58th National Hockey League All - Star Game The 58th National Hockey League All - Star Game , also known as the 2011 National Hockey League All - Star Game presented by Discover , was the National Hockey League ’ s ( NHL ) annual All - Star game played on January 30 , 2011 . The game took place during the 2010 – 11 NHL season at the RBC Center in Raleigh , North Carolina , home of the Carolina Hurricanes . Originally , the game was supposed to be hosted by the Phoenix Coyotes , but due to ownership issues the NHL decided to move the game . After bidding for the game reopened it was awarded to Carolina and fulfilled a nine - year - old promise made to the franchise by Commissioner Gary Bettman . The 2011 version of the All - Star game featured a break from the traditional way in which teams were organized . Instead of using conferences or player nationalities as in the past , teams were selected by captains in a fantasy draft days prior to the game . Fans still elected players to the All - Star game , but instead of the traditional 12 starters ( six for each team ) they elected only six players , with the remaining 36 players involved in the game selected by the NHL . Sidney Crosby received the most votes of any player , but due to a concussion he was unable to participate in the game . The participating players voted for team captains , selecting Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings and Eric Staal of the Hurricanes . Staal won the first pick in the draft and selected long time teammate Cam Ward . Toronto ’ s Phil Kessel was the last player chosen . The annual SuperSkills competition was held the night before the game and featured Alexander Ovechkin winning his third consecutive Breakaway Challenge . In addition , Zdeno Chara broke his own SuperSkills competition record for hardest shot at 105 . 9 mph ( 170 . 4 km / hr ) . Team Staal won the contest 33 – 22 . Team Lidstrom won the game 11 – 10 , the 21 combined goals was the fourth highest total scored in an NHL All - Star game . The first Penalty shot in All - Star game history was called after Ovechkin threw his stick to break - up a Matt Duchene breakaway . Patrick Sharp of the losing Team Staal , won the Most Valuable Player Award , registering one goal and two assists . Jeff Skinner was the youngest player to ever play in an NHL All - Star game . Shea Weber recorded four assists , making him only the second defenceman to accomplish the feat in one All - Star game . Fellow defenceman Lidstrom registered a + 7 rating , the highest in an All - Star game since 1991 . Winning goaltender Tim Thomas became the first goaltender in NHL history to win three consecutive All - Star games . Background . The 58th National Hockey League All - Star Game was originally scheduled to be hosted by the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing . com Arena in Glendale , Arizona . However , due to the on - going bankruptcy case , potential ownership changes in the Coyotes organization , and the possibility of relocation , the NHL decided to reopen bidding to host the game . In the bidding process 14 teams made bids for All - Star Games or NHL Drafts for the next three years . Out of all the bids the NHL chose the Carolina Hurricanes to be the new host team and on April 7 , 2010 the announcement was made by Gary Bettman , NHL Commissioner , and Jim Rutherford , President and General Manager of the Hurricanes . The awarding of the All - Star game fulfilled a nine - year - old promise Bettman made to the city of Raleigh , North Carolina . In 2001 he promised the organization that they would host an All - Star game if the season ticket base reached 12 , 000 . After reaching that plateau Bettman indicated that other community assets were still required to secure a bid . Most notably a proper convention center for ancillary events was needed along with a 4 - star hotel , which was completed in 2009 with the new Raleigh Convention Center and adjoining Raleigh Marriott City Center in downtown Raleigh . Three months after receiving the All - Star game , the Hurricanes unveiled the logo for the 2011 game . The logo was designed with some homage to the host team and city hidden within it . The shape of the logo is similar to the Hurricanes primary logo , along with the team colors of red , black , and silver . The banners at the top and bottom of the logo are inspired by the state flag of North Carolina . The NHL and the city of Raleigh also presented a three - day festival to coincide with All - Star weekend called ' NHL All - Star Wide Open ' . The festivities include a series of free concerts , headlined by the band 3 Doors Down , interactive games and attractions , special appearances , Hockey Hall of Fame trophy and memorabilia displays , pin trading and trading card zones , and a street party similar to the city ' s own annual festival , ' Raleigh Wide Open ' . There was also a charity 5K fun run , starting and ending at RBC Center with the Carolina Hurricanes " Kids ' N Community Foundation " being the beneficiary of the raised funds . New format . On November 10 , 2010 , the National Hockey League Players Association ( NHLPA ) unveiled a new format for selecting the NHL All - Star teams : the traditional conference format was replaced by a " fantasy draft " . Fans voted for six players , from either conference ( three forwards , two defencemen , and one goaltender ) , and the NHL selected another 36 players , for a total of 42 players . The chosen players then appointed two captains ; the NHL and NHLPA , with input from the players , named two alternate captains for each team . Each team had two forwards and one defenceman as its captain and alternates . The captains and alternates selected their team members in a fantasy - style draft held on January 28 , 2011 . The first pick was determined by a coin toss , with alternating picks after the first . Teams consisted of three goaltenders , six defencemen and twelve forwards . Although the draft rules did not dictate a strict order in which positions had to be filled , to guarantee the final picks were not constrained by having to satisfy roster composition rules , the teams ' three goaltenders had to be chosen by the end of round 10 , and all defencemen had to be chosen by the end of round 15 . According to Vice President of Hockey and Business Development for the NHL , Brendan Shanahan , the new format was introduced to add excitement and intrigue into all the events , while make it more fun for everyone involved . For 2011 , the NHL eliminated the YoungStars Game which had been played in the previous five All - Star weekends . However , rookies were still featured at the Super Skills Competition . A group of twelve Calder Trophy eligible players were split into two groups of six . At the conclusion of the fantasy draft ' s fifteenth round , one rookie was selected from the twelve to choose which team his group would join for the competition . This was the first time the traditional " East vs . West " format was not used since 2002 , when the World All - Star Team defeated North America 8 – 5 in Los Angeles . The Guardian Project . During the All - Star weekend , the NHL announced a new " superhero franchise " , The Guardian Project . Created by comic book writer Stan Lee , the project features 30 new superheroes representing the 30 NHL teams , all which were unveiled at the All - Star Game . The goal of the project is to appeal to pre - teen and teenage boys in hopes of bringing in " new audience to the NHL , while engaging the existing , established hockey fan base through a compelling tale of good vs . evil . " Voting . One hundred players were chosen to be on the ballot for the All - Star game ( minimum of two players from each team ) , but fans were also given the option to write in any player who was not listed . Ballots were all digital for the fourth consecutive time , giving fans the ability to cast votes online at NHL . com and Facebook . Votes could also be cast via text messages from mobile devices , and Smartphone users could vote by way of a mobile ballot feature . The NHL put no limitation on the number of votes an individual could cast . When fan balloting ended 14 . 3 million votes had been cast and the top six were named to the All - Star Game . The six top vote recipients were from only two teams , the Pittsburgh Penguins ( 4 ) and Chicago Blackhawks ( 2 ) . Individually , Sidney Crosby led all players with 635 , 509 votes , while teammate Kris Letang was elected as a write - in candidate . The six players elected by the fans are listed below with their vote totals . Draft . After naming the remaining All - Stars , each player voted for team captains . The players selected the 12 - time All - Star , Nicklas Lidstrom , and the captain of the host Carolina Hurricanes , Eric Staal . Lidstrom was assigned the home blue uniforms while Staal received the away whites . The NHL further named their alternate captains , placing Ryan Kesler and Mike Green with Staal while Patrick Kane and Martin St . Louis joined Team Lidstrom . Prior to the draft the NHL determined head coaches for the teams via a coin toss . Chicago ' s Joel Quenneville and his assistant , Mike Haviland , were named coaches as a result of winning the Stanley Cup last year . Philadelphia Flyers ' head coach Peter Laviolette and the Vancouver Canucks ' Alain Vigneault earned the distinction by having the highest winning percentage through January 8 , 2011 . After the coin toss Quenneville was assigned to Team Staal . Laviolette and Vigneault were given Team Lidstrom . Team Staal won the first pick in the draft , and Eric Staal chose long time teammate Cam Ward with his first pick . With the fifth pick in the draft , Team Staal selected Daniel Sedin . His twin brother Henrik was taken with the next pick by Team Lidstrom . The All - Star game marked the first time the two have ever played against each other in an organized game . Throughout the draft , Eric Staal selected players that had a personal connection with him . He selected his brother , Rangers defenceman Marc Staal , in the seventh round , fellow Thunder Bay native Patrick Sharp in the eighth round , and teammate Jeff Skinner in the eleventh round . The last player selected was Toronto ' s Phil Kessel . As a reward for being the last selection , he was given a new car and $ 20 , 000 was given to the charity of his choice . Kessel stated he would put the money toward a cancer charity he became involved with in 2006 when he was battling testicular cancer . When the time came for the rookies to decide which team they would participate in the skills competition , Taylor Hall , who won the right via a puck flip , chose Team Lidstrom for his group . All players were allowed to wear the numbers they use in their respective teams . For Team Lidstrom , Henrik Sedin and Dustin Byfuglien both wore number 33 , while Brad Richards and Steven Stamkos wore number 91 . Team Staal had three pairs having same number : Patrick Sharp and Corey Perry with number 10 , Daniel Sedin and Dan Boyle with number 22 and Paul Stastny and Patrik Elias with number 26 . The complete team rosters are listed below with players appearing in the order in which they were chosen . Withdrawn . Prior to the draft several players withdrew due to injury or , in the case of Jarome Iginla , family concerns . SuperSkills Competition . The SuperSkills competition began with the Fastest Skater competition , where the competitors skated one lap around the rink . The winner of each round earned a point for their team . The opening round was skated backwards , followed by each team ' s rookie representative . Then two goaltenders skated off before returning to the traditional form . Following preliminary rounds the two fastest competitors from each team faced off in a final round , where Michael Grabner defeated Taylor Hall earning two points for Team Staal . The Breakaway Challenge featured six players ( three from each team ) taking four shoot - out attempts . Fans voted for the winner via text message . The winner earned four points for his team . Second place was awarded three points and third received one point . Alexander Ovechkin won by a wide margin defeating second place P . K . Subban by over 17 percentage points , it was the third consecutive win in the competition by Ovechkin . Loui Eriksson finished third to round out the point earners from the competition . The Shooting Accuracy featured two players shooting targets in the four corners of the net . Winners were determined by the fastest player to hit all four targets . Daniel Sedin hit all four targets on four shots in his first round setting the overall fastest time hitting them all in just 7 . 3 seconds . He followed that up by hitting four in five shots during the final round to defeat the Blackhawks ' Patrick Kane . Following Shooting Accuracy both teams participated in the Skills Challenge Relay . Each team broke into two groups and went through a series of drills designed to showcase players ' skills . It started with one timers , then proceeded to passing , where a single player had to complete a pass into six small nets . From there it went to the Puck Control Relay , having a participant skate through a series of cones with a puck . Another player then took on the Stick Handling drill , controlling a puck through a series of stationary pucks . The relay ended when a final player completed the Shooting Accuracy , again hitting all four targets . The two groups from Team Lidstrom finished first and third in the competition , gaining their team a total of five points . During the Hardest Shot competition reigning champion Zdeno Chara was defeated in his preliminary round match up by Shea Weber . In the final round Chara again matched up with Weber . Chara successfully defended his title by defeating Weber with a shot registering 105 . 9 mph . The speed set a new SuperSkills record surpassing his own record and marking the fourth time he has won the event . Despite being down by a large margin prior to the Elimination Shootout , Team Lidstrom still had an opportunity to win the contest . Players continued to shoot provided they scored – scoring one point per goal , until only one player remained . However , the shoot - out was won by Team Staal ' s Corey Perry as he was the only player to score in all three of his attempts . The full results are listed below . Game play . The scoring started early in the game as Team Staal ' s Alexander Ovechkin scored the game ' s first goal in just 50 seconds into the first period . When he took his first shift Jeff Skinner officially became the youngest player to play in an All - Star game ( 18 years , 259 days ) surpassing the mark set in 1984 by Steve Yzerman by eight days . By the time Claude Giroux scored , less than five minutes later , Team Staal had opened up a 4 – 0 lead . Team Lidstrom ' s Marc - Andre Fleury allowed the four goals on only nine shots while his counterpart Cam Ward stopped the first four shots he faced . The tide turned a little over half way through the first period when Anze Kopitar scored on a backhand shot . Team Lidstrom completed the first period comeback with under four minutes left in the period when Eriksson and Matt Duchene scored 23 seconds apart to tie the game at four . Team Lidstrom finished the period scoring on four of their final ten shots . Team Staal recaptured the lead early in the second with goals by Patrick Sharp and Kris Letang . They were unable to hold the lead though as Team Lidstrom tied the game at six with a second goal from Kopitar and one by Steven Stamkos . They quickly took their first lead on a goal by Daniel Briere just 1 : 20 later , ending the period up 7 – 6 . Early in the third period Eric Staal tied the game at 7 with his first goal of the game . Minutes later Duchene got a breakaway , but before he could take a shot , Ovechkin threw his stick at the puck breaking up the play . The play resulted in an automatic penalty shot , which was first in All - Star game history . The infraction was only one of only three called within the last 10 years . Duchene took the shot against Henrik Lundqvist , who stopped the attempt . Kris Letang scored shortly after the penalty shot to give Team Staal back the lead . Briere scored a little over a minute later assisted by Weber and Henrik Sedin to re - tie the game . Weber ' s assist was his fourth of the game making him the second defenceman in history to record four assist in an All - Star Game ( Ray Bourque , 1985 ) . Team Lidstrom added two more goals before Rick Nash scored to cut the deficit to one . With about a minute and a half left in the game , Team Staal pulled their goaltender for the extra attacker . The decision backfired as Eriksson scored on the empty net with 1 : 11 remaining . Eric Staal scored with 33 . 6 seconds reaming to bring his team back within one goal , but they failed to get another shot on goal before time ran out . By coming back from a four goal deficit to win the game Team Lidstrom set the record for biggest comeback victory in All - Star history . Lidstrom finished the game with a + 7 rating , the highest rating since 1991 when Adam Oates was also a + 7 for the Wales Conference . Tim Thomas earned the victory becoming the first goaltender to win three straight All - Star Games . Patrick Sharp was named Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) after registering one goal and two assists in a losing cause for Team Staal . The combined 21 goals was the fourth highest total in NHL All - Star Game history . Summary . W - Tim Thomas L - Henrik Lundqvist Source : NHL Notes . A : Briere was named as a replacement for Iginla . B : Yandle was named as a replacement for Enstrom . C : Havlat was named as a replacement for Hemsky . D : Stastny was named as a replacement for Crosby . E : Skinner was named as a replacement for Malkin . F : McBain replaced Eberle on the rookie team . G : Subban was named as a replacement for Skinner who was promoted from the rookie team to the All - Star Game . < br > H : Chara ' s shot was 105 . 9 mph ( 170 . 4 km / hr ) , a new record .