Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesThe San Jose Sharks (9-6-3) will try to move closer to first place in the Pacific Division and hand their opponent their second straight road loss on Tuesday when they host the Nashville Predators (13-3-1) as small home favorites at sportsbooks.The Sharks are coming off a 3-1 home win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday Tage Thompson Jersey Womens , while the Predators will be playing on back-to-back nights following a 2-1 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks. NHL betting line: The Sharks opened as -130 favorites (wager $130 to win $100); the total is at 5.5 goals, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)NHL betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 4.2-1.3, Predators (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 Predators can pay on the NHL linesNashville has been the best team in the NHL this season, mostly due to a near-perfect record away from home. The Predators have earned a league-best eight road wins, two of which have come in the first three editions of a five-game West Coast road trip.They have also won four of the past six meetings with San Jose, according to the OddsShark NHL Database, despite losing the first game this year 5-4 at home three weeks ago. In the first meeting, backup goaltender Juuse Saros took the loss for Nashville and will likely get the call again here. That experience should help him.Why the Sharks can pay on the NHL linesThe Sharks will be catching the Predators in the second game of a back-to-back situation Dalton Prout Jersey Womens , so they will be more well-rested and ready for them at home. San Jose has gone 5-2-1 at the SAP Center overall, with three consecutive wins there since dropping its only two games there in succession.After getting swept in a two-game road trip versus the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues, San Jose bounced back by beating Calgary in a dominant performance between the two Pacific foes. The Sharks jumped out to a 2-0 lead and saw veteran Joe Pavelski finish with one goal and two assists. Smart betting pickWhile Saros has been pretty solid between the pipes for Nashville overall outside of the first loss to San Jose earlier this season, that performance will haunt him in this spot. He was a perfect 4-0 up until that point, filling in nicely for injured starter Pekka Rinne.Even though Rinne is back, Saros has still struggled at times, giving up four goals in Saturday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Stars. Look for the Sharks to bite him again. NHL betting trendsThe total has gone over in seven of San Jose's last 10 games.The total has gone over in four of San Jose's last five games when playing Nashville.San Jose is 5-2 in its last seven 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. NEW YORK (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes simply outplayed the New York Islanders in a matchup of teams headed for a spring without playoff games.Trevor van Riemsdyk scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period and Scott Darling made 26 saves as the Hurricanes beat the reeling Islanders 4-3 Sunday.Van Riemsdyk’s second goal of the season came on a long slap shot with 6:49 remaining to help snap Carolina’s three-game losing streak and continue the late season swoon by the Islanders, who have just one win their last 12 games.Jaccob Slavin, Lee Stempniak and Victor Rask also scored for the Hurricanes.”Our group has mental toughness Elias Lindholm Jersey Womens ,” Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. ”We were real good 5-on-5. It was a good team win.”Anders Lee scored twice and Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist for New York. John Tavares had three assists and Jaroslav Halak finished with 35 saves.Rask’s goal with just under six minutes remaining in the middle period gave Carolina a 3-2 lead heading, before Lee tied it on the power play at 8:05 of the third with his second of the game and career-high 35th of the season.Lee took little solace in his personal achievement as his team faces another spring without the postseason.The Islanders are 1-7-4 in their last 12 games. They will almost certainly miss the playoffs for the second straight year after appearing three times in four years.”It’s painful because we work extremely hard and we don’t have much to show for it,” Lee said. ”That’s why this is so frustrating.”The free-falling Islanders came out with virtually no energy and the Hurricanes notched two quick goals. Slavin opened the scoring at 2:50 when his shot from the point found its way through traffic and past Halak.Stempniak, playing in his 900th NHL game, made it 2-0 at 4:44 with an unassisted goal from the high slot, his third of the season.Bailey narrowed the deficit to 2-1 at 10:49 of the second, tipping a shot by defenseman Ryan Pulock past Darling. It was Bailey’s 18th goal this season.Lee tied the score at 2, knocking in a rebound on the power play at 12:22 of the second. Tavares and rookie Mathew Barzal assisted. Barzal, who leads all rookies with 73 points, has 54 assists.Carolina outshot the Islanders 13-6 in the first period and 17-11 in the second before a quiet late-afternoon crowd of 10 Alan Quine Jersey Womens ,688 at Barclays Center. The Islanders are last in the league in average attendance with just over 12,000 fans per game.The Islanders announced in late January they would split games between their former home – Nassau Coliseum – and Brooklyn for the next three seasons before moving into a yet-to-built arena at Belmont Park in 2021.But they have struggled at home this calendar year, going 4-11-1 over their last 16 games at Barclays Center after as 12-3-3 start on home ice.Despite his team’s poor results, Islanders coach Doug Weight continued to look for positives as his first full season as coach winds down.”We fought to tie the game but they got the fourth one and we couldn’t tie it,” he said. ”They came out hard but we had some good opportunities. We battled back.”The Hurricanes have also slumped in recent weeks to again fall from the playoff chase in the Eastern Conference. Carolina hasn’t reached the postseason since 2009. They came into Sunday’s contest 3-9-2 over their previous 14 games.The Islanders were coming off back-to-back losses in a home-and-home set with Washington. They started the game with Tavares unusually on left wing with Barzal at center and Jordan Eberle on right wing.But following Carolina’s two quick strikes, Tavares were reunited with his wingers Lee and Bailey. Tavares’ status is one of many clouds hanging over the Islanders since the 27-year-old captain could become an unrestricted free agent this July and could leave the franchise with no return.NOTES: The Islanders scratched D Dennis Seidenberg and D Brandon Davidson, along with F Ross Johnston. … Carolina scratched D Noah Hanifin because of an upper body injury. … Carolina improved to 8-3-3 in their last 14 games against Islanders and the Hurricanes are 24-9-7 since the start of the 2008-09 season against New York. … Lee’s tying goal in the third came about 40 seconds after Carolina forward Sebastian Aho was whistled for hooking Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho.UP NEXTIslanders: Host Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.Hurricanes: Host Edmonton on Tuesday night.