NHL Unveils First 32 Players Headed to All-Star Weekend in Toronto
The fan vote also opened to see who will be the remaining 12 players joining the festivities, which includes an NHL all-star fantasy draft. Here are the stats for the first 32 players.
The news is out on the first set of players named to the NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto.
The league unveiled 16 players from each conference – one per team – slated to play in the All-Star Game. Twelve more players will join the pool, but it's up to the fans to decide who in a fan vote. It's now open online at NHL.com/vote and on X (formerly Twitter). Fans can select a maximum of 12 players per online ballot and can cast 10 ballots at most in a 24-hour period. On X, fans must include the hashtag #NHLAllStarVote and the player's full name or X handle. Standalone posts, reposts, replies and quote posts all count.
As part of the NHL's re-emerged all-star player fantasy draft on Feb. 1, four team captains and a celebrity captain will select from the pool of stars to craft four 11-player teams for a 3-on-3 tournament on Feb. 3. In between the two days, 12 players will compete in a revamped skills competition on Feb. 2, with the winner taking home $1 million.
While most players appeared in an All-Star Game before, there are eight first-timers, Connor Bedard of the Chicago Blackhawks, Sam Reinhart of the Florida Panthers and Jake Oettinger of the Dallas Stars.
Here's each team's all-star representative with their season stats ahead of Thursday night's games:
Anaheim Ducks: Frank Vatrano, RW, 37 games played, 18 goals, nine assists, 27 points
Arizona Coyotes: Clayton Keller, RW, 36 games played, 13 goals, 18 assists, 31 points
Boston Bruins: David Pastrnak, RW, 36 games played, 22 goals, 28 assists, 50 points
Buffalo Sabres: Rasmus Dahlin, D, 37 games played, 10 goals, 19 assists, 29 points
Calgary Flames: Elias Lindholm, C, 37 games played, eight goals, 16 assists, 24 points
Carolina Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho, C, 35 games played, 15 goals, 28 assists, 43 points
Chicago Blackhawks: Connor Bedard, C, 37 games played, 15 goals, 18 assists, 33 points
Colorado Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon, C, 38 games played, 20 goals, 41 assists, 61 points
Columbus Blue Jackets: Boone Jenner, C, 29 games played, 13 goals, five assists, 18 points
Dallas Stars: Jake Oettinger, G, 21 games played, 11-7-0, 2.93 goals-against average, .914 save percentage
Detroit Red Wings: Alex DeBrincat, RW, 17 goals, 21 assists, 38 points
Edmonton Oilers: Connor McDavid, C, 33 games played, 14 goals, 39 assists, 53 points
Florida Panthers: Sam Reinhart, C/RW, 37 games played, 24 goals, 21 assists, 45 points
Los Angeles Kings: Cam Talbot, G, 24 games played, 14-8-3, 2.10 goals-against average, .925 save percentage
Minnesota Wild: Kirill Kaprizov, LW, 34 games played, 13 goals, 21 assists, 34 points
Montreal Canadiens: Nick Suzuki, C, 37 games played, 12 goals, 22 assists, 34 points
Nashville Predators: Filip Forsberg, LW, 38 games played, 18 goals, 24 assists, 42 points
New Jersey Devils: Jack Hughes, C, 31 games played, 15 goals, 30 assists, 45 points
New York Islanders: Mathew Barzal, C, 36 games played, 10 goals, 27 assists, 37 points
New York Rangers: Igor Shesterkin, G, 23 games played, 15-8-0, 2.83 goals-against average, .906 save percentage
Ottawa Senators: Brady Tkachuk, LW, 33 games played, 16 goals, 11 assists, 27 points
Philadelphia Flyers: Travis Konecny, RW, 37 games played, 18 goals, 15 assists, 33 points
Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby, C, 36 games played, 21 goals, 17 assists, 38 points
San Jose Sharks: Tomas Hertl, C, 37 games played, 13 goals, 15 assists, 28 points
Seattle Kraken: Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, 38 games played, 11 goals, 18 assists, 29 points
St. Louis Blues: Robert Thomas, C, 36 games played, 15 goals, 24 assists, 39 points
Tampa Bay Lightning: Nikita Kucherov, RW, 38 games played, 27 goals, 36 assists, 63 points
Toronto Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews, C, 35 games played, 30 goals, 15 assists, 45 points
Vancouver Canucks: Quinn Hughes, D, 37 games played, 10 goals, 36 assists, 46 points
Vegas Golden Knights: Jack Eichel, C, 38 games played, 16 goals, 24 assists, 40 points
Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson, RW, 36 games played, 11 goals, eight assists, 19 points
Winnipeg Jets: Connor Hellebuyck, G, 27 games played, 18-6-3, 2.33 goals-against average, .920 save percentage