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As the fan ballot for the 2019 NHL All-Star Game in San Jose got underway on Saturday at noon, NHL.com made their mock All-Star selections.
They selected two Washington Capitals to appear in the All-Star Game in San Jose: captain Alex Ovechkin, who is tied with Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak for third in the NHL with 19 goals, and defenseman John Carlson, who is currently third among NHL defensemen with 27 points, to represent the team in San Jose.
Ovechkin was captain of the Metropolitan Division last season, his seventh year representing the Capitals in the All-Star Game. Goaltender Braden Holtby also played in the All-Star Game last season for the third consecutive year.
Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho, Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux, New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones, New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss, and New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist were selected as the other Metropolitan Division All-Stars.
The rosters will likely be announced at the beginning of January.
You can vote for Capitals players, current and former, 10 times per day on NHL.com.
Here are the other mock selections for the three other teams:
Atlantic Division All-Star Team
Captain: David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
Forwards
Max Domi, Montreal Canadiens
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
Mitchell Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs
David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
Jeff Skinner, Buffalo Sabres
Defensemen
Thomas Chabot, Ottawa Senators
Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs
Keith Yandle, Florida Panthers
Goalies
Frederik Andersen, Toronto Maple Leafs
Carter Hutton, Buffalo Sabres
Central Division All-Star Team
Captain: Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Forwards
Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
Patrik Laine, Winnipeg Jets
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Ryan O’Reilly, St. Louis Blues
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche
Defensemen
Matt Dumba, Minnesota Wild
Roman Josi, Nashville Predators
Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild
Goalies
Ben Bishop, Dallas Stars
Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators
Pacific Division All-Star Team
Captain: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Forwards
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Sean Monahan, Calgary Flames
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary Flames
Alex Tuch, Vegas Golden Knights
Defensemen
Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes
Goalies
Marc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights
John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks
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By Harrison Brown
