2024 National Hockey League All-Star Game

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 NHL All-Star Thursday, February 1, and was followed by the NHL All-Star Skills Competition on February 2. 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.
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. ...
==History==
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.
==Rosters==
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.
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).
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. On January 30, Jesper Bratt was added to replace the injured Jack Hughes.
===NHL's selections===
The league announced its 32 selections on January 4:
Player 	Team 	
 	Anaheim Ducks 	F
 	Arizona Coyotes 	F
 	Boston Bruins 	F
 	Buffalo Sabres 	D
 	Vancouver Canucks 	F
 	Carolina Hurricanes 	F
Connor Bedard (DNP) 	Chicago Blackhawks 	F
 	Colorado Avalanche 	F
 	Columbus Blue Jackets	F
 	Dallas Stars 	G
 	Detroit Red Wings 	F
 	Edmonton Oilers 	F
 	Florida Panthers 	F
 	Los Angeles Kings 	G
 	Minnesota Wild 	F
 	Montreal Canadiens 	F
 	Nashville Predators 	F
Jack Hughes (DNP) 	New Jersey Devils 	F
 	New York Islanders 	F
 	New York Rangers 	G
 	Ottawa Senators 	F
 	Philadelphia Flyers 	F
 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	F
 	San Jose Sharks 	F
 	Seattle Kraken 	F
 	St. Louis Blues 	F
 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	F
 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	F
 	Vancouver Canucks 	D
Jack Eichel (DNP) 	Vegas Golden Knights 	F
 	Washington Capitals 	F
 	Winnipeg Jets 	G
Vincent Trocheck (IR)	New York Rangers 	F
Kyle Connor (IR) 	Winnipeg Jets 	F
Jesper Bratt (IR) 	New Jersey Devils 	F
*[(DNP) Injured; did not play.
*(IR) Added as injury replacement.
===Fan vote===
The fan vote ran from January 4 to January 11 to determine the final 12 players (8 skaters and 4 goalies). The results were announced on January 13.
Player 	Team 	
 	Boston Bruins 	G
 	Colorado Avalanche 	G
 	Colorado Avalanche 	D
 	Edmonton Oilers 	F
 	Florida Panthers 	G
 	Toronto Maple Leafs	F
 	Toronto Maple Leafs	F
 	Toronto Maple Leafs	D
 	Vancouver Canucks 	F
 	Vancouver Canucks 	G
J. T. Miller 	Vancouver Canucks 	F
Elias Pettersson	Vancouver Canucks 	F
===Draft===
The draft of the NHL players took place on February 1, 2024. 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. 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. Although Jack Hughes was unable to play due to injury, he still participated in helping his brother Quinn in the players draft, and Elias Pettersson was named alternate captain of the fourth team in his place. 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.
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. 
====Team Matthews====
Head coach: Jim Montgomery, Boston Bruins / Celebrity captain: Justin Bieber	Head coach: Jim Montgomery, Boston Bruins / Celebrity captain: Justin Bieber	Head coach: Jim Montgomery, Boston Bruins / Celebrity captain: Justin Bieber	Head coach: Jim Montgomery, Boston Bruins / Celebrity captain: Justin Bieber	Head coach: Jim Montgomery, Boston Bruins / Celebrity captain: Justin Bieber	Head coach: Jim Montgomery, Boston Bruins / Celebrity captain: Justin Bieber
Entry/Pick no. 	 	Player 	Team 	 	
C 	 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	F 	34
A 	 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	D 	44
2 	 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	F 	88
7 	 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	F 	16
10 	 	 	Dallas Stars 	G 	29
15 	 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	F 	9
18 	 	 	New York Islanders 	F 	13
23 	 	 	New York Rangers 	G 	31
26 	 	 	Nashville Predators 	F 	9
31 	 	 	Detroit Red Wings 	F 	93
— 	 	 	New York Rangers 	F 	16
====Team McDavid====
Head coach: Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers / Celebrity captain: Will Arnett	Head coach: Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers / Celebrity captain: Will Arnett	Head coach: Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers / Celebrity captain: Will Arnett	Head coach: Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers / Celebrity captain: Will Arnett	Head coach: Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers / Celebrity captain: Will Arnett	Head coach: Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers / Celebrity captain: Will Arnett
Entry/Pick no. 	 	Player 	Team 	 	
C 	 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	F 	97
A 	 	 	Edmonton Oilers 	F 	29
4 	 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	G 	37
5 	 	 	Boston Bruins 	F 	88
12 	 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	D 	26
13 	 	 	St. Louis Blues 	F 	18
20 	 	 	Florida Panthers 	F 	13
21 	 	 	Florida Panthers 	G 	72
28 	 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	F 	38
29 	 	 	Montreal Canadiens 	F 	14
— 	 	 	San Jose Sharks 	F 	48
====Team MacKinnon====
Head coach: Rick Bowness, Winnipeg Jets / Celebrity captain: Tate McRae	Head coach: Rick Bowness, Winnipeg Jets / Celebrity captain: Tate McRae	Head coach: Rick Bowness, Winnipeg Jets / Celebrity captain: Tate McRae	Head coach: Rick Bowness, Winnipeg Jets / Celebrity captain: Tate McRae	Head coach: Rick Bowness, Winnipeg Jets / Celebrity captain: Tate McRae	Head coach: Rick Bowness, Winnipeg Jets / Celebrity captain: Tate McRae
Entry/Pick no. 	 	Player 	Team 	 	
C 	 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	F 	29
A 	 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	D 	8
3 	 	 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	F 	87
6 	 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	G 	40
11 	 	 	Minnesota Wild 	F 	97
14 	 	 	Carolina Hurricanes 	F 	20
19 	 	 	Washington Capitals 	F 	43
22 	 	 	Boston Bruins 	G 	1
27 	 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	F 	11
30 	 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	F 	23
— 	 	 	Seattle Kraken 	F 	22
====Team Hughes====
Head coach: Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks / Celebrity captain: Michael Buble / Co-captain: Jack Hughes	Head coach: Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks / Celebrity captain: Michael Buble / Co-captain: Jack Hughes	Head coach: Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks / Celebrity captain: Michael Buble / Co-captain: Jack Hughes	Head coach: Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks / Celebrity captain: Michael Buble / Co-captain: Jack Hughes	Head coach: Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks / Celebrity captain: Michael Buble / Co-captain: Jack Hughes	Head coach: Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks / Celebrity captain: Michael Buble / Co-captain: Jack Hughes
Entry/Pick no. 	 	Player 	Team 	 	
C 	 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	D 	43
A 	 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	F 	40
1 	 	 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	F 	86
8 	 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	G 	35
9 	 	 	Winnipeg Jets 	F 	81
16 	 	 	Ottawa Senators 	F 	7
17 	 	 	New Jersey Devils 	F 	63
24 	 	 	Los Angeles Kings 	G 	39
25 	 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	F 	6
32 	 	 	Vancouver Canucks 	F 	9
— 	 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	F 	77
==Skills Competition==
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 will 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. 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. Due to Jack Hughes' injury, Mathew Barzal served as his replacement.
* David Pastrnak (Boston)
* Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado)
* Cale Makar (Colorado)
* Connor McDavid (Edmonton)
* Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton)
* Jack Hughes (New Jersey) (DNP)
* Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay)
* Auston Matthews (Toronto)
* William Nylander (Toronto)
* Quinn Hughes (Vancouver)
* J.T. Miller (Vancouver)
* Elias Pettersson (Vancouver)
* Mathew Barzal (NY Islanders) (IR)
*:DNP Injured; did not play.
*:IR Added as injury replacement.
===Fastest Skater===
Players skated one lap around the ice to compete for the fastest time.
Player 	Results	Points
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
===One Timers===
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
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
===Passing Challenge===
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
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
===Hardest Shot===
Each player took two shots to achieve the hardest shot, with the best of their two shots counting to the event.
Player 	Results 	Points
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
===Stick Handling===
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
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
===Accuracy Shooting===
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
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
===One-on-One===
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
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
===Obstacle Course===
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
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
===Final standings===
 	Player 	Points
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
==Game summaries==
Each game was played in abbreviated format, consisting of two 10-minute periods of 3-on-3 play.
===First semifinal game===
===Second semifinal game===
===Final===
==Festivities and entertainment==
===Fan fair===
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. 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.
===Professional Women's Hockey League Showcase===
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.
===Mascot Showdown===
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. The Dodgeball game was won by the Western Conference, while the Eastern Conference won the Skills Competition, Ice Hockey game, and Street Hockey game.
===Entertainment===
Toronto Maple Leafs anthem singer Natalie Morris performed the Canadian and American national anthems during NHL All-Star Thursday.
R&B singer Chxrry22 performed the Canadian national anthem and pop singer 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.
The All-Star Game on February 3 featured DJ duo Loud Luxury during the player introductions, country music duo 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.
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.
==Media rights==
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+.
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+.
==References==
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