NHL All-Star Game 2022

NHL All-Star Game 2022

The Vegas Golden Knights and city of Las Vegas will host the 2022 Honda NHL^® All-Star Weekend, Feb. 4-5.

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist/DJ/producer Zedd will open the 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Game on Saturday, Feb. 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Zedd’s performance during player introductions will be broadcast live as part of the national broadcast of the NHL All-Star Game on ABC in the U.S. and on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT.

The anthem ceremony before the 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Game on Saturday, Feb. 5 will feature a performance of “O Canada” by singer-songwriter Faouzia followed by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Blanco Brown’s rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner.”

The League announced previously that multi-platinum recording artist Machine Gun Kelly will headline the entertainment for the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game with a performance in the second intermission presented by Ticketmaster® while multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist/DJ/producer Zedd will open the All-Star Game with a performance during player introductions.

By the Numbers

Stats through games played Jan. 31, 2022; ages as of Feb. 5, 2022

1996 – The last year a defenseman was named MVP of an NHL All-Star Game, with Ray Bourque of the Bruins claiming the honor after scoring the go-ahead, game-winning goal at 19:22 of the third period in front of his home crowd at FleetCenter in Boston.

404 – The highest combined point total so far this season by players representing one division at the 2022 NHL All-Star Game, with the Central leading the way (Atlantic: 368; Pacific: 365; Metropolitan: 336).

169 – The highest combined goal total so far this season by players representing one division at the 2022 NHL All-Star Game, with the Central leading the way (Pacific: 159; Metropolitan: 148; Atlantic: 137).

47– The highest combined win total so far this season by goaltenders representing one division at the 2022 NHL All-Star Game, with the Metropolitan leading the way (Atlantic: 44; Central: 40; Pacific: 32).

37 – Age, in years, of Stars forward Joe Pavelski (Central), the oldest player on a roster for the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game. Pavelski (37 years, 209 days on Feb. 5, 2022) is set to become the oldest player to skate in an NHL All-Star Game since Jaromir Jagr in 2016 (43 years, 350 days).

34 – Age, in years, of Cam Talbot (MIN) who is set to make his first career NHL All-Star Game appearance. He can become the sixth goaltender in League history to appear in the event for the first time at age 34 or older, following Johnny Bower (age 36 in 1961), Manny Legace (age 34 in 2008), Mike Smith (age 34 in 2017), Dwayne Roloson (age 34 in 2004) and Rejean Lemelin (age 34 in 1989).

27.4 – Average age of the Pacific Division, the youngest of the four (Atlantic & Central: 27.5; Metropolitan: 28.5).

23 – Career NHL All-Star Game appearances by Gordie Howe, the most by a player in League history. His final NHL All-Star Game was in 1980, when over 21,000 attendees famously gave the 51-year-old a standing ovation at Joe Louis Arena.

20 – Age, in years, of Devils forward Jack Hughes (Metropolitan), the youngest player on a roster for the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game. Hughes (20 years, 267 days) is set to become the youngest player to skate in an NHL All-Star Game since Quinn Hughes (20 years, 103 days) at the 2020 All-Star Game.

16 – The number of U.S.-born players on 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game rosters. To date, the most U.S.-born players to skate in an All-Star Game is 14, in 2019 at SAP Center in San Jose.

13 – Career NHL All-Star Game appearances by Glenn Hall, the most by a goaltender in League history.

10 – Seasons since the last NHL All-Star Game appearance for Jordan Eberle (2012), who is set to become the 11th player in League history to go at least that long from his first appearance to his next.

10 – Number of individuals who have both played in and served as head coach in an NHL All-Star Game, with Rod Brind’Amour (1992 as player) set to join the list. To date, only six individuals have done both in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68; last appearance in parentheses): Rick Tocchet (2020), Wayne Gretzky (2017), Randy Carlyle (2007), Jacques Lemaire (1998), Bob Gainey (1992) and Al Arbour (1985).

10 – Number of different players since 2003-04 to skate in an NHL All-Star Game at age 37 or older. At age 37 years, 209 days, Stars forward Joe Pavelski (Central) can become the 11th in that span to do so.

8 – Number of birth countries represented on 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game rosters: United States (16), Canada (15), Russia (4), Sweden (3), Finland (2), Switzerland (2), Denmark (1) and Germany (1).

7 – Combined Stanley Cup wins by player representing the Atlantic Division at the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game, the most of any division (Metropolitan: 3; Pacific: 1; Central: 0).

5 – Consecutive events in which Tampa Bay has had multiple players skate in an All-Star Game (2020: 2; 2019: 3; 2018: 4; 2017: 2; 2016: 2). The Lightning have three players on rosters for the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game.

3 – The most player representatives from a single team for the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game, with the two-time defending champion Lightning having the most (Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos, Andrei Vasilevskiy).

3 – Number of All-Star Game titles won by the Pacific Division in the five years under the 3-on-3 format, the most of any division (Metropolitan: 2; Atlantic & Central: 0).

0 – Years in which the United States accounted for the highest representation among any birth country at an NHL All-Star event. Current rosters for 2022 have 16 U.S.-born players, the most of any country.