The NHL’s biggest and brightest stars are set to shine tonight in the hockey hub of Toronto, as the 2024 NHL All-Star Game is here.
The annual event features more than 40 of the best skaters and goaltenders in the world partaking in three-on-three action for bragging rights among their colleagues.
There are four teams of 11 competing on Saturday — Team MacKinnon, Team Matthews, Team Hughes and Team McDavid. The four squads will square off in three-on-three games in a winner-take-all format, as the victors of the first two matchups will play in a final.
The games consist of two 10-minute halves. If the game is tied after 20 minutes, it will go directly to a three-round shootout with extra rounds as necessary to determine a winner.
This year, the league elected to alter the format of the rosters, going away from the traditional method of splitting up by divisions, and instead, utilizing a player draft. The four captains got to choose their teammates on Thursday night, so there is no excuse for these crews not to be confident heading into the final day of All-Star festivities.
The Sporting News is tracking all the latest updates and highlights from the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto.
NHL All-Star Game scores
Team Hughes vs. Team Matthews 1 2 SO F Hughes 2 3 – – Matthews 2 3 – -Team MacKinnon vs. Team McDavid 1 2 SO F MacKinnon 1 2 0 3 McDavid 1 2 1 4
NHL All-Star Game live updates, results, highlights from 2024
(All times Eastern)
Second half: Hughes 5, Matthews 5Shootout
5:02 p.m. — Once again, the two halves aren’t enough and we’re going to a shootout.
Hughes 5, Matthews 5
4:58 p.m. — GOAL! Fiip Forsberg and Team Matthews answer 30 seconds later. The Predators winger beats Demko top shelf on a breakaway with 1:52 left to tie the game.
Filip Forsberg with the ‘NHL 14’ deke to tie the game 🎮 pic.twitter.com/kBuwOi2uLB
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 3, 2024
Hughes 5, Matthews 4
4:57 p.m. — GOAL! Vatrano gives Team Hughes a 5-4 lead with 2:25 to go. He takes a slick feed from Quinn Hughes and snipes a shot for his second goal of the game.
Rick Tocchet might be a psychic after predicting the last two goal scorers for his team 🔮@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/WDPARB7gvz
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
Matthews 4, Hughes 4
4:56 p.m. — GOAL! All tied again as Brady Tkachuk scores for Team Hughes. After Marner gets some love from the Team Matthews bench for a blocked shot, he loses Tkachuk and the Senators captain finds twine.
Tkachuk gets Team Hughes level 🤠@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/sLkDN2l7Ba
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
Matthews 4, Hughes 3
4:53 p.m. — GOAL! Team Matthews pulls ahead again as Filip Forsberg puts home his own rebound in front of the net.
Forsberg puts Team Matthews back in front 👨@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/CoOWko1ozN
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
Matthews 3, Hughes 3
4:49 p.m. — GOAL! It’s back to a tied game as Frank Vatrano waits for Elias Pettersson to get to the side of the night and finds him for the tap-in past Shesterkin.
Some stellar saves on both ends 💪@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/mZQkcJMZnX
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
Matthews 3, Hughes 2
4:47 p.m. — GOAL! One of the hometown All-Stars gets on the board, as Mitch Marner ignites the Toronto crowd with a goal to give Team Matthews’ its first lead.
Marner nets one for the home team 💙@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/ma4lrf1X4G
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
4:46 p.m. — Mathew Barzal tries to go in between the legs for the goal, but Demko snags the attempt out of the air.
4:44 p.m. — The goalies switch out for the second half. Thatcher Demko is in net for Team Hughes and Igor Shesterkin is in the crease for Team Matthews.
End of first half: Hughes 2, Matthews 2
4:40 p.m. — After it was all offense to start, Talbot and Oettinger lock in and keep the puck out of each net the rets of the half, resulting in a 2-2 tie heading into intermission.
Hughes 2, Matthews 2
4:32 p.m. — GOAL! It’s back to a tied game as DeBrincat scores his second for Team Matthews.
The Cat is red HOT 🔥@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/BMS5N5hYp0
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
Hughes 2, Matthews 1
4:29 p.m. — GOAL! Team Hughes retakes the lead as Talbot sends a long feed to Frank Vatrano, and the Ducks forward snaps a shot over the shoulder of Oettinger for the goal.
Frank Vatrano grabs the lead right back 🦆@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/mkjrPDxOXk
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
Hughes 1, Matthews 1
4:28 p.m. — GOAL! Team Matthews comes through as Alex DeBrincat pots home a pass from Filip Forsberg to tie the game.
The Cat with the answer 😺@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/hzW0oo8okY
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
4:27 p.m. — Two shots have gone off the post for Team Matthews. Just no luck for the de facto hometown team.
Hughes 1, Matthews 0
4:26 p.m. — GOAL! Who else to kick off the scoring than Nikita Kucherov? The Lightning star did not impress last night at the Skills competition, but he beats Oettinger five-hole on the breakaway to give Team Hughes the lead.
Quick start for Kuch ⚡️@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/yPxrXxJd6F
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
4:23 p.m. — On the Hughes side, it’ll be Cam Talbot in net for the first half. On Team Matthews, it’s Jake Oettinger.
Final: McDavid 4, MacKinnon 3 (SO)
3:58 p.m. — Team McDavid comes back and wins a shootout to advance to the championship. McDavid and Pastrnak each scored in the shootout while Bobrovsky made the two saves necessary for Team McDavid to stay alive.
Pasta scores in the shootout and Team McDavid is off to the final! 🍝@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/aAP7VYN0cj
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
Connor 🔥@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/5eTxyPFUnt
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024End of second half: MacKinnon 3, McDavid 3
3:55 p.m. — With McDavid’s late goal, it’s off to a shootout to decide the winner.
MacKinnon 3, McDavid 3
3:54 p.m. — GOAL! Tic-tac-toe. Team mcDavid ties it up, as it’s the captain himself. Draisaitl feeds Pastrnak, who finds McDavid on the opposite side with six seconds left to knot the contest up.
Team McDavid comes all the way back with a goal from the captain himself! 🫡@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/aYApmoJpPg
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
MacKinnon 3, McDavid 2
3:53 p.m. — GOAL! Pastrnak gets the best of his Boston teammate this time. He snipes one by Swayman for Team McDavid to cut the lead to one with 31 seconds left.
Look away Bruins fans, Pasta had to put one past Sway 💔@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/RXDztVE2oJ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
MacKinnon 3, McDavid 1
3:49 p.m. — GOAL! The Dogg does it again. MacKinnon chips a cheeky backhand off the bar and in to give his team a two-goal lead.
Gorgeous from the captain for his second 🤩@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/lV45zc1gIK
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
3:49 p.m. — We got Boston-on-Boston crime, as Jeremy Swayman denies David Pastrnak on a breakaway attempt.
MacKinnon 2, McDavid 1
3:43 p.m. — GOAL! On what feels like the fifth breakaway of the half for Team MacKinnon, Oliver Bjorkstrand finally comes through. The Kraken forward beats Bobrovsky with a shot to break the tie.
3:43 p.m. — The goalies sure came to play today. Swayman and Bobrovsky are exchanging saves at each end. It’s been a barrage of odd man rushes, but so far, no goals in the second half.
3:41 p.m. — Jenner nearly had his second of the night for Team McDavid, but his deke was denied by the pad of Swayman.
3:39 p.m. — In net for Team MacKinnon now is Jeremy Swayman. For Team McDavid, it’s Sergei Bobrovsky.
End of first half: MacKinnon 1, McDavid 1
3:36 p.m. — One goal for each team is all that shows after the first half. Nathan MacKinnon had the goal for his own team, and Boone Jenner with the Team McDavid tally.
3:35 p.m. — Hellebuyck gets a bit of redemption on MacKinnon, as the Jets goaltender snags the second breakaway attempt with his glove.
MacKinnon 1, McDavid 1
3:33 p.m. — GOAL! In his first All-Star Game, Boone Jenner finishes off an odd man rush, taking a pass from Nick Suzuki for the goal. What a cool moment for the Blue Jackets captain, and it gets Team McDavid on the board.
BOOOOONE 🗣️
Nick Suzuki sets up Boone Jenner to tie things up!@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/mABEeScyak
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
3:30 p.m. — Sidney Crosby dangles Hellebuyck out of his skates, but he was too low to the goal line and his backhand went through the crease.
MacKinnon 1, McDavid 0
3:25 p.m. — GOAL! The Colorado connection comes alive in Toronto. Cale Makar sends a lengthy pass to his Avalanche teammate Nathan MacKinnon for a breakaway, and the team captain buries a low shot on Hellebuyck for the first goal of the afternoon.
Captain Nate Dogg opens the scoring 🐶@Rogers | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/gynjUQtFD9
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
3:24 p.m. — David Pastrnak gets a good look for Team McDavid, firing a loose puck in the slot onto Georgiev. However, the Team MacKinnon goaltender flashed the pad for the stop.
3:20 p.m. — It’s Connor Hellebuyck in net for Team McDavid and Alexandar Georgiev in goal for Team MacKinnon.
Pregame
2:50 p.m. — First up on the afternoon is Team MacKinnon vs. Team McDavid. Then it will be followed by Team Hughes vs. Team Matthews.
2:45 p.m. — Is Bieber suiting up for the All-Star Game? The music star may be pulling double duty today as a player-coach on Team Matthews.
Look like Bieber is taking warm-ups at #NHLAllStar…
Are we about to see Justin’s NHL debut? 👀
(h/t @JustinsTourNews) pic.twitter.com/6NQN3KL0V8
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 3, 2024
2:30 p.m. — A reminder on the format — while the way of selecting the teams differed this year, there is no change to the game structure. Each team plays in one three-on-three matchup, consisting of 10-minute halves. The winner moves onto the championship to face the victor from the other matchup.
1:45 p.m. — Auston Matthews is rocking the Bieber’s drew house brand as he enters the arena for the festivities.
AM34 rocking the @drewhouse x @MapleLeafs jacket into #NHLAllStar 🥶 pic.twitter.com/nOy7HLKXAj
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 3, 2024
1:25 p.m. — The stars are already shining off the ice. Justin Bieber has been a focal point of the event in Toronto, and he’ll help lead Team Matthews at the All-Star Game today.
Justin Bieber has arrived to Scotiabank Arena for the @Rogers #NHLAllStar Game! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/K8jDtvbO4B
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 3, 2024
What channel is the NHL All-Star Game on today?
TV Channel: ABC (U.S.) | Sportsnet, TVA Sports (Canada)Live stream: Fubo
The 2024 NHL All-Star Game will air nationally in the U.S. on ABC, while fans in Canada can catch the game on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.
Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Ray Ferraro (analyst), Kevin Weekes (reporter) and Emily Kaplan (reporter) will have the call. Meanwhile, Steve Levy, Mark Messier and P.K. Subban will provide coverage from an in-arena studio set.
Fans in the U.S. hoping to stream the game can do so on Fubo, which offers a free trial. That way, you can try before you buy.
NHL All-Star Game start time
Date: Saturday, Feb. 3Time: 3 p.m. ET
The 2024 NHL All-Star game will begin around 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 3. The three matchups in the 3-on-3 tournament will be played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada.
NHL All-Star Game format 2024
The NHL All-Star Game features three separate games, as a part of the 3-on-3 tournament. The four teams will play two semifinal games, with the winner of each matchup advancing to meet in the finale, where a winner will be crowned.
Each game has two 10-minute halves, with a three-round shootout on deck if the game is tied after 20 minutes.
NHL All-Star rosters 2024
Team Matthews Player Position Team Auston Matthews Forward Toronto Maple Leafs Morgan Rielly Defenseman Toronto Maple Leafs Filip Forsberg Forward Nashville Predators Clayton Keller Forward Arizona Coyotes Mathew Barzal Forward New York Islanders Mitch Marner Forward Toronto Maple Leafs Vincent Trocheck Forward New York Rangers William Nylander Forward Toronto Maple Leafs Alex DeBrincat Forward Detroit Red Wings Jake Oettinger Goalie Dallas Stars Igor Shesterkin Goalie New York RangersTeam McDavid Player Position Team Connor McDavid Forward Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl Forward Edmonton Oilers Connor Hellebuyck Goalie Winnipeg Jets David Pastrnak Forward Boston Bruins Rasmus Dahlin Defenseman Buffalo Sabres Robert Thomas Forward St. Louis Blues Sam Reinhart Forward Florida Panthers Sergei Bobrovsky Goalie Florida Panthers Boone Jenner Forward Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Suzuki Forward Montreal Canadiens Thomas Hertl Forward San Jose SharksTeam Hughes Player Position Team Jack Hughes Forward New Jersey Devils Quinn Hughes Defenseman Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson Forward Vancouver Canucks Nikita Kucherov Forward Tampa Bay Lightning Thatcher Demko Goalie Vancouver Canucks Kyle Connor Forward Winnipeg Jets Brady Tkachuk Forward Ottawa Senators Jesper Bratt Forward New Jersey Devils Cam Talbot Goalie Los Angeles Kings Brock Boeser Forward Vancouver Canucks J.T. Miller Forward Vancouver Canucks Frank Vatrano Forward Anaheim DucksTeam MacKinnon Player Position Team Nathan MacKinnon Forward Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar Defenseman Colorado Avalanche Sidney Crosby Forward Pittsburgh Penguins Alexander Georgiev Goalie Colorado Avalanche Kirill Kaprizov Forward Minnesota Wild Sebastian Aho Forward Carolina Hurricanes Tom Wilson Forward Washington Capitals Jeremy Swayman Goalie Boston Bruins Travis Konecny Forward Philadelphia Flyers Elias Lindholm Forward Vancouver Canucks Olivier Bjorkstrand Forward Seattle Kraken