NHL All-Star Game 2019

We're back with the 3-on-3 tournament format this year. First up...

The Pacific hosts the Central. Pekka Rinne and John Gibson start in goal. Central opened with a Mikko Rantanen goal, via Ryan O'Reilly. Central added on with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, courtesy of O'Reilly. Pacific got on the board with an Erik Karlsson goal, with a lone assist by the goalie Gibson. Central shot back with a Roman Josi goal, passed from Patrick Kane. Central extended the lead as Kane scored, thanks to Josi and Blake Wheeler. Central padded the lead with a Mark Scheifele goal, coming off of O'Reilly, who earned the sock trick. Central kept going with a Rantanen goal, his second of the game, assisted by Landeskog and Josi. Central continued with Kane's second of the game, helped along by Wheeler. Devan Dubnyk and Marc-Andre Fleury played goal in the second half. Central struck again with Landeskog's second of the night, guided in by Josi, who got a sock trick, and Rantanen. Central got another on an unassisted O'Reilly goal. Central piled on with a Landeskog goal, completing his hat trick with the help of Wheeler, who took a sock trick. Pacific got one back with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, set up by Connor McDavid. Pacific got closer with Karlsson's second of the game, fueled by Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns. Pacific pulled closer with a Burns goal, made possible by Pavelski. This only made it 10-4, as Central moves on to the championship. Points were distributed as follows: Landeskog, Josi, and O'Reilly with 4; Rantanen, Kane, and Wheeler with 3; Karlsson, Burns, and Pavelski with 2; and McDavid, Gaudreau, and Scheifele with 1. Rinne's eight saves on nine shots led the goaltending for this match.

In the middle match, the Metropolitan faces the Atlantic. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Henrik Lundqvist play the first half. Metropolitan started with a Sidney Crosby goal, coming off of Mathew Barzal. Metropolitan added on with a Seth Jones goal, via Kyle Palmieri and Cam Atkinson. Atlantic got on the board with a Jack Eichel goal, courtesy of David Pastrnak. Atlantic tied it with a Steven Stamkos goal, guided in by John Tavares. Metropolitan retook the lead with an unassisted Jones goal, his second of the game. Jimmy Howard and Braden Holtby took over in goal in the second half. Atlantic tied it on a Jeff Skinner goal, helped along by Pastrnak. Atlantic pulled ahead with a Tavares goal, fueled by Keith Yandle. Metropolitan tied it again with a Crosby goal, his second of the game, made possible by Kris Letang. Metropolitan took the lead with a Letang goal, going in unassisted. Metropolitan extended the lead as Sebastian Aho scored, thanks to Claude Giroux. Metropolin iced it at 7-4 with a Cam Atkinson empty net goal, set up by Crosby. The point distribution saw 3 for Crosby, 2 each for Jones, Atkinson, Letang, Tavares, and Pastrnak, and 1 each for Barzal, Palmieri, Aho, Giroux, Skinner, Eichel, Stamkos, and Yandle. Holtby was the top goalie with 11 saves on 13 shots.

The finale sees the Central meet the Metropolitan. Henrik Lundqvist and Devan Dubnyk draw the starts in goal. Metropolitan led off with a Barzal goal, via Letang and Crosby. Metropolitan added on with a Giroux goal, made possible by John Carlson. Metropolitan extended the lead as Letang scored, with the help of Barzal and Crosby. Metropolitan padded the lead on a Palmieri goal, helped along by Jones and Aho. Metropolitan kept going with a Crosby goal, with a lone helper by Barzal. In the second half, Braden Holtby and Pekka Rinne played goal. Central got on the board with a Landeskog goal, coming off of O'Reilly. Central got closer with a Rantanen goal, fueled by Josi. Metropolitan replied with a Crosby goal, his second of the game, made possible by Barzal, who earned a sock trick. Central answered on an O'Reilly goal, powered by Josi and Kane. Metropolitan pushed back with an Aho goal, courtesy of Atkinson. Metropolitan continued with an unassisted Atkinson goal. Metropolitan struck again with a Barzal empty net goal, set up by Crosby and Letang, the former earning the sock trick. Central clawed back on Rantanen's second of the game, dished from Landeskog and O'Reilly. Central chipped away with a Wheeler goal, via Rantanen and Landeskog. Metropolitan capped it at 10-5 with an Atkinson empty netter with the help of Jones. The points broke down as five each for Barzal and Crosby, three each for Atkinson, Letang, O'Reilly, Landeskog, and Rantanen, two each for Aho, Jones, and Josi, and Palmieri, Giroux, Carlson, Wheeler, and Kane taking one each. Crosby's eight points in the two games made him the All-Star Game MVP.

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