Scotiabank Arena, Toronto | |||
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February 3, 2024 | |||
Game one | Team McDavid 4 – Team MacKinnon 3 | ||
Game two | Team Matthews 6 – Team Hughes 5 | ||
Game three | Team Matthews 7 – Team McDavid 4 | ||
MVP | Auston Matthews | ||
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The 2024 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on February 3 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was the first time that the four-team, three-on-three format used since 2016 was combined with the "fantasy draft" format used from 2011 to 2015. The fantasy draft took place on February 1, and was followed by the NHL All-Star Skills Competition on February 2. [1] This was the 68th edition of the game.
The team captains were chosen by the NHL: Auston Matthews of the All-Star Game-hosting Maple Leafs captained one team, Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers captained the second team, Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche captained the third team, and brothers Jack Hughes of the New Jersey Devils and Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks co-captained the fourth team. [2]
Following this All-Star game, the NHL will instead hold a new 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in 2025, with the next All-Star Game taking place in 2026. [3]
The NHL awarded Toronto as the host city of the game on February 4, 2023. This was the first time since 2012 in Ottawa that a Canadian city was selected to host the game. This was Toronto's ninth time hosting the NHL All-Star Game, including the first game in 1947. This was the second time that Scotiabank Arena (then known as Air Canada Centre) hosted the game, the first time being in 2000. [4]
On November 27, 2023, the NHL announced that the fantasy player draft, used from 2011 to 2015, would make its return to the All-Star Game, while keeping the three-on-three format used since 2016. Like in the 2023 All-Star Game, the player selection process was performed in two stages, with the league's initially selecting 32 players, one for each team, and then the remaining 12 players were decided by fan vote. The league then selected four players to be captains for each of the four teams, and the draft of the players took place on February 1, 2024. [1]
On January 14, the head coaches were announced, chosen from the team in each division with the highest points percentage through January 13: Jim Montgomery of the Boston Bruins (Atlantic), Peter Laviolette of the New York Rangers (Metropolitan), Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets (Central), and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks (Pacific). [5]
On January 22, Kyle Connor and Vincent Trocheck were added as replacements for Connor Bedard and Jack Eichel who were unable to play due to injury. [6] On January 30, Jesper Bratt was added to replace the injured Jack Hughes. [7] [8]
The league announced its 32 selections on January 4: [9]
The fan vote ran from January 4 to January 11 to determine the final 12 players (8 skaters and 4 goalies). [9] The results were announced on January 13. [11]
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The draft of the NHL players took place on February 1, 2024. [9] On January 4, the league announced that two of the captains would be Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs. [12] The league then announced on January 20 that Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche would captain the third team, and brothers Jack Hughes of the New Jersey Devils and Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks would co-captain the fourth team. For alternate captains, Morgan Rielly joined Toronto teammate Matthews, Leon Draisaitl joined Edmonton teammate McDavid, and Cale Makar joined Colorado teammate MacKinnon. [2] Although Jack Hughes was unable to play due to injury, he still participated in helping his brother Quinn in the players draft, [7] and Elias Pettersson was named alternate captain of the fourth team in his place. [8] Each team was also joined by a celebrity co-captain to help select their roster: singer Justin Bieber on Team Matthews, actor and comedian Will Arnett on Team McDavid, singer Tate McRae on Team MacKinnon, and singer Michael Buble on Team Hughes. [2]
Hughes won the first pick in the draft, Matthews received the second pick, MacKinnon was awarded the third pick, and McDavid got the fourth pick. The teams selected in reverse order during even-numbered rounds. For the final round, Hockey Hall of Famer Dave Keon conducted a random draw of envelopes with the four remaining unselected players. [13]
Head coach: Jim Montgomery, Boston Bruins [14] / Celebrity captain: Justin Bieber | |||||
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Entry/Pick no. | Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
C | Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs | F | 34 | |
A | Morgan Rielly | Toronto Maple Leafs | D | 44 | |
2 | William Nylander | Toronto Maple Leafs | F | 88 | |
7 | Mitch Marner | Toronto Maple Leafs | F | 16 | |
10 | Jake Oettinger | Dallas Stars | G | 29 | |
15 | Clayton Keller | Arizona Coyotes | F | 9 | |
18 | Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders | F | 13 | |
23 | Igor Shesterkin | New York Rangers | G | 31 | |
26 | Filip Forsberg | Nashville Predators | F | 9 | |
31 | Alex DeBrincat | Detroit Red Wings | F | 93 | |
— | Vincent Trocheck | New York Rangers | F | 16 |
Head coach: Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers / Celebrity captain: Will Arnett | |||||
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Entry/Pick no. | Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
C | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | F | 97 | |
A | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers | F | 29 | |
4 | Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets | G | 37 | |
5 | David Pastrnak | Boston Bruins | F | 88 | |
12 | Rasmus Dahlin | Buffalo Sabres | D | 26 | |
13 | Robert Thomas | St. Louis Blues | F | 18 | |
20 | Sam Reinhart | Florida Panthers | F | 13 | |
21 | Sergei Bobrovsky | Florida Panthers | G | 72 | |
28 | Boone Jenner | Columbus Blue Jackets | F | 38 | |
29 | Nick Suzuki | Montreal Canadiens | F | 14 | |
— | Tomas Hertl | San Jose Sharks | F | 48 |
Head coach: Rick Bowness, Winnipeg Jets / Celebrity captain: Tate McRae | |||||
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Entry/Pick no. | Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
C | Nathan MacKinnon | Colorado Avalanche | F | 29 | |
A | Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche | D | 8 | |
3 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | F | 87 | |
6 | Alexandar Georgiev | Colorado Avalanche | G | 40 | |
11 | Kirill Kaprizov | Minnesota Wild | F | 97 | |
14 | Sebastian Aho | Carolina Hurricanes | F | 20 | |
19 | Tom Wilson | Washington Capitals | F | 43 | |
22 | Jeremy Swayman | Boston Bruins | G | 1 | |
27 | Travis Konecny | Philadelphia Flyers | F | 11 | |
30 | Elias Lindholm | Vancouver Canucks | F | 23 | |
— | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Seattle Kraken | F | 22 |
Head coach: Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks / Celebrity captain: Michael Buble / Co-captain: Jack Hughes [a] | |||||
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Entry/Pick no. | Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
C | Quinn Hughes | Vancouver Canucks | D | 43 | |
A | Elias Pettersson | Vancouver Canucks | F | 40 | |
1 | Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning | F | 86 | |
8 | Thatcher Demko | Vancouver Canucks | G | 35 | |
9 | Kyle Connor | Winnipeg Jets | F | 81 | |
16 | Brady Tkachuk | Ottawa Senators | F | 7 | |
17 | Jesper Bratt | New Jersey Devils | F | 63 | |
24 | Cam Talbot | Los Angeles Kings | G | 39 | |
25 | Brock Boeser | Vancouver Canucks | F | 6 | |
32 | J. T. Miller | Vancouver Canucks | F | 9 | |
— | Frank Vatrano | Anaheim Ducks | F | 77 |
The NHL All-Star Skills Competition, was held on February 2, having been revamped. Instead of having individual winners for each skill event, twelve specific players competed in multiple events to determine an overall winner. Each player first competed in four of the following six events: Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot, Stick Handling, One Timers, Passing Challenge, and Accuracy Shooting, with points given out based on the players' results. The top eight advanced to the One-on-One shootout. From there, the top six advanced to the final event, the Obstacle Course, with the winner of the competition winning a trophy and $1 million. [15] Different from a regular game scenario, the pucks used in the Skills Competition were not frozen.
The players who participated in the Skills Competition were determined by a fan vote held concurrently with the main All-Star fan vote that ran from January 4 to January 11. [16] Due to Jack Hughes' injury, Mathew Barzal served as his replacement. [7]
Players skated one lap around the ice to compete for the fastest time.
Player | Results | Points |
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Connor McDavid | 13.408 | 5 |
Mathew Barzal | 13.519 | 4 |
Quinn Hughes | 14.008 | 3 |
Cale Makar | 14.089 | 2 |
William Nylander | 14.164 | 1 |
Players received one timer passes and tried to accumulate the most points by scoring various points for hitting certain areas of the net. Passers for the event included Connor Bedard and Sidney Crosby.
Player | Results | Points |
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Nathan MacKinnon | 23 | 5 |
Leon Draisaitl | 22 | 3.5 |
David Pastrnak | 22 | 3.5 |
Elias Pettersson | 20 | 2 |
Nikita Kucherov | 19 | 0.5 |
J.T. Miller | 18 | 0.5 |
Mathew Barzal | 17 | 0 |
Auston Matthews | 15 | 0 |
Players skated up and down the ice trying to complete cross-ice passes to various sized targets to accumulate the most points.
Player | Results | Points |
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Elias Pettersson | 25 | 5 |
Cale Makar | 23 | 4 |
Mathew Barzal | 21 | 3 |
Auston Matthews | 19 | 2 |
William Nylander | 16 | 1 |
Quinn Hughes | 15 | 0 |
Nathan MacKinnon | 13 | 0 |
Leon Draisaitl | 12 | 0 |
Connor McDavid | 12 | 0 |
J.T. Miller | 7 | 0 |
Nikita Kucherov | 5 | 0 |
Each player took two shots to achieve the hardest shot, with the best of their two shots counting to the event.
Player | Results | Points |
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Cale Makar | 102.50 mph | 5 |
J.T. Miller | 102.30 mph | 4 |
Elias Pettersson | 98.40 mph | 3 |
Auston Matthews | 96.22 mph | 2 |
David Pastrnak | 95.27 mph | 1 |
Players raced to achieve the fastest time through a stick-handling obstacle course that include dribbling the puck, skating backwards around cones with the puck, and finishing the course with a toe drag goal.
Player | Results | Points |
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Connor McDavid | 25.755 | 5 |
Mathew Barzal | 26.929 | 4 |
William Nylander | 27.272 | 3 |
Nathan MacKinnon | 27.715 | 2 |
Leon Draisaitl | 28.677 | 1 |
Quinn Hughes | 29.038 | 0 |
Elias Pettersson | 29.526 | 0 |
David Pastrnak | 38.488 | 0 |
Nikita Kucherov | 44.178 | 0 |
Players raced to achieve the fastest time to knockout a shooting target in each of the four corners of the net. Passers for the event included Blayre Turnbull, Doug Gilmour, Sarah Nurse, and Steve Thomas.
Player | Results | Points |
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Connor McDavid | 9.158 | 5 |
Auston Matthews | 9.341 | 4 |
J.T. Miller | 13.587 | 3 |
William Nylander | 14.099 | 2 |
Quinn Hughes | 14.815 | 1 |
Nathan MacKinnon | 15.958 | 0 |
Nikita Kucherov | 16.460 | 0 |
Cale Makar | 19.069 | 0 |
David Pastrnak | 19.670 | 0 |
Leon Draisaitl | 46.089 | 0 |
The top eight point-earners from the first six events participated. Each player got to choose which goaltender they were shooting against and had 1 minute to score as many points as possible. The goaltender with the most saves in the event won $100,000.
Player | Goaltender | Results | Points |
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William Nylander | Cam Talbot | 9 | 5 |
Auston Matthews | Thatcher Demko | 7 | 4 |
Mathew Barzal | Igor Shesterkin | 6 | 2.5 |
J.T. Miller | Jeremy Swayman | 6 | 2.5 |
Cale Makar | Connor Hellebuyck | 4 | 1 |
Nathan MacKinnon | Sergei Bobrovsky | 2 | 0 |
Elias Pettersson | Jake Oettinger | 3 | 0 |
Connor McDavid | Alexandar Georgiev | 3 | 0 |
The top six point-earners from the first seven events participated. Players raced from one end of the ice to the other, competing for the fastest time, while also having to complete a stick-handling challenge, a saucer pass challenge, and a slalom challenge, before having to score a goal. Points were doubled for this event.
Player | Results | Points |
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Connor McDavid | 40.606 | 10 |
Cale Makar | 43.435 | 8 |
Auston Matthews | 47.271 | 6 |
William Nylander | 49.065 | 4 |
J.T. Miller | 49.351 | 2 |
Mathew Barzal | 1:16.850 | 0 |
Pos. | Player | Points |
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1 | Connor McDavid | 25.0 |
2 | Cale Makar | 20.0 |
3 | Auston Matthews | 18.0 |
4 | William Nylander | 16.0 |
5 | Mathew Barzal | 13.5 |
6 | J.T. Miller | 12.0 |
7 | Elias Pettersson | 10.0 |
8 | Nathan MacKinnon | 7.0 |
9 | David Pastrnak | 4.5 |
9 | Leon Draisaitl | 4.5 |
11 | Quinn Hughes | 4.0 |
12 | Nikita Kucherov | 0.5 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
Team McDavid | 4 (SO) | ||||||||
Team MacKinnon | 3 | Team McDavid | 4 | ||||||
Team Hughes | 5 | Team Matthews | 7 | ||||||
Team Matthews | 6 (SO) |
Each game was played in abbreviated format, consisting of two 10-minute periods of 3-on-3 play.
February 3, 2024 | Team MacKinnon | 3–4 | SO | Team McDavid | Scotiabank Arena | Recap | ||
Nathan MacKinnon (1) – 3:24 | First period | 7:58 – Boone Jenner (1) | ||||||
Oliver Bjorkstrand (1) – 5:51 Nathan MacKinnon (2) – 6:45 | Second period | 9:28 – David Pastrnak (1) 9:54 – Connor McDavid (1) | ||||||
No period | Third period | No period | ||||||
Sidney Crosby Nathan MacKinnon | Shootout | Connor McDavid Leon Draisaitl David Pastrnak | ||||||
Jeremy Swayman 9 saves / 11 shots Alexandar Georgiev 9 saves / 10 shots | Goalie stats | Connor Hellebuyck 10 saves / 11 shots Sergei Bobrovsky 8 saves / 10 shots |
February 3, 2024 | Team Hughes | 5–6 | SO | Team Matthews | Scotiabank Arena | Recap | ||
Nikita Kucherov (1) – 1:19 Frank Vatrano (1) – 3:32 | First period | 2:43 – Alex DeBrincat (1) 5:07 – Alex DeBrincat (2) | ||||||
Elias Pettersson (1) – 4:18 Brady Tkachuk (1) – 7:02 Frank Vatrano (2) – 7:35 | Second period | 2:17 – Mitch Marner (1) 4:45 – Filip Forsberg (1) 8:08 – Filip Forsberg (2) | ||||||
No period | Third period | No period | ||||||
Kyle Connor Nikita Kucherov Elias Pettersson J. T. Miller | Shootout | Filip Forsberg Auston Matthews William Nylander Alex DeBrincat | ||||||
Thatcher Demko 7 saves / 10 shots Cam Talbot 4 saves / 6 shots | Goalie stats | Jake Oettinger 8 saves / 10 shots Igor Shesterkin 7 saves / 10 shots |
February 3, 2024 | Team McDavid | 4–7 | Team Matthews | Scotiabank Arena | Recap | |||
Boone Jenner (1) – 5:08 David Pastrnak (1) – 8:08 Leon Draisaitl (1) – 8:26 | First period | 2:19 – Clayton Keller (1) 7:11 – Mitch Marner (1) 8:13 – Auston Matthews (1) | ||||||
Tomas Hertl (1) – 8:34 | Second period | 1:06 – Filip Forsberg (1) 4:59 – Auston Matthews (2) 8:09 – en – Alex DeBrincat (1) 8:54 – Mathew Barzal (1) | ||||||
No period | Third period | No period | ||||||
Connor Hellebuyck 7 saves / 10 shots Sergei Bobrovsky 10 saves / 13 shots | Goalie stats | Jake Oettinger 8 saves / 9 shots Igor Shesterkin 7 saves / 10 shots |
The Fan Fair, held between February 1 and February 4 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, featured various fan activities during All-Star Weekend including games and appearances by NHL mascots and All-Star alumni. [17] Various local businesses hosted themed events and activities throughout the weekend featuring current and former NHL players.
As part of the festivities, the NHL hosted their inaugural All-Star Pride Cup alongside the Toronto Gay Hockey Association and Pride Tape, on February 3. The teams were coached by former NHL player and current NHL Director of Social Impact, Growth and Fan Development Andrew Ference, and former NHL executive and current PWHL executive and advocate Brian Burke. [18]
A Professional Women's Hockey League 3-on-3 Showcase game was played to conclude All-Star Thursday on February 1. Two teams of 12 players competed in one 20-minute game. The teams were named in honor of former tennis players and current PWHL advisory board members Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss. [19]
Throughout the weekend, the thirty team mascots (the New York Rangers and Detroit did not have costumed mascots) competed in a series of events and competitions pitting the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference. Events included: Dodgeball, Skills Competition (Breakaway Challenge, Accuracy Shooting, Hardest Shot, Fastest Hoverboard, and T-Shirt Targets), Ice Hockey, Street Hockey, and Musical Chairs. Each competition was preceded by a mascot parade to the rink and concluded with a customary handshake line, demonstrating good sportsmanship. [20] The Dodgeball game was won by the Western Conference, while the Eastern Conference won the Skills Competition, Ice Hockey game, and Street Hockey game.
Toronto Maple Leafs anthem singer and Canada's Got Talent season 4 finalist Natalie Morris performed the Canadian and American national anthems during NHL All-Star Thursday. [21]
R&B singer Chxrry22 performed the Canadian national anthem and pop singer and Fifth Harmony member Dinah Jane performed the American national anthem to open the Skills Competition on February 2, 2024, while country singer Owen Riegling, rock band The Glorious Sons and singer-songwriter TALK headlined performances. [22]
The All-Star Game on February 3 featured DJ duo Loud Luxury during the player introductions, country music duo and America's Got Talent season 19 contestant The Reklaws performing the Canadian national anthem, R&B singer Kiana Ledé performing the American national anthem, and pop singer Tate McRae performing during the second intermission. [21] [23]
American Sign Language interpretation was provided for all performances, by Lisa Dressler for All-Star Thursday and Lisa Faria for the Skills Competition and the All-Star Game. [21]
In Canada, the players fantasy draft, the Skills Competition, and the All-Star Game were broadcast in English on Sportsnet. CBC also simulcast the Sportsnet coverage of the All-Star Game, while Citytv simulcast the ABC broadcast of that game for simultaneous substitution purposes. All three events were broadcast on TVA Sports in French, and streamed live in Canada on Sportsnet+. [21]
In the U.S., ESPN2 covered the players fantasy draft, ESPN broadcast the Skills Competition, and ABC broadcast the All-Star Game. The players fantasy draft, Skills Competition, and the All-Star Game were streamed live in the U.S. on ESPN+. [21]
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