Kadri of the Colorado Avalanche (Central Division), Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning (Atlantic) and Terry of the Anaheim Ducks (Pacific) won the fan vote for their respective divisions and will be added to the rosters for the All-Star Game to be played at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Feb. 5 (3 p.m. ET; ABC, SN, TVAS).
New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad won the fan vote in the Metropolitan Division, but cannot attend because of personal reasons. Guentzel of the Pittsburgh Penguins finished second in the voting and will take his place.
Kadri was the top vote-getter in the fan vote that ended Monday at 11:59 p.m. The forward received more than double the number of votes of the second-place finisher in the Central. The 31-year-old has never played in the All-Star Game in 13 NHL seasons. Terry and Guentzel will also play in the NHL All-Star Game for the first time.
Stamkos will be playing in his seventh NHL All-Star Game.
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Kadri ranks fifth in the NHL with 49 points (14 goals, 35 points) and will join Avalanche coach Jared Bednar, center Nathan MacKinnon and defenseman Cale Makar to represent the Central.
“It’s a career year,” Bednar said. “It’s a remarkable year, to this point. So, you look at his numbers, you look [at] what he’s doing for our team, helping us to get to where we are in the standings (first in the Central), and I believe he deserves to be in.”
Stamkos is right behind Kadri in the scoring race, tied for sixth with 46 points (18 goals, 28 assists). The forward and captain of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions will join Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy on the Atlantic roster. The 31-year-old has overcome injuries to regain his form.
“It’s always a huge honor. I’ve always looked at them that way,” Stamkos said Tuesday. “You never really know how many opportunities you’re going to get. Obviously a unique situation with the fans voting me in. A little surprised, but I think that’s kind of cool. I’ve never been in that situation before.
“The fans in Tampa and all over got their votes in, which was, like I said, pleasantly surprising. Maybe I shouldn’t be, but I thought that was pretty cool. I got a young family now, and a 2 1/2 year-old that kind of understands what’s going on, and I think that’s what’s going to make it even more special this time around.”
Terry earned his first trip to the All-Star Game with a breakout season. The 24-year-old forward has scored 22 goals in 38 games, sixth in the NHL, after never scoring more than seven goals in his previous four NHL seasons. The Ducks are also represented by goalie John Gibson on the Pacific roster.
“I think he’s having an awesome year,” Ducks forward Max Comtois said on Jan. 4. “… That just proves how good of a player he is. He finds the right spot on the ice. He attacks defensemen. He’s not scared of using his skill.”
Guentzel leads the Penguins with 20 goals and 38 points in 32 games. The forward will join Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry on the Metropolitan roster. He was selected to play in the 2020 NHL All-Star Game but did not attend because of a shoulder injury.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was asked last month if he had ever seen Guentzel play on the level he’s been at this season.
“I don’t think so. He’s had some good runs, but he’s just doing everything so well,” Crosby said. “Finding different ways, whether it’s going to the net … that shot is just perfect. He’s doing it all. So it’s great to see that and want to keep it going.”
The 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend also includes the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook on Feb. 4 (7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS).
Here are the rosters:
Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearances)
F Sebastian Aho, CAR (2nd)
F Claude Giroux, PHI (7th)
F Jake Guentzel, PIT (1st)
F Jack Hughes, NJD (1st)
F Chris Kreider, NYR (2nd)
F Alex Ovechkin, WSH (8th)*
D Adam Fox, NYR (1st)
D Adam Pelech, NYI (1st)
D Zach Werenski, CBJ (2nd)
G Frederik Andersen, CAR (2nd)
G Tristan Jarry, PIT (2nd)
Atlantic Division (All-Star appearances)
F Drake Batherson, OTT (1st)
F Patrice Bergeron, BOS (3rd)
F Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA (2nd)
F Dylan Larkin, DET (2nd)
F Auston Matthews, TOR (4th)*
F Steven Stamkos, TBL (7th)
F Nick Suzuki, MTL (1st)
D Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (1st)
D Victor Hedman, TBL (3rd)
G Jack Campbell, TOR (1st)
G Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL (4th)
Central Division (All-Star appearances)
F Kyle Connor, WPG (1st)
F Alex DeBrincat, CHI (1st)
F Nazem Kadri, COL (1st)
F Kirill Kaprizov, MIN (1st)
F Clayton Keller, ARI (2nd)
F Jordan Kyrou, STL (1st)
F Nathan MacKinnon, COL (4th)*
F Joe Pavelski, DAL (4th)
D Cale Makar, COL (1st)
G Juuse Saros, NSH (1st)
G Cam Talbot, MIN (1st)
Pacific Division (All-Star appearances)
F Leon Draisaitl, EDM (3rd)
F Jordan Eberle, SEA (2nd)
F Johnny Gaudreau, CGY (6th)
F Adrian Kempe, LAK (1st)
F Connor McDavid, EDM (5th)*
F Timo Meier, SJS (1st)
F Mark Stone, VGK (1st)
F Troy Terry, ANA (1st)
D Alex Pietrangelo, VGK (3rd)
G John Gibson, ANA (3rd)
G Thatcher Demko, VAN (1st)
* Fan-elected captain
