In the first game of the 2024 NHL All-Star Game, Team McDavid, with Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin, staged a remarkable comeback against Team MacKinnon. Nathan MacKinnon opened the scoring, but the game concluded in a 3-3 tie after regulation. In the ensuing shootout, Connor McDavid and David Pastrnak scored, while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped shots from Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon, clinching a 4-3 win for Team McDavid. They advance to the final and will play against the winner of Game 2 between Team Hughes and Team Matthews.
Matthews-Hughes remain tied at 2-2 at halftime. No goals over final 4:53...Winner plays Team McDavid (Dahlin). #NHLAllStar #Sabres
Team MacKinnon falls in the shootout after Team McDavid rallied to tie it late. I thought the Cole Harbour boys had it in the bag!
David Pastrnak beats Jeremy Swayman to win the shootout to help his Team McDavid beat Team MacKinnon to move in the #NHLAllStar Final. Pasta has bragging rights forever!!!!😂🥅🏒
It's nice to have Connor McDavid on your team. Tomas Hertl and Team McDavid come back to beat Team MacKinnon 4-3 in the first 3-on-3 semifinal. Hertl assisted on Boone Jenner's goal. #SJSharks #NHLAllStars https://t.co/GGD56RYN4k
Team McDavid completes the comeback to defeat Team MacKinnon 4-3 in the shootouts. Team McDavid won the shootout 2-0 with McDavid and Pastrnak scoring goals on Swayman.
Peter Laviolette and Team McDavid advance to the Final Game after winning in a shootout! Down 3-1, the #NYR coach pulled his goalie and Team McDavid scored twice with less than a minute on the clock to force the shootout.
Big rally by Team McDavid. Two goals in last 32 seconds of regulation and a 2-0 win in the shootout on goals by McDavid and Pastrnak, with two saves by Bobrovsky on Crosby and MacKinnon. Final score 4-3. Dahlin advances to final. Played 6:33 with three SOG. #Sabres #NHLAllStar.
Team McDavid defeats Team MacKinnon. Tom Wilson had two shots, a block and a face off win.
Sergei Bobrovsky and Sam Reinhart move on to the NHL All-Star Final, Team McDavid win Game 1 in a shootout after trailing 3-1.
Sergei Bobrovsky saves both shots he sees in the shootout to send Team McDavid to the final.
#FlaPanthers' Sergei Bobrovsky stops both shootout attempts he faces (Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon). Connor McDavid and David Pastrnak score. Team McDavid (with Bobrovsky and Reinhart) moves on to the final.
Reino and Bob are moving on to the ASG Final. Bob stops Crosby and MacKinnon in the shootout.
Team McDavid erases a 3-1 deficit in the final 31.5 seconds with goals from Pastrnak and McDavid to send the game to a shootout tied 3-3.
So the two late goals tie it up at 3-3 between McDavid-MacKinnon. Shots were 21-19 for MacKinnon. It goes to a three-man per team shootout.
Team McDavid scores twice with the goalie pulled to get this game to overtime. Head coach @arnettwill no longer on the hot seat.
And McDavid scores with 5.4 left on feed from Pastrnak after Draisaitl held the puck. That was sick..It's 3-3.
Pastrnak beats teammate Swayman with 31.5 left on a 4 on 3 and Team McDavid is still alive at 3-2.
Team MacKinnon and Team McDavid tied 1-1 after one half. MacKinnon and Jenner (Team McDavid) score the goals. Georgiev (McK) and Hellebuyck (McD) with 10 saves each in the period
1-1 after first half of McDavid-Mackinnon. Shots are 11-11. Dahlin played 2:40. Had one SOG and one block. #Sabres #NHLAllStar
Nathan MacKinnon opens the scoring at the All-Star game. 💛 (🎥: @Sportsnet) https://t.co/qjf4x4ltjB
Nathan MacKinnon scores the first goal of the 2024 NHL All-Star ... game? Games? Anyway, long breakout pass from Cale Makar. They are playing with Sidney Crosby.
Cale Makar finds @Avalanche teammate Nathan MacKinnon who pots the first goal for Team McDavid. #NHLAllStar
Nathan MacKinnon has this year's first AllStar goal, a breakaway at 3:24 of the first period that puts his team up 1-0.
First three over the boards for Team MacKinnon: Nate MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Sidney Crosby - who wins the faceoff against Connor McDavid.
The #NHLAllStarGame picks are IN from our @espn crew - and what say YOU?! Game 1: Team McDavid v. Team MacKinnon Game 2: Team Hughes v. Team Matthews Game 3: Winner v. Winner Who. Ya. Got? https://t.co/MG9YiI9NQ8
Game 1 will be Teams McDavid-MacKinnon, so Dahlin plays first. Game 2 will be Teams Hughes-Matthews. The winners meet in Game 3 for the title. #NHLAllStar #Sabres
IT'S GAME DAY 🤩 First up in the #NHLAllStar Game is Team MacKinnon vs. Team McDavid followed by Team Matthews vs. Team Hughes. It all starts at 3p ET on @espn, @ESPNPlus, @Sportsnet, and @TVASports! https://t.co/NycWpyBKNe
Sam Reinhart and Sergei Bobrovsky both picked by Connor McDavid for All-Star. Back to regular scheduled programing.
#Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin will be playing Saturday for Team McDavid. Just taken in the NHL All-Star player draft. Will get up close look at McDavid and Draisaitl before they go for 17 straight wins. #NHLAllStar