2023 NHL All-Star Game

It's All-Star weekend in the NHL, with the best of the best facing off in the annual 3-on-3 tournament. First up...

The Pacific Division faces the Central Division. Connor Hellebuyck and Logan Thompson make the starts in goal. The Central began with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, via Mikko Rantanen. The Pacific answered with a Connor McDavid goal, coming off of Erik Karlsson. The Central retook the lead on a Seth Jones goal, courtesy of Vladimir Tarasenko. The Pacific tied it again with an Elias Pettersson goal, helped along by Bo Horvat and Kevin Fiala. The Central gained the lead with another MacKinnon goal, fueled by Rantanen and Cale Makar. Juuse Saros and Stuart Skinner took over in goal in the second half of the game. The Central added on with a Clayton Keller goal, coming off of Tarasenko and Jones. The Central extended the lead as Tarasenko scored, thanks to Keller and the goalie Saros. The Pacific got one back with a Pettersson goal, his second of the game, guided in by Fiala and the goalie Skinner. The Pacific pulled closer with a Karlsson goal, with a lone assist by Leon Draisaitl. The Central answered with a Keller goal, his second of the game, with helpers from Jones and Tarasenko. This made it a 6-4 win for the Central, who will face the winner of the next game in the finals. 

In the other semifinal, the Atlantic Division takes on the Metropolitan Division. Igor Shesterkin and Linus Ullmark start in goal. The Atlantic led off with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, via Aleksander Barkov and Brady Tkachuk. The Atlantic added on with a Dylan Larkin goal, courtesy of Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk. The Metropolitan got on the board with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, made possible by Artemi Panarin. The Metropolitan tied it on another Gaudreau goal, coming off of Panarin and Kevin Hayes. The Metropolitan took the lead with a Sidney Crosby goal, helped along by Alex Ovechkin. The Atlantic retied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Barkov. The Atlantic retook the lead with a Nick Suzuki goal, fueled by Mitch Marner and the goalie Ullmark. Ilya Sorokin and Andrei Vasilevskiy took over in goal in the second half. The Metropolitan pulled even on a Gaudreau goal to complete his hat trick, with helpers from Panarin and Hayes. The Metropolitan went ahead on a Crosby goal, his second of the game passed from Ovechkin. The Metropolitan extended the lead as Ovechkin scored, thanks to Adam Fox and Crosby. The Atlantic shot back on a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his second of the game, guided in by Marner and Larkin. The Atlantic evened the score on a Nikita Kucherov goal, passed from Marner. The Atlantic took the lead again on a Suzuki goal, his second of the game, with assists from David Pastrnak and Rasmus Dahlin. The Atlantic padded the lead as Matthew Tkachuk completed his hat trick, with the help of Barkov and Brady Tkachuk. The Atlantic kept going with a Larkin empty net goal, his second of the game, going in unassisted. The Atlantic finished it at 10-6 with an unassisted Pastrnak goal. 

The finals see the Central Division meet the Atlantic Division. Linus Ullmark and Juuse Saros opened the game in goal. The Atlantic struck first with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, via Brady Tkachuk. The Atlantic added on with a Nikita Kucherov goal, passed from Mitch Marner and Matthew Tkachuk. The Atlantic extended the lead as Dylan Larkin scored, thanks to Marner. In the second half, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Connor Hellebuyck played in goal. The Atlantic padded the lead on a Larkin goal, his second of the game, made possible by Marner and Kucherov. The Central got on the board with a Mikko Rantanen goal, fueled by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. The Atlantic replied with a David Pastrnak goal, going in unassisted. The Central shot back with a Jason Robertson goal, with a helper from Josh Morrissey. The Atlantic responded on a Larkin goal, completing his hat trick on an unassisted goal. The Central countered with a Clayton Keller goal, going in unassisted. The Atlantic fired back with a Rasmus Dahlin goal, passed from Aleksander Barkov. The Central fired back on a MacKinnon goal, dished from Makar. The Central got closer on a Makar goal, set up by Rantanen. The final stood at 7-5, with the All-Star Game MVP title going to Matthew Tkachuk. 

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