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NHL All-Star Rosters for 2017-2018 in Tampa Bay

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Jan 10, 2018

NHL All-Star Rosters for 2017-2018 in Tampa Bay

The National Hockey League announced today the full roster of players for the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend, which will be held Jan. 27-28 at AMALIE Arena in Tampa.

Forty players were selected by the NHL, joining the four division captains elected by fans via the 2018 NHL All-Star Fan Vote: Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning (Atlantic), Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (Metropolitan), P.K. Subban of the Nashville Predators (Central) and Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers (Pacific).

Below are the complete rosters for each division, comprised of six forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders per team:

2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game Rosters

Atlantic Division (All-Star appearance)
F    Aleksander Barkov, FLA (1st)
F    Jack Eichel, BUF (1st)
F    Nikita Kucherov, TBL (2nd)
F    Brad Marchand, BOS (2nd)
F    Auston Matthews, TOR (2nd)
F    Steven Stamkos, TBL* (5th)
D    Mike Green, DET (2nd)
D    Victor Hedman, TBL (2nd)
D    Erik Karlsson, OTT (5th)
G    Carey Price, MTL (6th)
G    Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL (1st)
Head Coach: Jon Cooper, TBL (1st)

Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearance)
F    Josh Bailey, NYI (1st)
F    Sidney Crosby, PIT (3rd)
F    Claude Giroux, PHI (5th)
F    Taylor Hall, NJD (3rd)
F    Alex Ovechkin, WSH* (7th)
F    John Tavares, NYI (5th)
D    Noah Hanifin, CAR (1st)
D    Seth Jones, CBJ (2nd)
D    Kris Letang, PIT (4th)
G    Braden Holtby, WSH (3rd)
G    Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (4th)
Head Coach: Barry Trotz, WSH (3rd)

Central Division (All-Star appearance)
F    Patrick Kane, CHI (7th)
F    Nathan MacKinnon, COL (2nd)
F    Brayden Schenn, STL (1st)
F    Tyler Seguin, DAL (5th)
F    Eric Staal, MIN (5th)
F    Blake Wheeler, WPG (1st)
D    John Klingberg, DAL (1st)
D    Alex Pietrangelo, STL (1st)
D    P.K. Subban, NSH* (3rd)
G    Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (1st)
G    Pekka Rinne, NSH (2nd)
Head Coach: Peter Laviolette, NSH (3rd)

Pacific Division (All-Star appearance)
F    Brock Boeser, VAN (1st)
F    Johnny Gaudreau, CGY (4th)
F    Anze Kopitar, LAK (4th)
F    Connor McDavid, EDM* (2nd)
F    James Neal, VGK (3rd)
F    Rickard Rakell, ANA (1st)
D    Brent Burns, SJS (5th)
D    Drew Doughty, LAK (4th)
D    Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI (2nd)
G    Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK (3rd)
G    Jonathan Quick, LAK (3rd)
Head Coach: Gerard Gallant, VGK (2nd)

* Fan-elected captain

The Lightning, who are celebrating their 25th season, and the city of Tampa will host the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. The League’s midseason showcase will take place at AMALIE Arena and will include the 2018 GEICO NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Saturday, Jan. 27 (7 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS) and 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 28 (3:30 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS).

For the third straight season, the All-Star Game will feature a three-game tournament, played in a 3-on-3 format, showcasing teams from each NHL division competing for a $1 million winner-take-all prize pool.

* Information provided via NHL Press Release

The NHL: Just Plain Weird Sometimes

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Jan 9, 2018

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The NHL has it all. Own goals, broken sticks, goalie blunders, shattered glass, Wes McCauley…need we say more? It’s the best of the weird, the wacky, and the odd in the latest edition of Weird NHL!

* Video from NHL/YouTube

Lightning Dominate 2017 Numbers

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Jan 9, 2018

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Jan 6, 2018; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) warms up prior to the start of the second period against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports

BY THE NUMBERS: 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW
A total of 7,307 goals were scored across 1,273 regular-season NHL games during the 2017 calendar year (including 97 shootout-deciding goals). A look at various statistics leaders from the past 12 months:

Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov (52-54—106 in 81 GP) led the League in both goals and points in 2017, edging Oilers captain Connor McDavid (30-72—102 in 83 GP) – the only other player to reach the 100-point plateau. McDavid’s 72 assists were the most by any player in the calendar year. Kucherov (1.31) and McDavid (1.23) were among 11 different players who averaged at least one point per game in 2017. Two others collected at least 1.20 P/GP: Lightning forward Steven Stamkos (1.29; 17-32—49 in 38 GP) and Bruins forward Brad Marchand (1.23; 44-42—86 in 70 GP).
Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (13-55—68 in 79 GP) was one of four defensemen with at least 60 points in 2017, leading all blueliners in assists and points. San Jose’s Brent Burns (20-46—66 in 81 GP), the reigning Norris Trophy winner, paced all defensemen in goals.
Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (49) led the League in wins, 11 more than the next-closest netminders. Sergei Bobrovsky of the Blue Jackets had an NHL-best eight shutouts, while John Gibson (.930 SV%) of the Ducks and Jonathan Quick (2.26 GAA) of the Kings paced all goaltenders in save percentage and goals-against average, respectively (min. 30 GP).

The 2017 calendar year began with the Blue Jackets in the midst of a win streak that extended to 16 games – one shy of the NHL record – and ended with the expansion Golden Knights extending their win and point streaks to seven and 12 games (11-0-1), respectively – the longest such runs by an NHL team in its inaugural season. The two-time reigning Presidents’ Trophy-winning Capitals ended the Blue Jackets’ win streak last January and went on to lead the League in wins (58), points (122) and goals for (289) in regular-season games in 2017.

* Information provided via NHL Press Release

Intensity and Grit = Scoring – DFS GAMEPLAN 1/9/18

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Jan 9, 2018

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Dec 16, 2017; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames left wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) controls the puck in front of Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35) during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Nashville Predators won 2-0. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports

Intensity and Grit = Scoring – DFS GAMEPLAN 1/9/18

The Calgary Flames have a couple of players that are heating up and tonight they hope that continues against Minnesota. Winnipeg and Buffalo battle, and this one has the makings of a high scoring battle. The Blackhawks also look to regain their playoff form against a lost Ottawa team.

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