2019 NHL All-Star Game Preview and Predictions

Last night’s All-Star skills competition had many memorable moments for the fans. They witnessed barriers being broken with Kendall Coyne Schofield becoming the first women to take part in an NHL All-Star fastest skater competition, and Brianna Decker winning the passing competition. Auston Matthews also brought Sharks fans to their feet when he revealed former Shark Patrick Marleau jersey underneath his own. It was a nice change in the NHL skills competition. Tonight we will see the All-Star game between the four divisions. The winning team of the tournament will win $1 million that will be divided equally among the members. This will be the fourth consecutive year where it will be a 3-on-3 tournament format.

Game 1: Pacific Division .vs. Central Division

8:15 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS

The first game of the competition will between the two Western Conference divisions. The Pacific Division will have “home-ice” advantage in San Jose. In the past, the Pacific has been the most successful team in the 3-on-3 format. They won the tournament in 2016 and 2018, and lost in the final in 2017. Their total record is 5-1-0 and they are 3-0-0 against the Central Division. The Central is the only team that has not won a game under the current format. Could they finally win one against the strong Pacific Division? With strong goaltending from Devan Dubnyk and Pekka Rinne along with skilled forwards such as Patrick Kane and Nathan McKinnon, they have a shot. It will be tough facing a strong Pacific team on their home ice.

Pacific Division

Prediction: Pacific Wins

Game 2: Atlantic Division .vs. Metropolitan Division

9:15 PM; ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS

The winner of this semi-final game will face the winner of the Pacific .vs. Central game. The two divisions have been pretty even in 3-on-3 All-Star format. The Metropolitan is 2-2-0 and won the event in 2017. They will be without superstar Alex Ovechkin for the first time. The Atlantic Division is 2-3-0 in the competition and made the finals last year in Tampa Bay’s Amalie Arena. The Atlantic has yet to win the whole All-Star tournament since they went to the 3-0n-3 format. But they have a great roster including  NHL leading scorer Nikita Kucherov and Auston Matthews. This will be their best shot to win the tournament.

Metropolitan Division

Prediction: Atlantic Wins

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