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The state of Florida is hosting two all-star exhibitions today - but only one of them has a million bucks on the line.
44 players are in Tampa today for the NHL All-Star tournament, featuring three-on-three mini games between the divisions that will end with one team returning home with a share of the $1 million top prize. Last night’s skills competition saw demonstrations like Brock Boeser besting even Sidney Crosby at the accuracy shooting, Johnny Gaudreau posting a time going first in the puck control relay that no one else could match, and Alex Ovechkin becoming the first forward to win the hardest shot competition in 16 years.
What impact will that have today? Probably nothing, but what the heck, let’s pretend we have some storylines anyway.
Here are the rosters for the four teams. The two Western Conference teams will play each other first, followed by the two divisions from the East, and the winners will face off for the million dollar bonus.
Central Division
Coach: Peter Laviolette (Predators)
Goalies
Pekka Rinne (Predators)
Connor Hellebuyck (Jets)
Defensemen
John Klingberg (Stars)
Alex Pietrangelo (Blues)
P.K. Subban (Predators) (captain)
Forwards
Brayden Schenn (Blues)
Eric Staal (Wild)
Blake Wheeler (Jets)
Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)
Patrick Kane (Blackhawks)
Tyler Seguin (Stars)
Pacific Division
Coach: Gerard Gallant (Golden Knights)
Goalies
Marc-Andre Fleury (Golden Knights)
Mike Smith (Flames)
Defensemen
Drew Doughty (Kings)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Coyotes)
Brent Burns (Sharks)
Forwards
Anze Kopitar (Kings)
Brock Boeser (Canucks)
Johnny Gaudreau (Flames)
James Neal (Golden Knights)
Rickard Rakell (Ducks)
Connor McDavid (Oilers) (captain)
Metropolitan Division
Coach: Barry Trotz (Capitals)
Goaltenders
Henrik Lundqvist (Rangers)
Braden Holtby (Capitals)
Defensemen
Noah Hanifin (Hurricanes)
Kris Letang (Penguins)
Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin (Capitals) (captain)
Brian Boyle (Devils)
Josh Bailey (Islanders)
Claude Giroux (Flyers)
Sidney Crosby (Penguins)
John Tavares (Islanders)
Atlantic Division
Coach: Jon Cooper (Lightning)
Goaltenders
Carey Price (Canadiens)
Andrei Vasilevskiy (Lightning)
Defensemen
Mike Green (Red Wings)
Erik Karlsson (Senators)
Forwards
Brayden Point (Lightning)
Jack Eichel (Sabres)
Aleksander Barkov (Panthers)
Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)
Brad Marchand (Bruins)
Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
Steven Stamkos (Lightning) (captain)