The 2018 NHL All-Star Skills Competition will be held on Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. CT, while the game will be held on Jan. 28 at 2:30 p.m. CT.

Pietrangelo, 27, will be making his first All-Star Game appearance. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound defenseman was named a Second-Team NHL All-Star following both the 2011-12 and 2013-14 seasons. This season, Pietrangelo has collected 29 points (seven goals, 22 assists) and a plus-15 rating through 41 games. Among all defensemen, the King City, Ontario native ranks 10th in points, second in even-strength points (21), eighth in goals, 12th in assists, ninth in plus/minus and ninth in ice-time per game (25:36). Pietrangelo is also one of just seven defensemen averaging more than three-and-a-half minutes of power-play time and two minutes of shorthanded time per game. Overall, Pietrangelo has accumulated 332 points (72 goals, 260 assists) and a plus-71 rating in 580 career regular season games.

Video: Schenn, Pietrangelo named to All-Star Game

Schenn, 26, will also be making his first All-Star Game appearance. This season, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound forward has posted 43 points (17 goals, 26 assists) and a plus-19 rating through 45 games. Overall, the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan native ranks 14th in points, 20th in goals and assists, second in game-winning goals (6) and ninth in even-strength points (31) and plus/minus. Schenn is also the only player in the NHL that has been perfect on shootouts this season (3-for-3). Overall, Schenn has tallied 291 points (126 goals, 165 assists) in 478 career regular season games.

For the third straight season, the All-Star Game will feature a three-game tournament, played in a 3-on-3 format, showcasing teams from each division competing for a $1 million winner-take-all prize pool.



Western Conference All-Stars

Central Division Pacific Division Alex Pietrangelo (STL) Brock Boeser (VAN) Brayden Schenn (STL) Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) Patrick Kane (CHI) Anze Kopitar (LAK) Nathan MacKinnon (COL) Connor McDavid (EDM) Tyler Seguin (DAL) James Neal (VGK) Eric Staal (MIN) Rickard Rakell (ANA) Blake Wheeler (WPG) Brent Burns (SJS) John Klingberg (DAL) Drew Doughty (LAK) P.K. Subban (NSH) Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI) Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) Mac-Andre Fleury (VGK) Pekka Rinne (NSH) Jonathan Quick (LAK)



Eastern Conference All-Stars