Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will skip the upcoming NHL all-star game, choosing instead to rest and prepare for the remainder of the season.

Wasghington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was the first player to decline an invitation to the Jan. 24-25 event in St. Louis.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom was named to the Pacific Division roster in Fleury's place and will make his all-star debut. In 28 games on the season, the 29-year-old has a record of 14-11-3, with a .917 save percentage and a shutout.

Any healthy player choosing to miss the all-star game will be suspended one game, but Fleury, 35, seemingly has the team's support.

"While being named to the NHL all-star game is a tremendous honor, the Golden Knights and Marc-Andre Fleury have decided that Marc-Andre will pass on the invitation this year," the team tweeted late Friday.

The veteran Fleury, who was the No. 1 overall selection of the 2003 NHL Draft, has a 17-8-3 record with a 2.76 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage and two shutouts.

All-Star Game rosters

Atlantic Division

Forwards:

Jack Eichel, Buffalo

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay

Auston Matthews, Toronto

David Pastrnak, Boston

Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay

John Tavares, Toronto

Defencemen:

Thomas Chabot, Ottawa

Keith Yandle, Florida

Goalies:

Jimmy Howard, Detroit

Carey Price, Montreal

Metropolitan Division

Forwards:

Sebastian Aho, Carolina

Cam Atkinson, Columbus

Mathew Barzal, N.Y. Islanders

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh

Claude Giroux, Philadelphia

Taylor Hall, New Jersey

Defencemen:

John Carlson, Washington

Seth Jones, Columbus

Goalies:

Braden Holtby, Washington

Henrik Lundqvist, N.Y. Rangers

Central Division

Forwards:

Patrick Kane, Chicago

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado

Ryan O'Reilly, St. Louis

Mikko Rantanen, Colorado

Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg

Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg

Defencemen:

Miro Heiskanen, Dallas

Roman Josi, Nashville

Goalies:

Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota

Pekka Rinne, Nashville

Pacific Division

Forwards:

Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary

Clayton Keller, Arizona

Connor McDavid, Edmonton

Joe Pavelski, San Jose

Elias Pettersson, Vancouver

Defencemen:

Brent Burns, San Jose

Drew Doughty, Los Angeles

Erik Karlsson, San Jose

Goalies: