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The 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend will take place Feb. 1-3, hosted by the Maple Leafs in Toronto.

The All-Star draft returned and took place on Thursday, with NHL stars as captains along with a celebrity co-captain. The four teams are: Team Matthews (Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly, Justin Bieber); Team McDavid (Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Will Arnett); Team MacKinnon (Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Tate McRae); and Team Hughes (Quinn Hughes, Jack Hughes, Michael Bublé).

The All-Star skills competition took place Friday, won by Connor McDavid. The All-Star Game on Saturday was won by Team Matthews, 7-4 over Team McDavid. Matthews took home the MVP, with two goals and an assist in the final.

The initial list of 32 All-Stars (one per team) was revealed on Jan. 4. An additional 12 players (eight skaters and four goalies) were voted in by fans at NHL.com/vote, and revealed on Jan. 13.

Note: Stats are through the games of Jan. 31.

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2024 All-Stars Teams

Team Matthews

Celebrity captain Justin Bieber

Age: 26
GP: 46 | G: 40 | A: 18


Age: 29
GP: 47 | G: 7 | A: 33


Age: 27
GP: 47 | G: 23 | A: 38


Age: 26
GP: 47 | G: 20 | A: 33


Age: 25
Rec: 16-9-2 | GAA: 3.04 | SV%: .900


Age: 25
GP: 48 | G: 20 | A: 25


Age: 26
GP: 48 | G: 13 | A: 38


Age: 28
Rec: 19-12-1 | GAA: 2.86 | SV%: .899


Age: 29
GP: 51 | G: 24 | A: 27


Age: 26
GP: 50 | G: 18 | A: 25


Age: 30
GP: 49 | G: 15 | A: 31

Team McDavid

Celebrity captain Will Arnett

Age: 27
GP: 43 | G: 20 | A: 47


Age: 28
GP: 45 | G: 23 | A: 34


Age: 30
Rec: 23-9-3 | GAA: 2.20 | SV%: .924


Age: 27
GP: 49 | G: 33 | A: 39


Age: 23
GP: 48 | G: 13 | A: 25


Age: 24
GP: 49 | G: 17 | A: 35


Age: 28
GP: 49 | G: 37 | A: 25


Age: 35
Rec: 23-10-2 | GAA: 2.51 | SV%: .910


Age: 30
GP: 35 | G: 13 | A: 5


Age: 24
GP: 49 | G: 13 | A: 29


Age: 30
GP: 48 | G: 15 | A: 19

Team MacKinnon

Celebrity captain Tate McRae

Age: 28
GP: 49 | G: 31 | A: 53


Age: 25
GP: 44 | G: 12 | A: 46


Age: 36
GP: 46 | G: 27 | A: 23


Age: 27
Rec: 27-11-2 | GAA: 2.91 | SV%: .898


Age: 26
GP: 42 | G: 19 | A: 26


Age: 26
GP: 45 | G: 17 | A: 37


Age: 29
GP: 46 | G: 12 | A: 9


Age: 25
Rec: 16-3-7 | GAA: 2.30 | SV%: .924


Age: 26
GP: 50 | G: 22 | A: 20


Age: 29
GP: 49 | G: 9 | A: 23


Age: 28
GP: 50 | G: 13 | A: 27

Team Hughes

Celebrity captain Michael Bublé

Age: 24
GP: 49 | G: 12 | A: 50


Age: 22
GP: 32 | G: 15 | A: 30

Note: Jack Hughes will not play due to injury.


Age: 25
GP: 49 | G: 27 | A: 37


Age: 30
GP: 49 | G: 32 | A: 53


Age: 28
Rec: 26-8-1 | GAA: 2.44 | SV%: .920


Age: 27
GP: 31 | G: 18 | A: 11


Age: 24
GP: 47 | G: 22 | A: 19


Age: 25
GP: 47 | G: 19 | A: 31


Age: 36
Rec: 14-13-5 | GAA: 2.59 | SV%: .911


Age: 26
GP: 49 | G: 30 | A: 22


Age: 30
GP: 49 | G: 21 | A: 46


Age: 29
GP: 50 | G: 22 | A: 14

Injured players who will not participate

Age: 18
GP: 39 | G: 15 | A: 18


Age: 27
GP: 42 | G: 19 | A: 25

Details on the skills competition

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Unlike in years past, where every All-Star would compete in at least one event, the new format will see just 12 All-Stars duking it out in a series of eight events, with points earned for placement in each. The player who has the most points at the end will receive $1 million.

The participants this year were: David Pastrnak, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid, Mathew Barzal, Nikita Kucherov, Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller.

The events (and competitors) for the 2024 All-Star skills competition are:

  • Fastest skater (Nylander, Hughes, Makar, Barzal, McDavid)

  • Hardest shot (Matthews, Makar, Pastrnak, Miller, Pettersson)

  • Stickhandling (Hughes, McDavid, Pettersson, Kucherov, Draisaitl, MacKinnon, Pastrnak, Barzal, Nylander)

  • One-timers (Pettersson, MacKinnon, Draisaitl, Kucherov, Miller, Matthews, Barzal, Pastrnak)

  • Passing challenge (MacKinnon, Nylander, Makar, Barzal, Miller, Kucherov, Hughes, McDavid, Pettersson, Matthews, Draisaitl)

  • Accuracy shooting (Kucherov, Makar, McDavid, Hughes, Miller, Pastrnak, MacKinnon, Nylander, Draisaitl, Matthews)

  • The NHL shootout (top eight)

  • The NHL obstacle course (top six)

Each player chose four of the first six events in which to compete; the four lowest scoring players after those first six will be eliminated. For the shootout, the remaining eight players get to select which goalie they will shoot against (with the lowest score choosing first). The top six scores after that event move on to the final stage, the obstacle course, where point totals are doubled.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract for next season, worth $2.75 million for the 35-year-old veteran.

General manager Eric Tulsky announced the deal Saturday, a little over 48 hours before his team starts the second round of the playoffs against the Washington Capitals.

Andersen could earn up to $750,000 in incentives for games played and his participation in a potential run to the Eastern Conference finals next season. He would get $250,000 for playing 35 or more games, another $250,000 for getting to 40 and $250,000 if the Hurricanes reach the East finals and he plays in at least half of the playoff games.

“Frederik has played extremely well for us and ranks in the top 10 all-time for winning percentage by an NHL goalie,” Tulsky said. “We’re excited that he will be staying with the team for next season.”

Andersen and the Hurricanes, the No. 2 seed in the Metropolitan Division, advanced past the New Jersey Devils in Round 1 last week. They will meet the Capitals, who won the division crown, for the right to make the NHL’s final four.

Extending Andersen could give the team a goaltending tandem with Pyotr Kochetkov for less than $6 million combined.

Anderson, a Denmark native who previously played for the Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple Leafs, has become coach Rod Brind’Amour’s most trusted option in net. He is expected to return to the starting role for Game 1 of the Capitals series after getting injured in the first round against New Jersey.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Sovereignty outduels Journalism to capture Derby

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sovereignty outdueled 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop on Saturday.

Trainer Bill Mott won his first Derby in 2019, also run on a sloppy track, when Country House was elevated to first after Maximum Security crossed the finish line first and was disqualified after a 22-minute delay.

This time, he knew right away.

Sovereignty won by 1½ lengths and snapped an 0-for-13 Derby skid for owner Godolphin, the racing stable of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

It was quite a weekend for the sheikh. His filly, Good Cheer, won the Kentucky Oaks on Friday and earlier Saturday, Ruling Court won the 2,000 Guineas in Britain.

Sovereignty covered 1¼ miles in 2:02.31 and paid $17.96 to win at 7-1 odds.

Journalism found trouble in the first turn and jockey Umberto Rispoli moved him to the outside. He and Sovereignty hooked up at the eighth pole before Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado pulled away.

Baeza was third, Final Gambit was fourth and Owen Almighty finished fifth.

Rain made for a soggy day, with the Churchill Downs dirt strip listed as sloppy and horse racing fans protecting their fancy hats and clothing with clear plastic ponchos.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Connor Zilisch, the 18-year-old driver already with two NASCAR Xfinity Series race wins, will miss Saturday’s race at Texas because of lower back injuries sustained in a last-lap wreck at Talladega.

Trackhouse Racing said Wednesday that its development driver will return as soon as possible to the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. The team didn’t provide any additional details about Zilisch’s injuries.

Cup Series regular Kyle Larson will drive the No. 88 in Texas. After that, the Xfinity Series has a two-week break before racing again May 24 at Charlotte.

Zilisch, sixth in points through the first 11 races, was driving for the win at Talladega Superspeedway when contact on the backstretch sent his car spinning, and head-on into inside wall.

Zilisch won in his Xfinity debut at Watkins Glen last Sept. 14. He added another win this year at Austin, the same weekend that he made his Cup Series debut. He has six top-10 finishes in his 15 Xfinity races.

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