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Another NHL All-Star unable to play because of injury. Who’s going?

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Injured New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes won’t be able to play in this week’s NHL All-Star Game, but it gave his teammate an opportunity.

Devils forward Jesper Bratt will be making his first appearance, and the New York Islanders’ Mathew Barzal will take Hughes’ place in the skills competition. Barzal won the fastest skater event in 2020.

Hughes is the third All-Star to be unable to play because of injury.

Chicago Blackhawks star rookie Connor Bedard, 18, who would have been the youngest All-Star in NHL history, suffered a broken jaw on Jan. 5, a day after he was announced as his team’s representative. The team said on the 10th that he had surgery and would be out six to eight weeks, a timeline that extends well beyond the Feb. 1-3 All-Star weekend.

The league announced early last week that the Winnipeg Jets’ Kyle Connor and New York Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck would replace Bedard and injured Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel. Both will be making their second All-Star appearances.

The pool of 44 All-Stars has been named, barring further injuries. The league selected one player from every team, and a fan vote determined the final eight skaters and four goaltenders. The NHL also announced the four captains and the celebrities, including Justin Bieber, who will help them draft the 11-player teams. The 12 players taking part in the revamped skills competition also have been named.

Here are the captains and the players for the Feb. 1-3 All-Star weekend:

Who are the captains at the NHL All-Star Game?

Team Matthews will be captained by Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews, with Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly serving as assistant captain and Justin Bieber serving as the celebrity captain. Team Matthews will wear blue NHL All-Star jerseys.

Team McDavid will be captained by Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid, with Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl serving as assistant captain and Will Arnett serving as celebrity captain. Team McDavid will wear white NHL All-Star jerseys.

Team MacKinnon will be captained by Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon, with Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar serving as assistant captain and Tate McRae serving as the celebrity captain. Team MacKinnon will wear yellow NHL All-Star jerseys.

Team Hughes will be co-captained by Hughes and his older brother, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes, with Michael Bublé serving as the celebrity captain. Jack Hughes still plans to go to Toronto and help choose the team. Vancouver forward Elias Pettersson was added Tuesday as an assistant captain. Team Hughes will wear red NHL All-Star jerseys.

Which NHL All-Stars were voted in by fans?

Skaters

William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs, 1,393,578 votes

Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche, 1,065,367

Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks, 976,716

Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers, 967,975

Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs, 946,154

J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks, 839,215

Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs, 830,480

Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks, 762,378

Goaltenders

Thatcher Demko, Vancouver Canucks, 1,398,699

Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers, 712,100

Alexandar Georgiev, Colorado Avalanche, 584,071

Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins, 578,739

Which players did the NHL name to the All-Star Game?

Frank Vatrano, Anaheim Ducks

Clayton Keller, Arizona Coyotes

David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins

Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres

Elias Lindholm, Calgary Flames

Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes

Connor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks*

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

Boone Jenner, Columbus Blue Jackets

Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars

Alex DeBrincat, Detroit Red Wings

Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers

Cam Talbot, Los Angeles Kings

Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild

Nick Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens

Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators

Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils*

Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders

Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers

Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators

Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues

Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks

Oliver Bjorkstrand, Seattle Kraken

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning

Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks

Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights*

Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals

Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets

*-injured. Bedard, Eichel and Jack Hughes are being replaced by the Jets’ Kyle Connor, Rangers’ Vincent Trocheck and Devils’ Jesper Bratt.

When and where is the 2024 NHL All-Star Game?

All-Star weekend will be Feb. 1-3 at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The first night features captains drafting their teams (6 p.m. ET, ESPN). The skills competition is on Feb. 2 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) and the 3-on-3 All-Star Game is on Feb. 3 (3 p.m. ET, ABC).

Who will take part in the NHL All-Star skills competition?

David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche

Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders*

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning

Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks

Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks**

J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks**

*-replacing injured Jack Hughes. **-voted in by fans

Who are the coaches for the NHL All-Star Game?

The NHL named Peter Laviolette (Rangers), Jim Montgomery (Bruins), Rick Bowness (Jets) and Rick Tocchet (Canucks) as All-Star Game coaches. Those four were leading their respective divisions in winning percentage at the halfway point of the season. Laviolette is coaching for the fourth time, Montgomery and Tocchet their second and Bowness is making his All-Star coaching debut.

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