Preds scored three of their four goals in the second period.Why the Golden Knights can pay on the NHL oddsVegas may have suffered a hangover on Monday in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild after routing the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-3 on Saturday. The Golden Knights headed into the third period tied 2-2 with the Wild but surrendered what turned out to be the game-winning goal to Charlie Coyle at the 14:29 mark before an empty-netter with 13 seconds remaining finished the scoring.The Golden Knights dropped just their fifth game of the season in regulation time at T-Mobile Arena after winning five of their previous six there. Vegas has lost consecutive home games only twice this year, so the odds are against that scenario happening in this spot. Predators vs. Golden Knights NHL betting pickDespite beating the Penguins badly recently, the Golden Knights are still just 3-9 versus the Top 10 teams in the league and 9-12-1 against playoff teams. Nashville fits into both of those categories right now Vancouver Canucks Hats Womens , currently tied with Vegas as they have the same record and number of points (62). That said, look for the Predators to pull off the minor upset. OddsShark computer pick:3.1-2.7, Predators (Get NHL picks on every game via the OddsShark computer)NHL betting trendsNashville is 4-2 in its last six games on the road.The total has gone over in six of Nashville's last nine games on the road.All NHL odds and betting trends according to Bleacher Report's official odds partner, OddsShark. Check out OddsShark on Twitter and Instagram or head to YouTube for more betting picks and analysis on this week's top games. You can also download the free odds tracker app. EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — In one game, Brendan Lemieux doubled his NHL goal total.Lemieux scored twice to give him four career goals and the Winnipeg Jets ended 2018 on an upbeat note, defeating the slumping Edmonton Oilers 4-3 Monday night.The 22-year-old son of former NHL star Claude Lemieux entered with two goals in 31 games.“It felt great. It’s good to be a difference-maker,” Lemieux said. “I thought our line played really well tonight. That was the first time we’ve had that dynamic with (Andrew Copp) in the middle and (Jack Roslovic) on the wing. I loved our game. There was some stuff we could clean up, but I was really happy with our line.”Brandon Tanev and Blake Wheeler also scored for the Jets (25-12-2) Custom Vancouver Canucks Jerseys , who snapped a two-game skid.“The first four shifts of the game I didn’t love, but after that we got better at breaking pucks out, we were a little faster and we hit the middle an awful lot, which is a pretty good tell if we’re moving right,” coach Paul Maurice said.Leon Draisaitl had a pair of goals and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the other for the Oilers (18-18-3), who lost all five games on their homestand and have dropped six in a row overall.“It was definitely a better effort than the game before, but it was still not good enough to beat a team like that,” Draisaitl said. “We are making too many little mistakes and that starts with me and the top guys. We have to clean that up.”Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck robbed Draisaitl in tight with 23 seconds left to preserve his 100th NHL win.“As we always say, we just need one and that’s the one we needed www.jetsshoppro.com ,” Maurice said.Edmonton was first on the board, scoring with five minutes left in the first period as Connor McDavid displayed a burst of speed to get past a defender along the boards. McDavid then sent the puck in front for Nugent-Hopkins, who beat Hellebuyck for his 14th of the season.The Jets tied it five minutes into the second when a long shot by Jacob Trouba was tipped by Tanev past Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen.Winnipeg scored again about a minute later as a big scramble in front ended with the puck slipping under Koskinen. The goal was credited to Lemieux.The Oilers pulled even on a power-play goal with two minutes left in the second on a one-timer from Draisaitl, his 20th of the season.Winnipeg got that goal back just 29 seconds later when Wheeler picked the top corner.Edmonton knotted the game again seven minutes into the third when McDavid picked off a pass and fed the puck in front to Draisaitl, who beat Hellebuyck with a backhand.The Jets surged back in front with six minutes remaining on another goal by Lemieux.NOTES: Winnipeg won the season series 2-1. … Two players made their debuts on the Edmonton blue line after being acquired in trades on Sunday. Alexander Petrovic came over in a deal with Florida, while Brandon Manning was dealt to the Oilers from Chicago.UP NEXTJets: Play at Pittsburgh on Friday.Oilers: Begin a four-game road trip Wednesday at Arizona.