The 60th National Hockey League All-Star Game was an exhibition ice hockey game played on January 25, 2015. The game was held in Columbus, Ohio, for the first time, at Nationwide Arena, home of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The team captains were chosen by NHL Hockey Operations: Nick Foligno of the All-Star Game-hosting Blue Jackets served as captain for the home team, and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks served for the away team. Team Toews won the game 17–12, as the teams and players broke a variety of All-Star Game scoring records.
Columbus was originally scheduled to host the All-Star Game on January 27, 2013.[1] The game was postponed two years, first because of the 2012–13 NHL lockout[2] and then due to the league's participation in the 2014 Winter Olympics tournament.
Fan voting
On January 1, 2015, six players were voted into the All-Star Game over seven weeks of online voting. Five Chicago Blackhawks players were voted in: forwards Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, defensemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook and goaltender Corey Crawford. The only player voted in as a member of a different team was forward Zemgus Girgensons of the Buffalo Sabres,[3] who was the most voted overall due to a campaign in his native Latvia.[4]
Players voted into the All-Star Game
Nat. |
# |
Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Votes |
![Latvia](../I/m/Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png) | 28 | Girgensons, ZemgusZemgus Girgensons | Buffalo Sabres | C | 1,574,896 |
![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) | 88 | Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | RW | 1,232,201 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | 19 | Toews, JonathanJonathan Toews | Chicago Blackhawks | C | 1,217,210 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | 2 | Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith | Chicago Blackhawks | D | 1,198,173 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | 50 | Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford | Chicago Blackhawks | G | 1,099,504 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | 7 | Seabrook, BrentBrent Seabrook | Chicago Blackhawks | D | 1,016,992 |
Rosters
Peter Laviolette of the Nashville Predators and Darryl Sutter of the Los Angeles Kings were named coaches for the game on January 9, 2015.[5] On January 14, 2015, the league announced the captains for the game would be Jonathan Toews and Nick Foligno. Being a player for the hometown Columbus Blue Jackets, Foligno's team was the home team. Drew Doughty and Patrick Kane served as assistant captains for Team Foligno while Ryan Getzlaf and Rick Nash served the same role for Team Toews.[6]
A draft to select teams was held two days prior to the game, on January 23, 2015. The captains and assistant captains from each team sat together and selected players throughout 18 rounds. In past years, the last player picked would receive a new car; during this draft, the final two picks Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Filip Forsberg were voted onto their teams by online fan voting and as a result, both players received 2015 Honda Accords. The rules during the draft required all goaltenders to have been selected by the end of the 10th round and all defensemen by the end of the 15th.[7]
Team Foligno (Home)[8][9]
Entry |
Nat. |
Player |
Team |
Pos. |
# |
C | ![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) | Foligno, NickNick Foligno | Columbus Blue Jackets | LW | 71 |
A | ![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) | Kane, PatrickPatrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | RW | 88 |
A | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Doughty, DrewDrew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings | D | 8 |
1 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen | Columbus Blue Jackets | C | 19 |
3 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Keith, DuncanDuncan Keith | Chicago Blackhawks | D | 2 |
5 | ![Slovenia](../I/m/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png) | Kopitar, AnzeAnze Kopitar | Los Angeles Kings | C | 11 |
7 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning | C | 91 |
2 | ![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) | Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel [lower-alpha 1] | Toronto Maple Leafs | RW | 81 |
11 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Price, CareyCarey Price | Montreal Canadiens | G | 31 |
13 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Giroux, ClaudeClaude Giroux | Philadelphia Flyers | C | 28 |
15 | ![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) | Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien | Winnipeg Jets | D | 33 |
17 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury | Pittsburgh Penguins | G | 29 |
19 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott | St. Louis Blues | G | 1 |
21 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Burns, BrentBrent Burns | San Jose Sharks | D | 88 |
23 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Drouin, JonathanJonathan Drouin [lower-alpha 2] | Tampa Bay Lightning | LW | 27 |
23 | ![Czech Republic](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png) | Sekac, JiriJiri Sekac [lower-alpha 2] | Montreal Canadiens | LW | 26 |
25 | ![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) | Shattenkirk, KevinKevin Shattenkirk | St. Louis Blues | D | 22 |
27 | ![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) | Ryan, BobbyBobby Ryan | Ottawa Senators | RW | 6 |
29 | ![Czech Republic](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png) | Vrbata, RadimRadim Vrbata | Vancouver Canucks | RW | 17 |
31 | ![Sweden](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) | Ekman-Larsson, OliverOliver Ekman-Larsson | Arizona Coyotes | D | 23 |
33 | ![Latvia](../I/m/Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png) | Girgensons, ZemgusZemgus Girgensons | Buffalo Sabres | C | 28 |
35 | ![Russia](../I/m/Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) | Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | LW | 8 |
36 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Nugent-Hopkins, RyanRyan Nugent-Hopkins | Edmonton Oilers | C | 93 |
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Team Toews (Away)[8][9]
Entry |
Nat. |
Player |
Team |
Pos. |
# |
C | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Toews, JonathanJonathan Toews | Chicago Blackhawks | C | 19 |
A | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Getzlaf, RyanRyan Getzlaf | Anaheim Ducks | C | 15 |
A | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Nash, RickRick Nash | New York Rangers | LW | 61 |
9 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin [lower-alpha 1] | Dallas Stars | C | 91 |
4 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Weber, SheaShea Weber | Nashville Predators | D | 6 |
6 | ![Czech Republic](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png) | Voracek, JakubJakub Voracek | Philadelphia Flyers | RW | 93 |
8 | ![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) | Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford | Chicago Blackhawks | G | 50 |
10 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) |
Tavares, JohnJohn Tavares |
New York Islanders |
C |
91 |
12 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) |
Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo |
Florida Panthers |
G |
1 |
14 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) |
Seabrook, BrentBrent Seabrook |
Chicago Blackhawks |
D |
7 |
16 |
![Russia](../I/m/Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) |
Tarasenko, VladimirVladimir Tarasenko |
St. Louis Blues |
RW |
91 |
18 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) |
Bergeron, PatricePatrice Bergeron |
Boston Bruins |
C |
37 |
20 |
![Slovakia](../I/m/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png) |
Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halak |
New York Islanders |
G |
41 |
22 |
![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Gaudreau, JohnnyJohnny Gaudreau |
Calgary Flames |
LW |
13 |
22 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) |
Hoffman, MikeMike Hoffman [lower-alpha 2] |
Ottawa Senators |
LW |
68 |
24 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) |
Ekblad, AaronAaron Ekblad |
Florida Panthers |
D |
5 |
26 |
![Czech Republic](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png) |
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias |
New Jersey Devils |
C |
26 |
28 |
![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Suter, RyanRyan Suter |
Minnesota Wild |
D |
20 |
30 |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) |
Giordano, MarkMark Giordano |
Calgary Flames |
D |
5 |
32 |
![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Faulk, JustinJustin Faulk |
Carolina Hurricanes |
D |
27 |
36 |
![Sweden](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) |
Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg |
Nashville Predators |
C |
9 |
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- 1 2 A trade was made by Team Foligno, sending Tyler Seguin to Team Toews in exchange for Phil Kessel.
- 1 2 3 Rookies only competed for their respective teams in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Saturday, Jan. 24.
Rookies
The rookies only competed in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Saturday, Jan. 24,[10] with the exception of Ekblad, Forsberg and Gaudreau, who were promoted to the All-Star Game as injury replacements.[11]
Withdrawn
Prior to the draft, seven players withdrew due to injuries. Only six of seven withdrawn players were replaced by the beginning of the All-Star weekend, leaving an uneven amount of players to compete in the All-Star Game. Ultimately, it was Team Toews who had one less player after the draft. Although Sidney Crosby originally did not have a replacement named, it was later decided that skills competition rookie Johnny Gaudreau would take his spot in the game. Three withdrawn players were eventually replaced by rookies who were originally slated to only participate in the skills competitions, while four others were replaced by other NHL players assigned to the Game by the league.[7] The day of the game, Tyler Johnson withdrew due to a lower-body injury; although already having been selected to Team Toews, a replacement was not named and the team's roster remained reduced by two players.[13]
All-Star Game Withdrawn Players[8]
Nat. |
Name |
Team |
Pos. |
Reason and replacement |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) |
Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson |
Los Angeles Kings |
LW |
Broken leg, replaced by Jiri Sekac[14] |
![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard |
Detroit Red Wings |
G |
Groin injury, replaced by Marc-Andre Fleury[15] |
![Finland](../I/m/Flag_of_Finland.svg.png) |
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne |
Nashville Predators |
G |
Sprained knee, replaced by Jaroslav Halak[15] |
![Russia](../I/m/Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) |
Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
G |
Groin injury, replaced by Brian Elliott[16] |
![Russia](../I/m/Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) |
Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
C |
Lower-body injury, replaced by Filip Forsberg[17] |
![Canada](../I/m/Flag_of_Canada.svg.png) |
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
C |
Lower-body injury, replaced by Johnny Gaudreau[18] |
![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Johnson, ErikErik Johnson |
Colorado Avalanche |
D |
Lower-body injury, replaced by Aaron Ekblad[19] |
![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
C |
Lower-body injury, no replacement[13] [lower-alpha 1] |
- ↑ Johnson was selected to Team Toews as the 34th entry at the draft but withdrew the day of the game
Game summary
January 25, 2015 |
Team Toews |
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17–12 |
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Team Foligno |
Nationwide Arena |
Recap |
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![John Tavares in a white away New York Islanders jersey leaning forward and holding his hockey stick](../I/m/John_Tavares_2013-05-09.JPG)
John Tavares scored four goals for Team Toews, becoming the sixth player in NHL history to do so in an All-Star Game.
![Ryan Johansen in a white away Columbus Blue Jackets jersey and white helmet, holding his hockey stick](../I/m/Ryan_Johansen_-_Columbus_Blue_Jackets.jpg)
Ryan Johansen scored two goals and assisted on two others for Team Foligno en route to winning the game's online MVP vote.
![Jakub Voracek in a white away Philadelphia Flyers jersey with a white helmet on and holding his hockey stick](../I/m/Jakub_Vor%C3%A1%C4%8Dek_2011-12-29.JPG)
Jakub Voracek had three goals and three assists for Team Toews, tying a record for most points (6) in an All-Star Game.
The game was played from 5pm until 8pm, local Eastern Time. It was broadcast nationally in Canada on CBC and in the United States on NBCSN. Locksley, Fall Out Boy and O.A.R. performed before the game and during intermissions one and two, respectively. The referees for the game were Chris Rooney and Chris Lee, while Tony Sericolo and Steve Miller served as linesman.[20]
Team Toews won the game by a score of 17–12, setting a new record for most goals by a team in an All-Star Game, surpassing the previous record of 16 set in the 1993 game by the Wales Conference team. Every skater on the winning team recorded at least one point during the game. The two teams combined for a total of 29 goals, besting the previous record of 26 set in the 2001 game between teams North America and World. Another record broken was amount of second period goals, as the 11 total goals was one higher than the previous record of 10, achieved four times (most recently in 2009). At the end of the game, Ryan Johansen of the hometown Columbus Blue Jackets won the most valuable player award by result of an online fan vote.[21]
New York Islanders captain John Tavares scored four goals, becoming only the sixth player in All-Star game history to score that many in a game, and the first since Dany Heatley in 2003. Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers scored six points (three goals and three assists) which tied a record set by Mario Lemieux. A record was also broken for quickest back-to-back goals by Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter and Flyers' captain Claude Giroux, after they scored eight seconds apart.[21]
Penalty summary[20] |
Period |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Time |
PIM |
1st |
None |
2nd |
None |
3rd |
None |
Shots by period[20] |
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
Toews | 16 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
Foligno | 17 | 18 | 10 | 45 |
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Power play opportunities[20] |
Team |
Goals/Opportunities |
Toews | 0/0 |
Foligno | 0/0 |
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Records set
The following record were set during the game:
- Most goals by a single team: 17, Team Toews (previously 16)
- Most goals scored in total: 29 (previously 26)
- Most goals in a single period: 11 (previously 10)
- Most goals in a single period by one team: 7, Team Toews, 2nd period (tied with Team Wales, 1990, 1st period)
- Most goals by a single player: 4, John Tavares (tied with Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Vincent Damphousse, Mike Gartner and Dany Heatley)
- Most points by a single player: 6, Jakub Voracek (tied with Mario Lemieux)
- Fastest back-to-back goals
- Fastest 3 goals scored[22]
- Fastest 4 goals scored[22]
References
- ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets to Host 2013 NHL All-Star Celebration". National Hockey League. January 28, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Gretz, Adam (November 23, 2012). "NHL lockout: All-Star game, schedule through Dec. 14 canceled". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ Kimmelman, Adam (January 3, 2015). "Girgensons, five Blackhawks named first 6 All-Stars". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ Reeve, Will. "Just who does All-Star Game voting sensation Zemgus Girgensons think he is, anyway?". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Predators' Laviolette, Kings' Sutter named head coaches for 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Game". National Hockey League. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Foligno, Toews named NHL All-Star Game captains". National Hockey League. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- 1 2 Peters, Chris (January 23, 2015). "NHL All-Star Game Fantasy Draft results, highlights of the night". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "2015 Honda NHL All-Star Game Rosters". National Hockey League. January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- 1 2 "Playing Roster". National Hockey League. January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- 1 2 "Canadiens' Sekac to join rookies at All-Star Weekend". National Hockey League. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ Gretz, Adam (January 23, 2015). "Aaron Ekblad added to All-Star Game; Johnny Gaudreau not added". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ↑ Wyshynski, Greg (January 23, 2015). "Sidney Crosby's regrettable All-Star Game snub". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- 1 2 "Lightning center Johnson to miss All-Star Game". National Hockey League. January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Jiri Sekac headed to the All-Star Game". National Hockey League. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- 1 2 "Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak chosen as injury replacement for NHL All-Star game". National Hockey League. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Blues goalie Elliott to replace Blue Jackets' Bobrovsky". National Hockey League. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Predators' Forsberg added to All-Star Game roster". National Hockey League. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ Gretz, Adam (January 24, 2015). "Flames' Johnny Gaudreau will get to play in All-Star Game after all". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Olive, Jameson (January 23, 2015). "Panthers rookie Aaron Ekblad added to 2015 NHL All-Star Game". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Game Summary". National Hockey League. January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- 1 2 Rosen, Dan (January 25, 2015). "Voracek, Tavares lead Team Toews to All-Star victory". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- 1 2 "NHL All Star Game Breaks Records". Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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