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| SAP Center,San Jose | |||
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| January 26, 2019[1] | |||
| Game one | Central 10 – 4 Pacific | ||
| Game two | Metropolitan 7 – 4 Atlantic | ||
| Game three | Metropolitan 10 – 5 Central | ||
| MVP | Sidney Crosby (Metropolitan) | ||
| Attendance | 17,562 | ||
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The2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held atSAP Center inSan Jose, home of theSan Jose Sharks on January 26, 2019.[1] San Jose last held the NHL All Star Game in1997.[2] This was the fourth consecutive All-Star Game that used a four-team, 3-on-3, single elimination format, with one team representing each of the league's four divisions. After years of being held on a Sunday, the 2019 All-Star Game was played on a Saturday, January 26, at 5 p.m.PST/8 p.m.EST, while the Skills Competition was also moved from its traditional Saturday night to Friday, January 25, 2019.[1]
The Metropolitan All-Stars won the All-Star Game, which was in its fourth straight year of a four-team, 3-on-3, single elimination format, with one team representing each of the league's four divisions. The team won $1 million (split 11 ways between the players).Sidney Crosby of thePittsburgh Penguins was named the Most Valuable Player, scoring four goals and four assists. He received a new 2019Honda Passport which he then proceeded to give to anArmy veteran.
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| 2019 All-Star Skills Competition | |
 Full replay (NBCSN's feed) on the NHL's official YouTube channel |
The Skills Competition took place the day before the All-Star Game on Friday January 25, 2019 at the SAP Center. The winners of each event were awarded $25,000 in prize money.[3]
The league invitedRenata Fast andRebecca Johnston from theCanadian Women's National Team, andBrianna Decker andKendall Coyne Schofield from theU.S. Women's National Team, to demonstrate some of the events. AfterNathan MacKinnon of theColorado Avalanche (Central Division) pulled out of the fastest-skater event due to a bruised left foot,Coyne Schofield was named as his replacement, becoming the first woman to compete in the All-Stars skills competition.[4]
Brianna Decker demonstrated the premier passer skill, but she was not part of the competition. She was, in fact, three seconds faster thanLeon Draisaitl and would have won had her time been included as they did with Kendall Coyne Schofield.[5] This prompted the hashtag #PayDecker on Twitter, as women's hockey salaries are a fraction of men's hockey salaries.[6] On January 26, hockey equipment companyCCM announced they would give Decker the $25,000 she would have received for winning the competition.[7]
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| 2019 Fastest Skater | |
| NBCSN's feed on the NHL's official YouTube channel | |
| Sportsnet's feed on Sportsnet's official YouTube channel |
| Nat. | Player | Team | Division | Time (Seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | Pacific | 13.378[8] |
 | Jack Eichel | Buffalo Sabres | Atlantic | 13.582 |
| Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders | Metropolitan | 13.780 |
 | Miro Heiskanen | Dallas Stars | Central | 13.914 |
 | Elias Pettersson | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific | 13.930 |
| Cam Atkinson | Columbus Blue Jackets | Metropolitan | 14.152 |
| Kendall Coyne | USA National Team | N/A | 14.346 |
| Clayton Keller | Arizona Coyotes | Pacific | 14.526 |
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| 2019 Puck Control Play | |
| NBCSN's feed on the NHL's official YouTube channel | |
| Sportsnet's feed on Sportsnet's official YouTube channel |
| Nat. | Player | Team | Division | Time (Seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gaudreau | Calgary Flames | Pacific | 27.045[9] |
| Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | Central | 28.611 |
| Claude Giroux | Philadelphia Flyers | Metropolitan | 30.270 |
| Mark Scheifele | Winnipeg Jets | Central | 32.161 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | Colorado Avalanche | Central | 33.425 |
| John Tavares | Toronto Maple Leafs | Atlantic | 35.210 |
| Jeff Skinner | Buffalo Sabres | Atlantic | 35.407 |
| Elias Pettersson | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific | 43.622 |
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| 2019 Save Streak | |
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| Sportsnet's feed on Sportsnet's official YouTube channel |
| Nat. | Player | Team | Division | Division Faced | Save Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | Metropolitan | Atlantic | 12[10] |
 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | Atlantic | Metropolitan | 8 |
| Devan Dubnyk | Minnesota Wild | Central | Pacific | 7 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Vegas Golden Knights | Pacific | Central | 6 |
| John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | Pacific | Central | 3 |
| Jimmy Howard | Detroit Red Wings | Atlantic | Metropolitan | 2 |
| Pekka Rinne | Nashville Predators | Central | Pacific | 2 |
| Braden Holtby | Washington Capitals | Metropolitan | Atlantic | 2 |
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| 2019 Premier Passer | |
| NBCSN's feed on the NHL's official YouTube channel | |
| Sportsnet's feed on Sportsnet's official YouTube channel |
| Nat. | Player | Team | Division | Time (Seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers | Pacific | 69.088[11] |
| Sebastian Aho | Carolina Hurricanes | Metropolitan | 78.530 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | St. Louis Blues | Central | 85.897 |
| Keith Yandle | Florida Panthers | Atlantic | 94.611 |
| Thomas Chabot | Ottawa Senators | Atlantic | 100.568 |
 | Roman Josi | Nashville Predators | Central | 107.128 |
| Erik Karlsson | San Jose Sharks | Pacific | 118.824 |
| Mikko Rantanen | Colorado Avalanche | Central | 137.379 |
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| 2019 Hardest Shot | |
| NBCSN's feed on the NHL's official YouTube channel | |
| Sportsnet's feed on Sportsnet's official YouTube channel |
| Nat. | Player | Team | Division | Speed (MPH) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | ||||
| John Carlson | Washington Capitals | Metropolitan | 102.8 mph[12] | 100.8 mph |
| Brent Burns | San Jose Sharks | Pacific | 0 (Miss) | 100.6 |
| Seth Jones | Columbus Blue Jackets | Metropolitan | 99.4 | 95.1 |
| Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning | Atlantic | 96.2 | 93.1 |
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| 2019 Accuracy Shooting | |
| NBCSN's feed on the NHL's official YouTube channel | |
| Sportsnet's feed on Sportsnet's official YouTube channel |
| Nat. | Player | Team | Division | Time (Seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Pastrnak | Boston Bruins | Atlantic | 11.309 seconds[13] |
| Kris Letang | Pittsburgh Penguins | Metropolitan | 12.693 seconds |
| Drew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings | Pacific | 13.591 seconds |
| Joe Pavelski | San Jose Sharks | Pacific | 14.423 seconds |
| Blake Wheeler | Winnipeg Jets | Central | 18.585 seconds |
| Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning | Atlantic | 19.706 seconds |
| Kyle Palmieri | New Jersey Devils | Metropolitan | 20.209 seconds |
| Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs | Atlantic | 35.626 seconds |
As in the previous three All-Star Games, captaincy of each division was determined by a fan vote, the 2019 vote running from December 1, 2018, until December 23, 2018.[14] On December 27, the four captains were announced by the NHL. For the third straight year,Connor McDavid of theEdmonton Oilers was selected to captain thePacific Division, along with first time captainsAuston Matthews of theToronto Maple Leafs for theAtlantic Division andNathan MacKinnon of theColorado Avalanche for theCentral Division.Alexander Ovechkin of theWashington Capitals was selected for theMetropolitan Division,[15] but Ovechkin opted to abstain from the game to rest.[16] Fans were also permitted, after most of the rest of the rosters were set, to vote for a "Last Man In" for each division.[17] The Last Men In—Jeff Skinner (Atlantic),Gabriel Landeskog (Central),Kris Letang (Metropolitan) andLeon Draisaitl (Pacific)—were announced January 11.[18]
On January 6, the coaches for the All-Star Game were announced, chosen from the team in each division with the highest points percentage through January 5, roughly the regular season's halfway point:Jon Cooper of theTampa Bay Lightning (Atlantic),Todd Reirden of theWashington Capitals (Metropolitan),Paul Maurice of theWinnipeg Jets (Central), andBill Peters of theCalgary Flames (Pacific).[19]
| Head coach:Jon Cooper,Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||
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| Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
| Auston Matthews (C[15]) | Toronto Maple Leafs | F | 34 |
| Jack Eichel | Buffalo Sabres | F | 9 |
| Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning | F | 86 |
| David Pastrnak | Boston Bruins | F | 88 |
| Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning | F | 91 |
| John Tavares | Toronto Maple Leafs | F | 91 |
| Jeff Skinner~ | Buffalo Sabres | F | 53 |
| Thomas Chabot | Ottawa Senators | D | 72 |
| Keith Yandle | Florida Panthers | D | 3 |
| Jimmy Howard | Detroit Red Wings | G | 35 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy† | Tampa Bay Lightning | G | 88 |
| Head coach:Todd Reirden,Washington Capitals | ||||
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| Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
| Sebastian Aho | Carolina Hurricanes | F | 20 |
| Cam Atkinson | Columbus Blue Jackets | F | 13 |
| Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders | F | 13 |
| Sidney Crosby* | Pittsburgh Penguins | F | 87 |
| Claude Giroux | Philadelphia Flyers | F | 28 |
| Kyle Palmieri‡ | New Jersey Devils | F | 21 |
| John Carlson | Washington Capitals | D | 74 |
| Seth Jones | Columbus Blue Jackets | D | 3 |
| Kris Letang~ | Pittsburgh Penguins | D | 58 |
| Braden Holtby | Washington Capitals | G | 70 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | New York Rangers | G | 30 |
| Head coach:Paul Maurice,Winnipeg Jets | ||||
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| Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
| Nathan MacKinnon (C[15])* | Colorado Avalanche | F | 29 |
| Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | F | 88 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | St. Louis Blues | F | 90 |
| Mikko Rantanen | Colorado Avalanche | F | 96 |
| Mark Scheifele | Winnipeg Jets | F | 55 |
| Blake Wheeler | Winnipeg Jets | F | 26 |
| Gabriel Landeskog~ | Colorado Avalanche | F | 92 |
| Miro Heiskanen | Dallas Stars | D | 4 |
| Roman Josi | Nashville Predators | D | 59 |
| Devan Dubnyk | Minnesota Wild | G | 40 |
| Pekka Rinne | Nashville Predators | G | 35 |
| Head coach:Bill Peters,Calgary Flames | ||||
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| Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
| Connor McDavid (C[15]) | Edmonton Oilers | F | 97 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | Calgary Flames | F | 13 |
| Clayton Keller | Arizona Coyotes | F | 9 |
| Joe Pavelski | San Jose Sharks | F | 8 |
| Elias Pettersson | Vancouver Canucks | F | 40 |
| Leon Draisaitl~ | Edmonton Oilers | F | 29 |
| Brent Burns | San Jose Sharks | D | 88 |
| Drew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings | D | 8 |
| Erik Karlsson | San Jose Sharks | D | 65 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Vegas Golden Knights | G | 29 |
| John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | G | 36 |
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| 2019 NHL All-Star Game | |
| Full replay (NBC's feed) on the NHL's official YouTube channel |
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
| Central | 10 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 4 | Central | 5 | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 7 | Metropolitan | 10 | ||||||
| Atlantic | 4 | ||||||||
| January 26, 2019 | Central | 10–4 | Pacific | SAP Center | Recap | |||
| 01:03 –Mikko Rantanen (1) 01:33 –Gabriel Landeskog (1) 05:08 –Roman Josi (1) 05:31 –Patrick Kane (1) 06:39 –Mark Scheifele (1) 07:50 – Mikko Rantanen (2) 08:11 – Patrick Kane (2) | First period | Erik Karlsson (1) – 04:51 | ||||||
| 00:42 – Gabriel Landeskog (2) 02:30 –Ryan O'Reilly (1) 04:36 – Gabriel Landeskog (3) | Second period | Johnny Gaudreau (1) – 04:47 Erik Karlsson (2) – 05:52 Brent Burns (1) – 06:02 | ||||||
| No period | Third period | No period | ||||||
| Pekka Rinne 8 saves / 9 shots Devan Dubnyk 19 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | John Gibson 2 saves / 9 shots Marc-Andre Fleury 6 saves / 9 shots | ||||||
| January 26, 2019 | Metropolitan | 7–4 | Atlantic | SAP Center | Recap | |||
| 00:15 –Sidney Crosby (1) 01:56 –Seth Jones (1) 09:40 – Seth Jones (2) | First period | Jack Eichel (1) – 02:04 Steven Stamkos (1) – 03:13 | ||||||
| 03:37 – Sidney Crosby (2) 06:22 –Kris Letang (1) 08:08 –Sebastian Aho (1) 09:14 –Cam Atkinson (1) | Second period | Jeff Skinner (1) – 00:56 John Tavares (1) – 01:28 | ||||||
| No period | Third period | No period | ||||||
| Henrik Lundqvist 5 saves / 7 shots Braden Holtby 11 saves / 13 shots | Goalie stats | Andrei Vasilevskiy 10 saves / 13 shots Jimmy Howard 9 saves / 13 shots | ||||||
| January 26, 2019 | Metropolitan | 10–5 | Central | SAP Center | Recap | |||
| 00:22 –Mathew Barzal (1) 01:53 –Claude Giroux (1) 03:40 –Kris Letang (2) 08:16 –Kyle Palmieri (1) 09:55 –Sidney Crosby (3) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 04:02 – Sidney Crosby (4) 05:35 –Sebastian Aho (2) 05:43 –Cam Atkinson (2) 07:16 –en – Mathew Barzal (2) 09:08 – Cam Atkinson (3) | Second period | Gabriel Landeskog (4) – 01:15 Mikko Rantanen (1) – 03:25 Ryan O'Reilly (2) – 04:38 Mikko Rantanen (3) – 08:30 Blake Wheeler (1) – 08:50 | ||||||
| No period | Third period | No period | ||||||
| Henrik Lundqvist 6 saves / 6 shots Braden Holtby 12 saves / 17 shots | Goalie stats | Devan Dubnyk 6 saves / 11 shots Pekka Rinne 6 saves / 10 shots | ||||||
The All-Star uniforms for this game were created byAdidas Parley, the partnership betweenAdidas and the environmental organizationParley for the Oceans that produces products made with plastic ocean debris. Also for the first time, the uniforms featured each player's respective team logo on the front instead of the NHL shield or conference logo.[24]
This year's NHL Fan Fair, featuring various fan activities during All-Star Weekend, was held between Thursday, January 24 and Sunday, January 27 at theSan Jose Convention Center.[25]
Country music artist and former draft pick for theVancouver CanucksChad Brownlee performed theCanadian national anthem while pop singer andFifth Harmony memberLauren Jauregui performed theU.S. national anthem. SingerBebe Rexha performed during the second intermission. TheStanford Band also performed during the game.[26]
The All-Star Game and skills competition were broadcast in the United States byNBC andNBCSN, respectively. In Canada, both the All-Star Game and skills competition were broadcast In English on bothCBC andSportsnet (under theHockey Night in Canada branding), and onTVA Sports in French.[14]
The NHL conducted a trial of player and puck tracking during the All-Star Game with technology developed by one of the GermanFraunhofer Institutes using transmitters embedded inside pucks and jerseys.[27] The technology enables on-air features such as speed displays, puck tracking graphics (reminiscent of theFoxTrax graphics utilized in the late 1990s by previous U.S. national NHL broadcasterFox, developed by Sportvision), and marker graphics hovering above players.[28] Using the system, NBC and Sportsnet both showcased some tracking data on their respective broadcasts,[29] while NBC also offered a secondary broadcast of the game via its digital platforms to showcase expanded real-time statistics and other information.[30][31] NHL CommissionerGary Bettman stated during All-Star weekend that the league planned to deploy the system to all 31 NHL arenas prior to the start of the2019–20 NHL season.[29][32]