We're back with another edition of the NHL's midseason classic. First up...
The Pacific Division faces the Metropolitan Division. Frederik Andersen and John Gibson start in goal. The Metropolitan opened the scoring with a Tom Wilson goal, via Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Pacific answered with a Timo Meier goal, passed from Troy Terry and Johnny Gaudreau. The Metropolitan retook the lead on a Claude Giroux goal, made possible by Zach Werenski. The Metropolitan added on with a Sebastian Aho goal, guided in by Jake Guentzel. In the second half, Tristan Jarry and Thatcher Demko played in goal. The Pacific pulled back with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, coming off of Leon Draisaitl and Mark Stone. The Pacific tied it on a Jordan Eberle goal, with a lone assist by Meier. The Metropolitan retook the lead with a Jack Hughes goal, helped along by Adam Pelech. The Metropolitan extended the lead as Guentzel scored, thanks to Giroux. The Metropolitan padded the lead on a Hughes empty net goal, his second of the game, set up by Chris Kreider. The Pacific got one back with a Stone goal, with assists provided by Marchessault and Alex Pietrangelo. This made it 6-4, the final, with the three stars going to Hughes, Giroux, and Guentzel, while Marchessault, Stone, and Meier get the honorable mentions.
In the second semifinal, the Central Division takes on the Atlantic Division. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Cam Talbot draw the starts in goal. The Central started with a Jordan Kyrou goal, assisted by Clayton Keller and Alex DeBrincat. The Atlantic tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, via Auston Matthews. The Central retook the lead with a DeBrincat goal, passed from Kyrou and Keller. The Central added on with a Nazem Kadri goal, powered by Cale Makar. The Atlantic responded on a Matthews goal, helped along by Huberdeau and Victor Hedman. The goalies for the second half were Jack Campbell and Juuse Saros. The Atlantic tied it on a Patrice Bergeron goal, fueled by Campbell and Rasmus Dahlin. The Central regained the lead on a Kyle Connor goal, guided in by Kadri. The Central extended the lead as Kyrou scored his second of the game, thanks to Roman Josi and Joe Pavelski. The Atlantic pulled one back with an unassisted Dahlin goal. The Central shot back with a Josi goal, courtesy of Kyrou. The Atlantic answered with a Steven Stamkos goal, with a lone helper by Brady Tkachuk. The Central responded with a DeBrincat goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist from Kirill Kaprizov. The Central iced it at 8-5 with an empty net goal by Pavelski, set up by Makar and Kaprizov. The three stars were Kyrou, DeBrincat, and Kadri, while Pavelski, Josi, Kaprizov, Keller, Makar, Matthews, Huberdeau, and Dahlin get the honorable mentions.
The Finals saw the Metropolitan Division against the Central Division. Frederik Andersen and Cam Talbot again began in goal. The Metropolitan kicked off the scoring with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, fueled by the goalie Andersen. The Central tied it on a Clayton Keller goal, via Roman Josi and Joe Pavelski. The Metropolitan retook the lead with a Claude Giroux goal, helped along by Zach Werenski. The Metropolitan added on with a Chris Kreider goal, passed from Jack Hughes. The Central answered on a Nazem Kadri goal, guided in by Kyle Connor and Jordan Kyrou. The Metropolitan responded with a Hughes goal, assisted by Sebastian Aho. Tristan Jarry and Juuse Saros took over in goal in the second half. The Central got one back in the second half with a Pavelski goal, made possible by Kaprizov. The Metropolitan countered with a Giroux goal, his second of the game, with helpers from Jake Guentzel and Werenski. This held for a 5-3 win, with the three stars going to Giroux, Hughes, and Werenski, while Pavelski gets an honorable mention. Giroux was named the All-Star Game MVP.
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