2018 National Hockey League All-Star Game
The 2018 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at Amalie Arena in Tampa, home of the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 28, 2018. Tampa last held the NHL All-Star Game in 1999. The All-Star Game was played in lieu of NHL participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics, as the NHL Board of Governors ruled against interrupting the season to send players to Pyeongchang from February 10 to 25.
| Amalie Arena, Tampa | |||
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| January 28, 2018 | |||
| Game one | Pacific 5 – 2 Central | ||
| Game two | Atlantic 7 – 4 Metropolitan | ||
| Game three | Pacific 5 – 2 Atlantic | ||
| MVP | Brock Boeser | ||
| Attendance | 19,092 | ||
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The Pacific All-Stars won the All-Star Game, which was in its third straight year of a four-team, 3-on-3, single elimination format, with one team representing each of the league's four divisions. Rookie Brock Boeser of the Vancouver Canucks was named the Most Valuable Player, scoring two goals with an assist. He became the first rookie to win MVP since Mario Lemieux in 1985.