The St. Louis Blues skidded into the NHL's mandated five-day break with three straight losses to fall back to the pack in the ultra-competitive Central Division. The Blues look to alter their current tune while continuing their dominance against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday in the conclusion of their two-game season series.

The New Jersey Devils continue their search for their first victory of January when they visit the Metropolitan Division-rival New York Islanders on Tuesday. New Jersey dropped a 5-3 home decision to Philadelphia on Saturday for its fourth loss in as many games this month (0-2-2) and sixth straight overall (0-3-3).

The New York Rangers have stumbled out of their NHL-mandated five-day break with losses against a pair of Metropolitan Division foes. New York bids to regain its footing versus another in the opener of a two-game homestand on Tuesday night when it faces the Philadelphia Flyers for the first time this season.

Tyler Seguin made sure the road trip got off to a rousing start by scoring an overtime winner, and the All-Star hopes for an encore a little more than 24 hours later as his Dallas Stars visit the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Seguin punished his former team 2:59 into the extra session, giving the Stars a 3-2 victory at Boston on Monday with the eighth of his team-leading 22 goals in the last 10 games.

The Nashville Predators emerged as the best team in the West a year ago by advancing to the Stanley Cup Final, but they will try to avert a season sweep against the top team in the conference when they return from their league-mandated break. The expansion Golden Knights look to beat the Predators for the third straight time when they visit Nashville on Tuesday night.

The San Jose Sharks have earned points in five of their first six games of 2018 and hope to continue the trend when they visit the struggling Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. Nine different players landed on the scoresheet and Martin Jones turned aside 35 shots as San Jose posted a 4-1 victory at Los Angeles on Monday to improve to 10-2-3 against Pacific Division rivals.