65th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 65th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 26, 2020 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis , Missouri, USA . The St. Louis Blues , which played their third All-Star Game after 1970 and 1988 , acted as host . The Pacific Division team won the tournament format All-Star Game, while the losing Atlantic Division in the person of David Pastrňák provided the MVP .

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In the run-up to the NHL All-Star Games, four teams were formed, each consisting of players from one division. First, a player from each division was selected by means of a fan vote, who also functions as team captain. In this vote, David Pastrňák , Alexander Ovetschkin , Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid prevailed, with Alexander Ovetschkin announcing just a few days later that, as in the previous year, he would not participate in the All-Star Game. In addition, the “Last Man In” vote, which was introduced last year, was continued, in which the fans could choose another, “last” player per division for the All-Star Game. In this election, Mitchell Marner , TJ Oshie , David Perron and Quinn Hughes received the most votes from the fans, while the other participating actors were announced by the NHL on December 30th. As a result, each division provided an eleven-man squad, each of the 31 franchises should be represented by at least one actor; In the end, Arizona and Anaheim did not provide a player due to injury. The coaches who and their teams had the best point average in the respective division (deadline January 2, 2020) were automatically nominated as team bosses. Since Gerard Gallant was sacked by the Vegas Golden Knights in the meantime, Rick Tocchet moved to the Arizona Coyotes in the Pacific Division.

As in the previous year, the respective divisions of a conference competed against each other in the two semifinals and thus determined the two finalists. Each of the three games was played in 3-on-3 mode over 20 minutes each.

As in the previous events, the NHL All-Star Skills Competition was held this year on the day before the actual All-Star Game , in which the players competed against each other in individual competitions. In addition, a 3-on-3 game for women was played for the first time on the same day, in which the all-stars of the national teams of Canada and the United States faced each other. In this encounter Canada prevailed 2-1. The players were nominated as follows:

Canada

• Attack: Meghan Agosta , Mélodie Daoust , Rebecca Johnston , Sarah Nurse , Marie-Philip Poulin , Natalie Spooner , Blayre Turnbull
• Defense: Renata Fast , Laura Fortino
• Goal: Ann-Renée Desbiens
• Trainer: Jayna Hefford

United States

• Attack: Kendall Coyne Schofield , Brianna Decker , Amanda Kessel , Hilary Knight , Jocelyne Lamoureux , Annie Pankowski , Alex Carpenter
• Defense: Kacey Bellamy , Lee Stecklein
• Goal: Alex Rigsby
• Trainer: Cammi Granato

Teams

Abbreviations:
Nat. = Nationality; Pos. = Position with C = center , LW = left wing , RW = right wing , D = defender , G = goalkeeper
Legend:
* - players who were subsequently nominated as replacements
(R) -  rookies

Atlantic Division Head Coach : Bruce Cassidy ( Boston Bruins ) # Nat. player Item team goalkeeper 31 Frederik Andersen G Toronto Maple Leafs 88 Andrei Wassilewski * G Tampa Bay Lightning defender 6th Shea Weber D. Canadiens de Montréal 77 Victor Hedman D. Tampa Bay Lightning attacker 7th Brady Tkachuk * LW Ottawa Senators 9 Jack acorn C. Buffalo Sabers 10 Anthony Duclair LW Ottawa Senators 11 Jonathan Huberdeau LW Florida panthers 16 Mitchell Marner RW Toronto Maple Leafs 59 Tyler Bertuzzi LW Detroit Red Wings 88 David Pastrňák - C. RW Boston Bruins

Metropolitan Division Head Coach : Todd Reirden ( Washington Capitals ) # Nat. player Item team goalkeeper 35 Tristan Jarry * G Pittsburgh Penguins 70 Braden Holtby G Washington Capitals defender 3 Seth Jones D. Columbus Blue Jackets 58 Kris Letang * - C. D. Pittsburgh Penguins 74 John Carlson D. Washington Capitals 74 Jaccob Slavin * D. Carolina Hurricanes attacker 11 Travis Konecny RW Philadelphia Flyers 13 Mathew Barzal C. New York Islanders 13 Nico Hischier * C. New Jersey Devils 20th Chris Kreider * LW New York Rangers 77 TJ Oshie RW Washington Capitals

Central Division Head Coach : Craig Berube ( St. Louis Blues ) # Nat. player Item team goalkeeper 37 Connor Hellebuyck G Winnipeg Jets 70 Jordan Binnington G St. Louis Blues defender 27 Alex Pietrangelo D. St. Louis Blues 59 Roman Josi D. Nashville Predators attacker 12 Eric Staal C. Minnesota Wild 29 Nathan MacKinnon - C. C. Colorado Avalanche 55 Mark Scheifele C. Winnipeg Jets 57 David Perron LW St. Louis Blues 88 Patrick Kane RW Chicago Blackhawks 90 Ryan O'Reilly C. St. Louis Blues 91 Tyler Seguin C. Dallas Stars

Pacific Division Head Coach : Rick Tocchet ( Arizona Coyotes ) # Nat. player Item team goalkeeper 25th Jacob Markström * G Vancouver Canucks 33 David Rittich * G Calgary Flames defender 5 Mark Giordano D. Calgary Flames 43 Quinn Hughes (R) D. Vancouver Canucks attacker 11 Anže Kopitar C. Los Angeles Kings 19th Matthew Tkachuk LW Calgary Flames 29 Leon Draisaitl C. Edmonton Oilers 40 Elias Pettersson C. Vancouver Canucks 48 Tomáš Hertl * C. San Jose Sharks 67 Max Pacioretty * LW Vegas Golden Knights 97 Connor McDavid - C. C. Edmonton Oilers

Subsequent nominees

The following players were originally nominated for the All-Star Game, but subsequently did not take part due to injury or personal reasons:

Nat.	Surname	team	Item	replacement
	Logan Couture	San Jose Sharks	C.	Tomáš Hertl
	Marc-André Fleury	Vegas Golden Knights	G	Jacob Markström
	Jake Guentzel	Pittsburgh Penguins	C.	Kris Letang
	Dougie Hamilton	Carolina Hurricanes	D.	Jaccob Slavin
	Joonas Korpisalo	Columbus Blue Jackets	G	Tristan Jarry
	Darcy Kuemper	Arizona Coyotes	G	David Rittich
	Kyle Palmieri	New Jersey Devils	RW	Nico Hischier
	Tuukka Rask	Boston Bruins	G	Andrei Wassilewski
	Jakob Silfverberg	Anaheim Ducks	RW	Max Pacioretty
	Artemi Panarin	New York Rangers	LW	Chris Kreider
	Auston Matthews	Toronto Maple Leafs	C.	Brady Tkachuk

game schedule

	Semifinals				final
	Atlantic Division	9
	Metropolitan Division	5
					Atlantic Division	4th
					Pacific Division	5
	Central Division	5
	Pacific Division	10

Semifinals

January 25, 2020 7:15 p.m. (local time)

Team Atlantic David Pastrňák (0:26) Shea Weber (0:49) Anthony Duclair (6:20) David Pastrňák (8:28) Jonathan Huberdeau (14:48) Victor Hedman (15:47) Anthony Duclair (16:07 ) David Pastrňák (19:05) Anthony Duclair (19:29)

9: 5 (4: 4, 5: 1) match report

Team Metropolitan John Carlson (2:13) Nico Hischier (3:38) TJ Oshie (5:59) Seth Jones (6:04) Nico Hischier (12:50)

Enterprise Center , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 18,112

January 25, 2020 8:00 p.m.

Team Central Mark Scheifele (5:09) David Perron (7:04) Patrick Kane (7:18) Tyler Seguin (9:39) Patrick Kane (11:37)

5:10 (4: 4, 1: 6) game report

Team Pacific Matthew Tkachuk (2:12) Leon Draisaitl (2:59) Tomáš Hertl (4:42) Quinn Hughes (9:06) Leon Draisaitl (10:46) Matthew Tkachuk (12:42) Leon Draisaitl (13:34 ) Tomáš Hertl (14:45) Tomáš Hertl (17:06) Tomáš Hertl (18:56)

Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 18,112

final

January 25, 2020 9:15 p.m. (local time)

Team Pacific Max Pacioretty (6:05) Elias Pettersson (11:37) Leon Draisaitl (11:44) Elias Pettersson (15:04) Tomáš Hertl (17:24)

5: 4 (1: 3, 4: 1) match report

Team Atlantic Victor Hedman (0:24) Jonathan Huberdeau (1:29) David Pastrňák (9:13) Tyler Bertuzzi (13:15)

Enterprise Center , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 18,112

Individual evidence

1. Jump up ↑ Adam Kimelman: McDavid, Ovechkin, MacKinnon, Pastrnak voted NHL All-Star Game captains. nhl.com, December 22, 2019, accessed on January 17, 2020 . 
2. ↑ David Satriano: Perron, Oshie, Marner, Hughes named Last Men In winners. nhl.com, January 13, 2020, accessed January 17, 2020 . 
3. ↑ 2020 NHL All-Star Game rosters. nhl.com, January 15, 2020, accessed January 17, 2020 .