The Central Division against the Pacific Division. Marc-Andre Fleury and Pekka Rinne make the starts in goal. Central opened in the first half with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, via Blake Wheeler. Mike Smith and Connor Hellebuyck took over for the second half in net. Pacific tied it with a Drew Doughty goal in the second half, set up by Connor McDavid. Pacific took the lead with a James Neal goal, passed from McDavid and Brent Burns. Central retied it on a P.K. Subban goal, coming off of MacKinnon. Pacific pulled ahead with a Brock Boeser goal, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Johnny Gaudreau. Pacific added on with a Burns goal, courtesy of McDavid, who got a sock trick, and the goalie Smith. Pacific iced it at 5-2 with a Neal goal, his second of the game, made possible by McDavid. The three stars were McDavid, Neal, and Burns, while MacKinnon gets an honorable mention.
In the other semifinal, the Metropolitan Division faces the Atlantic Division. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Henrik Lundqvist are the starting goalies. Metropolitan started with a Sidney Crosby goal in the first half, via Alex Ovechkin. Atlantic tied it on an Auston Matthews goal, courtesy of Jack Eichel and Aleksander Barkov. Metropolitan retook the lead with a Claude Giroux goal, fueled by Zach Werenski. Metropolitan added on with an Ovechkin goal, coming off of Crosby. Atlantic pulled back with a Nikita Kucherov goal, guided in by Erik Karlsson and Steven Stamkos. Carey Price and Braden Holtby took over in goal in the second half. Atlantic tied it on Kucherov's second of the game, assisted by Eichel and Karlsson. Metropolitan gained the lead with a Kris Letang goal, passed from John Tavares and Josh Bailey. Atlantic retied it on a Brayden Point goal, made possible by Brad Marchand and the goalie Price. Atlantic pulled ahead with an Eichel goal, with helpers from Barkov and Matthews. Atlantic extended the lead as Marchand scored, with the help of Point and Mike Green. Atlantic capped it at 7-4 with a Kucherov hat trick goal, set up by Stamkos and Karlsson, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Kucherov, Karlsson, and Eichel, while Barkov, Point, Matthews, Marchand, Ovechkin, Crosby, and Stamkos pick up honorable mentions this time.
In the final, the Pacific Division meets the Atlantic Division. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Marc-Andre Fleury return to the creases for the start. Pacific struck first with a Rickard Rakell goal, passed from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. Pacific added on with a Brock Boeser goal, with a lone assist by Johnny Gaudreau. Atlantic got on the board with a Mike Green goal, made possible by Brad Marchand and Brayden Point. Pacific answered with a Drew Doughty goal, via Kopitar and Rakell. Pacific extended the lead as Gaudreau scored in the second half, thanks to Boeser. Atlantic got one back with a Green goal, his second of the game, with a lone helper from Marchand. Pacific capped it at 5-2 with a Rakell goal, his second of the game, helped along by Brent Burns. The three stars were Rakell, Boeser, and Gaudreau, while Doughty, Kopitar, Green, and Marchand get the honorable mentions. Brock Boeser was the overall All-Star Game MVP.
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