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Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl named to All-Star game

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Zach Laing
2 years ago
Big surprise.
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have been named to the 2022 NHL All-Star game.
Both are currently tied in the league lead in scoring, with a modest 53 points in… *checks notes* … 33 and 34 games, respectively.
For McDavid, who was also named captain for the Pacific Division, it’s his 5th appearance at the game. He’s been on a tear once again this season scoring the second-most assists and is tied for seventh in league scoring.
For Draisaitl, meanwhile, it’s just his third. This year, however, he is leading the league in goal scoring potting 26 tallies to date.
The pair will have a familiar face this year, as ex-Oilers teammate Jordan Eberle was also named to the game. Being heavily relied upon as an offensive driver for the Seattle Kraken, Eberle has scored 12 goals and as many assists in 33 games this year.
There’s one more Oilers player who could make the all-star game: Darnell Nurse. He’s one of eight players up for the Last Men in vote, something done by the fans.
You can vote for Nurse to join his teammates here.
Here are the full rosters, pending the last men in vote.
Here are the rosters:
Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearances)
F Sebastian Aho, CAR (2nd)
F Claude Giroux, PHI (7th)
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 
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 Nick Suzuki, MTL (1st)
D Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (1st)
D Victor Hedman, TBL (3rd)
G Jack Campbell, TOR (1st)
G Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL (4th)
Pacific Division
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)
D Alex Pietrangelo, VGK (3rd)
G John Gibson, ANA (3rd)
G Thatcher Demko, VAN (1st)
Central Division
F Kyle Connor, WPG (1st)
F Alex DeBrincat, CHI (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)
* Fan-elected captain

Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.

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