NHL All-Star Game 2018 live results: Score updates and highlights
Alex Ovechkin and others face off in a 3-on-3 tournament Sunday in Tampa.
Warmups and announcements
Brad Marchand and the Lightning fans continue to have a ... love-hate relationship.
fan favorite Brad Marchand pic.twitter.com/K2TVTC24GG
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) January 28, 2018
P.K. Subban, the captain for the Central team, gave his ‘C’ a little brush during player announcements. He doesn’t even wear an ‘A’ for the Predators, who have Roman Josi as their captain, so this probably means a little extra for him.
P.K. Subban brushes off his 'C' during All-Star intros. Awesome. #Preds pic.twitter.com/doepK8nrX1
— Mark Harris (@TweetsByHarris) January 28, 2018
Here’s Alex Ovechkin making a young fan extremely happy before the game.
We've got @ovi8 out here making friends already. #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/BXcdvj1XZt
— NHL (@NHL) January 28, 2018
Before the games
The top hockey players in the world face off in the 2018 NHL All-Star Game Sunday afternoon in Tampa. It’s another 3-on-3 tournament this year, which means there should be a lot of open space, high-flying plays, and scoring over the next few hours at Amalie Arena.
The games begin at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast by NBC in the United States.
Connor McDavid, Johnny Gaudreau, and Brent Burns will help the Pacific Division try to defend its title against the other three divisions. It’s the same format as the past couple years, so there will be four teams of 11 players each representing the divisions in 3-on-3 action.
The games will include two 10-minute halves and be decided in a shooting if still tied at the end. The first two games will see the Pacific face the Central and the Metropolitan take on the Atlantic. The winners of those games will advance to a championship game.
McDavid, Steven Stamkos, P.K. Subban, and Alex Ovechkin were voted into the game as team captains. The other players, which include at least one from every NHL team, were selected by the league office.
The hosting Lightning have a league-high four All-Stars in the game: Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and Andrei Vasilevskiy. Defenseman Victor Hedman was initially named to the rosters, but he pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Point.
How to watch the 2018 NHL All-Star Game
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBC (U.S.); Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports (Canada)
Live stream: NBC Sports Live