David Pastrnak assisted in the win over the Blues, but didn’t he cheat? We know all the participants of the All-Star Game!

David Pastrnak had a nice assist on a Boston Bruins power play, but he made a questionable decision in overtime and probably should have been ejected. We also know all the participants of the All-Star Game.

Should be David Pastrnak ejected?

David Pastrnak didn’t make it into the three stars of the Boston Bruins’ game against the St. Louis Blues, but he definitely had his fingers in key moments! First, with a selfless pass, he completely disrupted the Blues’ defense during a power play and found teammate Charlie McAvoy unexpectedly, who was just finishing into the uncovered cage.

And in overtime, during a 3-on-3, he got an assist on Charlie McAvoy’s winning goal. But what a pass. The St. Louis players had the puck, rushed forward, and Pastrnak blocked one of them.

From the replays, his stick stayed underneath the opposing player’s feet and even the commentators, agreed that this was a two-minute misconduct. They weren’t, and McAvoy got a precise shot under the crossbar – 4:3.

Other top moments

Filip Zadina scored for the San Jose Sharks. After a pass from Tomas Hertl, he tied the game at 4:4. But the last word went to the home team Ottawa Senators, who won 5:4. Zadina was very active throughout the game and had a total of 5 shots on goal.

The Edmonton Oilers are on a roll. After a miserable start to the season, they are moving up the standings and currently have a record 10 wins in a row. The 10th triumph, this time over the Montreal Canadiens in overtime 2-1, was decided by Evan Bouchard after a pass from Connor McDavid.

NHL All-Star Game – Fans’ Choice

We’ve announced all the participants in this year’s NHL All-Star Game! And they’re most excited in Toronto and Vancouver. Thanks to the great support of the fans, these teams can nominate the most players.

From Toronto, which will host the event from February 1-3, hockey fans voted for forwards William Nylander, Mitchell Marner and defenseman Morgan Rielly. They will complement previously named center Auston Matthews, who was selected by NHL management.

Marner will be making his third All-Star Game appearance, while it will be the debut for Nylander and Rielly. From Vancouver, fans voted for forwards J.T. Miller (first appearance), Brock Boeser (second), Elias Pettersson (fourth) and goaltender Thatcher Demko (second), who will join teammate Quinn Hughes.

The other players selected in the fan vote are Cale Makar and Alexandar Georgiev (Colorado Avalanche), Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers), Sergei Bobrovsky (Florida Panthers) and Jeremy Swayman (Boston Bruins).

The dozen players selected by fans will join the initial 32 stars named by the league’s management on January 4. Among them are two Czechs, David Pastrnak and Tomas Hertl.

The NHL also named the ten players who will participate in the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills Competition. They will be David Pastrňák of the Bruins, Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Connor McDavid and Draisaitl of the Oilers, Jack Hughes of the New Jersey Devils, Nathan MacKinnon, Makar (both Colorado), Matthews, Nylander and Pettersson.

Source: NHL