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ST. LOUIS — Interim head coach Craig Berube’s tenure leading the St. Louis Blues began with the same result that ended the Mike Yeo era — a loss.Filip Forsberg’s shorthanded breakaway goal in the second period broke a tie and propelled the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over the visiting Blues on Wednesday night. It was one of two shorthanded goals the Predators scored against Blues http://www.officialducks.com/authentic-adidas-john-gibson-jersey , who are under new management after Yeo was fired after a 2-0 loss the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.The bad news is that the cellar-dwelling Blues (7-10-3, 17 points) fell further behind the Central-division leading Predators (16-5-1, 33 points).Article continues below ...The good news is St. Louis gets another crack at Nashville as it hosts the Predators on Friday night.“We know it’s not going to happen overnight, building confidence,” Blues center Brayden Schenn told NHL.com. “Obviously this team expects a lot more out of themselves as far as what we’ve (given). We’re going to build it game by game. I thought we played a hard game tonight. We played fast, we competed for one another from the goalie out. If we do that on most nights, we’re going to beat a lot of teams.”The Blues were able to take some positives from the loss.Robert Thomas, a 2017 first-round pick, scored his first NHL goal in the first period to tie the game 1-1. The goal snapped a two-game scoreless streak that spanned 135 minutes, 27 seconds.“It’s obviously frustrating,” Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo told NHL.com. “We had some really good looks offensively. I think if we start scoring those, you start feeling the puck Authentic Josh Manson Jersey , you start creating a little bit more pressure. I like the work ethic tonight, I liked the passion tonight.It’s a step in the right direction.”Jake Allen made 29 saves for the Blues, who played perhaps one of their grittier games of the season.“We got the passion back,” Pietrangelo told NHL.com. “It was one of the more intense games we’ve had in a while and I think that started with our work ethic I think.”The Predators enter Friday’s rematch on a three-game winning streak. Aside from Forsberg, Nashville got goals from Frederick Gaudreau, Austin Watson and Ryan Ellis on Wednesday.The bigger note was the Pekka Rinne made 28 saves to earn his 320th career victory, passing Miikka Kiprusoff and become the winningest Finnish-born goaltender in NHL history.“A long time ago, it wasn’t even close to being on my mind,” Rinne told NHL.com. “When I was just trying to battle my way into the League, these are the things you are going to wish for. It’s pretty cool. When you’re fortunate and stay in the League for a long time, you know you’re going to face some milestones. This one, for sure Ondrej Kase Jersey , is a cool one.”Gaudreau said the Predators were expecting a tough challenge from the Blues.“That was a huge win for us,” Gaudreau told NHL.com. “When you have a new coach like that, everyone’s fired up. We had to match that intensity and that energy and see that and I think we did.” The San Jose Sharks (11-7-3) will go for their fourth win in five games on Tuesday when they host the Edmonton Oilers (9-10-1) as large home favorites at sportsbooks. The Sharks are coming off a 4-0 rout of the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, with new defenseman Erik Karlsson finally tallying his first goal of the season.NHL betting line: The Sharks opened as -250 favorites (wager $250 to win $100); the total is at six goals, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)NHL betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 3.8-2.0, Sharks (NHL picks on every game)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 Oilers can pay on the NHL linesThe Oilers begin a three-game road trip through California, with the first stop at San Jose, a place where they have lost two straight games after winning four of the previous five there, according to the OddsShark NHL Database.While Edmonton has dropped six of seven overall as well following a 6-3 defeat at home to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, this remains a talented team led by top scorer Connor McDavid. The two-time Art Ross Trophy winner currently ranks third in the league with 28 points (12 goals and 16 assists). As long as he suits up Rickard Rakell Jersey , the Oilers will have a shot to win.Why the Sharks can pay on the NHL linesNow that Karlsson has lit the lamp for the first time with the Sharks, he can relax a bit and do what he does best. More importantly, San Jose posted its first shutout of the year with backup goaltender Aaron Dell in net and jumped into first place atop the Pacific Division with 25 points.Prior to that victory, the Sharks had been involved in a couple of other shutouts, losing both 4-0 to the Blues and New York Islanders earlier in the season. They also improved to 7-3-1 at home with the win.Smart betting pickSan Jose was one of the preseason favorites to win the division, and the team's climb to the top probably took longer than expected. Regardless, the Sharks are the better team both offensively and defensively right now, and they will be able to score three goals or more for the fifth straight game.Edmonton has scored two or less in five of seven, so San Jose will find a way to win again, with a solid chance to cash on the puck line too. NHL betting trendsEdmonton is 1-6 in its last seven games.The total has gone over in nine of San Jose's last 13 games.San Jose is 5-1 in its last six games at home.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.