The St. Louis Blues own the longest winning streak of the National Hockey League season after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.The Blues extended their winning run to 11 games by way of a 3-2 overtime victory Authentic Stephen Johns Jersey , during which they also set the franchise record for longest winning streak.St. Louis wasn't the only Central Division side to leap into the spotlight Tuesday, as the Nashville Predators used a pair of third-period goals from Roman Josi to knock off the Dallas Stars 5-3.Over in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning continued their winning ways despite taking on the Philadelphia Flyers with a short-handed lineup.Tampa Bay's seven-game winning streak is the second-longest run in the NHL behind the Blues.Tuesday's NHL ScoresFlorida 4, Buffalo 2Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 3Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 2New York Rangers 2, Carolina 1Montreal 3, Columbus 2St. Louis 3, Toronto 2 (Final/OT)Anaheim 4, Minnesota 0Nashville 5, Dallas 3Arizona 3, Edmonton 2 (Final/Shootout) O'Reilly Extends St. Louis Winning Streak with OT Game-WinnerSt. Louis Blues StLouisBluesquot;ELEVENTH HEAVEN IN ST. 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Rinne.#Preds | #NSHvsDAL uC6ljC3buu Domingue's Terrific Effort to Keep Out FlyersNHL NHLGet a load of these domingue35 saves. sfeFFsy0tFBlues Set Franchise RecordThe hottest team in hockey set a new franchise record for longest winning streak Tuesday.St. Louis broke the 17-year mark with its 11th consecutive victory, per Chris Pinkert of the team's official website.The 11-game winning streak has boosted the Blues above the wild-card positions and into third place in the Central Division.The streak that dates back to January 23 has featured a change in mentality within the team, as Alex Pietrangelo noted, per Pinkert."It's great, especially after the way we started this year," Pietrangelo said. "It's a good push for us.We've come a long way since then. For me and everyone else here Youth Tyler Pitlick Jersey , you get the sense we're not really satisfied. We know we can play better throughout games. We're looking hard in the mirror every day, and it's making us come out strong the next game."Ryan O'Reilly, who scored the game-winning goal, seconded that notion, as he mentioned the importance of the victory, per NHL.com's Lou Korac:Lou Korac lkorac10Ryan OReilly: quot;Thats an exciting win for us, especially at home and earlier in the year the way we were playing, get that win tonight for the fans too, its an emotional win for us.quot; #stlbluesSt. Louis has an opportunity to extend its streak to 12 games Thursday against the Stars, and a win over Dallas would increase the gap between the Blues and the wild-card positions to eight points. Josi Powers Predators Past StarsJosi handed the Predators a much-needed momentum boost with his pair of third-period tallies in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Stars.The victory at home came after two days off following a brutal 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights.As Josi told Fox Sports Tennessee's Lyndsay Rowley, the Predators weren't happy with Saturday's loss to Vegas and wanted to come out with a victory over a Central Division foe in Dallas."We weren't happy with the way we played in Vegas, and we had two days to sit on it," Josi said. "It was a big game for us, but now we got to focus on the next game and get some consistency."Not only did Tuesday's win help the Predators rebound from the loss to the Golden Knights, but it also kept them six points ahead of the surging Blues and moved them one point back of the first-place Winnipeg Jets in the Central Division.Nashville should be able to pick up more momentum in the three games ahead of its meeting with the Blues on Tuesday, as it faces the Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers, all of whom are out of the playoff positions in the Western Conference, beforehand.Wednesday's NHL ScheduleChicago at Detroit (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN)Winnipeg at Colorado (8:30 p.m. ET Tyler Seguin Jersey , ESPN+)New York Islanders at Calgary (9:30 p.m. ET)Boston at Vegas (10 p.m. ET, NBCSN) Follow Joe on Twitter, JTansey90. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed skilled forward William Nylander right聽before the 5 pm deadline on Saturday. A six-year, $6.9 million deal will seemingly keep Nylander playing for the blue and white for the foreseeable future and he'll likely join the Leafs on Tuesday as they take on the Buffalo Sabres and try to reclaim their seeding at the top聽team in the Eastern Conference standings.Then what?Prior to Nylander officially extending his contract with the Maple Leafs on Saturday there were a variety of rumors surrounding his future with the organization. Would he be traded, would he play? The interesting part about all of this drama is that, even though he's now signed, both may still be true.advertisingThe Immediate Future For Nylander via thesportsterIn the here and now, Nylander will join the Maple Leafs and help them try to win a Stanley Cup. Already a favorite to do so, the franchise is doing extremely well this season. Even with games missed by their star Auston Matthews, Nylander's absence over the past 25 or so games hasn't hurt their ability to score goals. With Matthews back and Nylander ready to return, his presence will only help them score more often than they already were.While it can be argued Nylander isn't worth the $6.9 million per season he just got paid, he does have back to back seasons of 61 points. Those numbers lead to the expectation he'll come in a contribute right away. Considering how long he sat out, he'd better. In under 60 games remaining on the 2018-19 campaign, it might be hard for him to reach the 61-point marker again, but the Maple Leafs are loaded up front and he'll play on the wing of either Matthews or John Tavares. The points will come.advertisingThe Not-So-Distant Future via: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY SportsAfter this season comes to an end, the Maple Leafs will either be the 2018-19 Stanley Cup Champions, or they'll have come close. The team is good, but their only average defense will need improvement. In the short-term, that's not a huge issue as Toronto can reach out to the rental market at the NHL trade deadline for blueline help. Still, in the long-term Anthony Duclair Jersey Womens , the team will need to address their defensive core since a rental won't help next year or the year after that.Among those the organization will need to pay attention to is Jake Gardiner. An offensively gifted d-man, speculation is that Gardiner may ask for $7 million or more in the free agent market. If the Maple Leafs are going to pay him that much, they'll need to find money.advertisingWhere Nylander comes into play is how much salary he takes up with the combination of himself, Tavares, Matthews and Mitch Marner. It's very likely those four players will eat up 40% or more of Toronto's total salary cap and, long-term, the Maple Leafs can't win that way. With that in mind, it won't take long for the rumors to swirl that Nylander is on the trade block.Nylander's Distant Future Feb 22, 2018; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (29) and center Auston Matthews (34) and defenseman Morgan Rielly (44) look on as head coach Mike Babcock watches from behind the bench against the New York Islanders at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs beat the Islanders 4-3 in the shootout. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY SportsWhether Nylander's name hits the rumor mill immediately following this season or not, there won't be many years he won't be constantly looking over his shoulder. Part of his new deal includes a modified no-trade clause that kicks in during the final year. That means, for five seasons, the Maple Leafs can move him if they need to and as salaries around the NHL go up 鈥?in part thanks to the deal he just signed 鈥?he'll be easier and easier to trade.advertisingThe Leafs are in win now mode, but their window to win often is just opening. To stay open, the team will need to be more well-rounded and that includes possibly moving their newly signed winger for help where they have a more dire need.