The National Hockey League Thursday night announced the identities of the 12 players selected by fans for the All-Star game to be held Feb. 4 in Sunrise, Fla.
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No member of the Montreal Canadiens is on the list. Captain Nick Suzuki will be the sole representative of the Habs.
In the Atlantic Division, forwards David Pastrnak (Boston Bruins) and Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs) and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning) were selected by popular vote on Twitter and on the official NHL website.
In the metropolitan section, the lucky winners are goaltender Ilya Sorokin (New York Islanders), forward Artemi Panarin (New York Rangers) and his defenseman Adam Fox.
As for the Central, there are two Colorado Avalanche forwards, namely Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon, and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets).
Finally, representing the Pacific Division are forwards Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers) and Bo Horvat (Vancouver Canucks) and goaltender Stuart Skinner (Oilers).
The identities of the first 32 players nominated for the All-Star Game — one per formation — were announced in early January.
Note that all events surrounding the Match des étoiles will be broadcast on TVA Sports.