2019 NHL All-Star Game initial rosters revealed

TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 28: Kid Rock performs during the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game at Amalie Arena on January 28, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 28: Kid Rock performs during the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game at Amalie Arena on January 28, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

Who will be joining Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, and Nathan MacKinnon at the 2019 NHL All-Star Game? 

The 2019 NHL All-Star Game is quickly coming upon us. It will be held during the last weekend of January in San Jose, California. Though Alex Ovechkin will not be there, most of the NHL’s brightest stars will be.

Let’s take a look at the initial rosters. Each division will be adding one more player courtesy of the Final Vote.

Initial Rosters

Atlantic Division

F Jack Eichel,  Buffalo Sabres

F Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning

F Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

F David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins

F Steven Stamkos, Lightning

F John Tavares, Maple Leafs

D Thomas Chabot, Ottawa Senators

D Keith Yandle, Florida Panthers

G Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings

G Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens

Metropolitan Division

F Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes

F Cam Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets

F Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders

F Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

F Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers

F Taylor Hall, New Jersey Devils

D John Carlson, Washington Capitals

D Seth Jones, Blue Jackets

G Braden Holtby, Capitals

G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers

Central Division

F Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks

F Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

F Ryan O’Reilly, St. Louis Blues

F Mikko Rantanen, Avalanche

F Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets

F Blake Wheeler, Jets

D Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars

D Roman Josi, Nashville Predators

G Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild

G Pekka Rinne, Predators

Pacific Division

F Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames

F Clayton Keller, Arizona Coyotes

F Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

F Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks

F Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks

D Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks

D Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings

D Erik Karlsson, San Jose Sharks

G Marc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights

G John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks

Final Vote Candidates

Atlantic Division

Boston Bruins: Patrice Bergeron
Buffalo Sabres: Jeff Skinner
Detroit Red Wings: Dylan Larkin
Florida Panthers: Aleksander Barkov
Montreal Canadiens: Shea Weber
Ottawa Senators: Mark Stone
Tampa Bay Lightning: Brayden Point
Toronto Maple Leafs: Morgan Rielly

Metropolitan Division

Carolina Hurricanes: Teuvo Teravainen
Columbus Blue Jackets: Nick Foligno
New Jersey Devils: Kyle Palmieri
New York Islanders: Anders Lee
New York Rangers: Mats Zuccarello
Philadelphia Flyers: Jakub Voracek
Pittsburgh Penguins: Kris Letang
Washington Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom

Central Division

Chicago Blackhawks: Jonathan Toews
Colorado Avalanche: Gabriel Landeskog
Dallas Stars: Tyler Seguin
Minnesota Wild: Zach Parise
Nashville Predators: Filip Forsberg
St. Louis Blues: Vladimir Tarasenko
Winnipeg Jets: Patrik Laine

Pacific Division

Anaheim Ducks: Ryan Getzlaf
Arizona Coyotes: Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Calgary Flames: Mark Giordano
Edmonton Oilers: Leon Draisaitl
Los Angeles Kings: Anze Kopitar
San Jose Sharks: Logan Couture
Vancouver Canucks: Brock Boeser
Vegas Golden Knights: Jonathan Marchessault