58th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 58th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 30, 2011 at the RBC Center , the home ground of the Carolina Hurricanes , in Raleigh , North Carolina .

Choice of participants

The first six participating players for the All-Star Game were determined by means of a fan vote. Sidney Crosby won the most with 635,509 votes and was elected together with his teammate from the Pittsburgh Penguins , namely Jewgeni Malkin , Kristopher Letang and Marc-André Fleury . The duo of the Chicago Blackhawks , Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith , completed the six players who participated by fan vote.

The other 36 players for the All-Star Game were determined by the National Hockey League and announced on January 11, 2010 together with twelve rookies who took part in the Honda NHL SuperSkills on January 29, 2011.

The two teams in the All-Star Game each comprised three goalkeepers, six defenders and twelve forwards. The captains and assistant captains were determined at a player selection. Eric Staal and Nicklas Lidström were chosen as captains . In the NHL All-Star Game, the two teams competed under the name Team Lidström vs. Team Staal .

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NHL All-Star Game 2011

Teams

Team Lidström Trainers : Peter Laviolette , Alain Vigneault # country player Item team goalkeeper 29 Marc-André Fleury Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Jonas Hiller Anaheim Ducks 30th Tim Thomas Boston Bruins defender 8th Brent Burns Minnesota Wild 33 Dustin Byfuglien Atlanta Thrashers 2 Duncan Keith Chicago Blackhawks 5 Nicklas Lidström - C. Detroit Red Wings 6th Shea Weber Nashville Predators 3 Keith Yandle Phoenix Coyotes attacker 87 Sidney Crosby C. Pittsburgh Penguins 71 Yevgeny Malkin C. Pittsburgh Penguins 88 Patrick Kane - A RW Chicago Blackhawks 26th Martin St. Louis - A RW Tampa Bay Lightning 91 Steven Stamkos C. Tampa Bay Lightning 33 Henrik Sedin C. Vancouver Canucks 48 Daniel Brière RW Philadelphia Flyers 19th Jonathan Toews C. Chicago Blackhawks 91 Brad Richards C. Dallas Stars 83 Aleš Hemský RW Edmonton Oilers 24 Martin Havlát RW Minnesota Wild 11 Anže Kopitar C. Los Angeles Kings 9 Matt Duchene C. Colorado Avalanche 21st Loui Eriksson LW Dallas Stars 81 Phil Kessel RW Toronto Maple Leafs

Team Staal Coach : Joel Quenneville , Mike Haviland # country player Item team goalkeeper 30th Cam Ward Carolina Hurricanes 30th Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 31 Carey Price Montréal Canadiens defender 22nd Dan Boyle San Jose Sharks 33 Zdeno Chára Boston Bruins 39 Tobias Enström Atlanta Thrashers 52 Mike Green - A. Washington Capitals 65 Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators 58 Kristopher Letang Pittsburgh Penguins 18th Marc Staal New York Rangers attacker 12 Eric Staal - C. C. Carolina Hurricanes 17th Ryan Kesler - A C. Vancouver Canucks 12 Jarome Iginla RW Calgary Flames 8th Alexander Ovechkin LW Washington Capitals 22nd Daniel Sedin LW Vancouver Canucks 61 Rick Nash RW Columbus Blue Jackets 10 Patrick Sharp LW Chicago Blackhawks 53 Jeff Skinner C. Carolina Hurricanes 14th Jordan Eberle RW Edmonton Oilers 28 Claude Giroux RW Philadelphia Flyers 10 Corey Perry RW Anaheim Ducks 26th Patrik Eliáš LW New Jersey Devils 42 David Backes RW St. Louis Blues 26th Paul Stastny C. Colorado Avalanche

All-Star Game

The Lidström team decided this relatively even encounter with 11:10. In the initial phase, the team around captain Eric Staal made a “lightning start” with four goals within 5:41 minutes, but the Lidström team was able to equalize the score before the first period was over. In the second period it was Patrick Sharp who put the Staal team back into the lead and Kristopher Letang increased to 6: 4, before Anže Kopitar and Steven Stamkos equalized the game with two goals. At the end of the second period, the “home team” around Eric Staal, Jeff Skinner and Cam Ward were behind for the first time after a goal by Daniel Brière .

The Staal team also started with playful advantages in the final third and scored two goals before Daniel Brière equalized again after 49:57 minutes with the goal to make it 8: 8. The team led by Nicklas Lidström subsequently played their way up two goals. 1:11 minutes before the end of the game, Loui Eriksson hit the empty goal to make it 11: 9 for Team Lidström , which won the game. Patrick Sharp was named the game's Most Valuable Player .

January 30, 2011 4:30 p.m. (local time)

Team Lidström A. Kopitar ( S. Weber ) (10:50) D. Byfuglien ( P. Kane , D. Keith ) (13:17) L. Eriksson ( J. Toews ) (16:07) M. Duchene ( N. . Lidström , S. Weber ) (16:30) A. Kopitar ( L. Eriksson , M. Havlát ) (30:08) S. Stamkos ( M. St. Louis , B. Richards ) (34:11) D. Brière ( H. Sedin , S. Weber ) (35:31) D. Brière ( H. Sedin , S. Weber ) (49:57) J. Toews ( L. Eriksson , M. Havlát ) (50:45) M . St. Louis ( B. Burns ) (53:53) L. Eriksson ( EN ) ( J. Toews , M. Havlát ) (58:49)

11:10 (4: 4, 3: 2, 4: 4)

Team Staal A. Owetschkin ( Z. Chára , M. Green ) (0:50) P. Stastny ( P. Sharp , D. Backes ) (2:48) P. Eliáš ( P. Stastny , M. Green ) (3 : 20) C. Giroux ( P. Sharp , D. Backes ) (5:41) P. Sharp ( C. Giroux ) (21:18) K. Letang ( D. Sedin , A. Owetschkin ) (26:10) E. Staal ( C. Perry , R. Nash ) (43:49) K. Letang ( P. Eliáš , J. Skinner ) (48:46) R. Nash ( C. Perry , Z. Chára ) (55:11 ) E. Staal ( D. Boyle , D. Backes ) (59:26)

RBC Center , Raleigh , North Carolina Spectators: 18,680

SuperSkills Competition

The Honda NHL SuperSkills took place on January 29, 2011. Zdeno Chára of the Boston Bruins took the hardest shot at 105.9 miles per hour (170.43 kilometers per hour (km / h) ). Anaheim's Corey Perry won the shootout , defeating Tim Thomas on his last shot . Michael Grabner of the New York Islanders was the fastest runner, while Edmonton's Taylor Hall was second. The Breakaway Challenge was won by Russian Alexander Ovechkin , who had already won this competition in 2008 and 2009.

Rookies

Team Lidström # country player Item team defender 23 Oliver Ekman Larsson Phoenix Coyotes 4th Cam Fowler Anaheim Ducks 8th Kevin Shattenkirk Colorado Avalanche attacker 63 Yevgeny Dadonov RW Florida panthers 4th Taylor Hall LW Edmonton Oilers 21st Derek Stepan C. New York Rangers

Team Staal # country player Item team defender 4th Jamie McBain Carolina Hurricanes 76 PK Subban Montréal Canadiens attacker 39 Logan Couture C. San Jose Sharks 63 Tyler Ennis LW Buffalo Sabers 40 Michael Grabner RW New York Islanders 19th Tyler Seguin C. Boston Bruins

Web links

• Official website of the NHL All-Star Game ( Memento June 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ usatoday.com, Sidney Crosby, three teammates, two Blackhawks win All-Star vote
2. ↑ nhl.com, Additional 36 All-Stars, 12 rookies announced to the 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend player roster
3. ↑ nhl.com, Team Lidstrom bests Team Staal, 11-10 ( Memento from March 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ nhl.com, Chara does it again with 105.9 MPH blast
5. ↑ NHL.com, Perry bests teammate Hiller to win Shootout