NEW YORK – Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki will represent his team at the NHL All-Star Game on February 4 in Sunrise, Florida.
Suzuki was among the first group of players selected on Thursday. He was also invited to the All-Star Game last season.
Heading into Thursday’s game between the Canadiens and the New York Rangers, Suzuki had scored 15 goals and 17 assists in 38 games this season.
Goalie Linus Ullmark (Boston Bruins) and forwards Tage Thompson (Buffalo Sabres), Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings), Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers), Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), Nikita Kucherov ( Tampa Bay Lightning) and Mitchell Marner (Toronto Maple Leafs) were also selected as representatives of the Atlantic Division.
On the Metropolitan side, goaltender Igor Shesterkin (New York Rangers) and forwards Andrei Svechnikov (Carolina Hurricanes), Johnny Gaudreau (Columbus Blue Jackets), Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils), Brock Nelson ( New York Islanders), Kevin Hayes (Philadelphia Flyers), Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Alex Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) have been invited.
Forwards Troy Terry (Anaheim Ducks), Nazem Kadri (Calgary Flames), Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers), Kevin Fiala (Los Angeles Kings), Matty Beniers (Seattle Kraken) and Elias Pettersson (Canucks Vancouver), defenseman Erik Karlsson (San Jose Sharks) and rookie goaltender Logan Thompson (Vegas Golden Knights) were chosen as the stars of the Pacific Division.
Finally, forwards Clayton Keller (Arizona Coyotes), Jason Robertson (Dallas Stars), Kirill Kaprizov (Minnesota Wild) and Vladimir Tarasenko (St. Louis Blues), defensemen Seth Jones (Chicago Blackhawks), Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche) and Josh Morrissey (Winnipeg Jets) and goaltender Juuse Saros (Nashville Predators) will be the members of the Central Division.
Two skaters and one goalkeeper per section will be elected by the fans to complete the four formations.
