NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin were among the first-round All-Star selections revealed by the NHL on Thursday night.
Crosby, the longtime captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins, was selected to his ninth All-Star Game and Ovechkin to his 13th, a Washington Capitals record.
The league’s hockey operations department selected the first 32 All-Stars, one from each team. Fans will select the final 12 players to make it—three skaters and a goaltender from each division—featuring a Twitter component for the first time.
Reigning Norris Trophy winner and playoff MVP Cale Makar of the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche was also among the selections. Vegas’ Logan Thompson was the first rookie goaltender to make the All-Star team since Anaheim’s John Gibson in 2016.
All-Star Weekend is set for February 3-4 in South Florida.
CAPITAL DIVISION
Ovechkin, Crosby, Igor Shesterkin (NY Rangers), F Brock Nelson (NY Islanders), F Jack Hughes (NJ), F Andrei Svechnikov (Carolina), F Johnny Gaudreau (Columbus), F Kevin Hayes (Philadelphia)
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay), Tage Thompson (Buffalo), Linus Ullmark (Boston), Dylan Larkin (Detroit), Matthew Tkachuk (Florida), Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa), Mitch Marner (Toronto), F Nick Suzuki (Montreal)
CENTRAL DEPARTMENT
Makar, Jason Robertson (Dallas), Kirill Kaprizov (Minnesota), Vladimir Tarasenko (St. Louis), Clayton Keller (Arizona), Seth Jones (Chicago), Josh Morrissey (Winnipeg), Juus Saros (Nashville)
PACIFIC DIVISION
Thompson, Connor McDavid (Edmonton), Matty Beniers (Seattle), Troy Terry (Anaheim), Kevin Fiala (Los Angeles), Nazem Kadri (Calgary), Elias Peterson (Vancouver), Erik Karlsson (San Jose)
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