2012 NHL All-Star Game, Final Score: MVP Marian Gaborik Leads Team Chara Past Team Alfredsson, 12-9

Marian Gaborik of the New York Rangers was named MVP as Team Chara defeated Team Alfredsson, 12-9, Sunday in the 2012 NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa at Scotiabank Place.

The New York Rangers were represented by goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist (Team Alfredsson), defenseman Dan Girardi (Team Alfredsson) and Marian Gaborik (Team Chara). Lundqvist had a rough first period as Gaborik scored on him twice. Evgeni Malkin also beat Lundqvist in the first period. Lundqvist finished with 9 saves. After Team Alfredsson trailed 3-0, they fought back with three straight goals to end the period tied. Girardi assisted on the first Team Alfredsson goal by Jason Spezza. John Tavares of the New York Islanders scored the third goal of the first period for Team Alfredsson.

Gaborik got a hat trick on his fourth shot of the game when he scored early in the second period. Team Chara built a 5-3 lead in the second period before again conceding three consecutive goals. Team Chara got one goal back before the end of the period when Patrick Kane scored to tie the game at 6.

The teams traded goals in the third period and were tied at 7 less than five minutes into the period. Team Chara took an 8-7 lead on a Jerome Iginla goal at the 7:45 mark. Claude Giroux tied the score at 8 a couple of minutes later. Team Chara put the game away with three consecutive goals, including one by Zdeno Chara which Gaborik assisted on. Team Alfredsson scored one more to cut the deficit to 11-9 at the 14:20 mark but Team Chara scored again a minute and a half later to seal the win.

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2012 NHL All-Star Game Skill's Competition (Video): Carl Hagelin Earns Fastest Skater Honor

The 59th edition of the NHL All-Star Game will be played Sunday in Ottawa, ON, as as Team (Zedeno) Chara will face Team (Daniel) Alfredsson (4 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network). On Saturday night, New York Rangers rookie left-winder Carl Hagelin, who's participating in his first All-Star Game, won the fastest skater honor during the annual Skills Competition.

Hagelin narrowly defeated Ottawa's Colin Greening in the finals with a time of 13.218 seconds. Hagelin's final's time was just a bit slower than his best of 12.962, which came during the qualifying round.

If you missed Hagelin's finals run against Greening well, here's the video.

Carl Hagelin Fastest Skater Competition 2012 NHL All-Star Skills Competition (via BlueLineStation)

Despite winning the title, Hagelin said New York Rangers teammate Marian Gaborike is faster than him.

"There are guys out there faster than me. It depends, too, on how the race is laid out. I would pick Gabby [Marian Gaborik] before me."

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2012 NHL All-Star Game: TV Schedule, Announcers And More

The 59th edition of the NHL All-Star game will be played Sunday, as Team (Daniel) Alfredsson will take on Team (Zdeno) Chara in Ottawa, ON starting at 4 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports Network. The New York Rangers will be represented by goalie Henrik Lundqvist, defenseman Dan Girardi, and forward Marion Gaborik, while the New York Islanders fans will be able to cheer for John Tavares. The New Jersey Devils do not have a player representing their franchise.

Here's the TV schedule, announcers, game time and national anthem singers:

Location: Ottawa, ON
Game time: 4 p.m. ET
TV schedule: NBC Sports Network
Announcers: Mike Emerick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (color), Pierre McGuire and Jeremy Roenick (on-ice reporters)
National anthem singer: Javier Colon and Lyndon Slewidge.
Intermission performer: Drake with Outasight
2013 NHL All-Star Game location: Columbus, OH at Nationwide Arena.
Last year's results: Team Lindstrom 11, Team Staal 10 -- Jan. 30 in Raleigh, NC.

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2012 NHL All-Star Game: Three Rangers, One Islander Playing

Goalie Henrik Lundqvist, defenseman Dan Girardi, and forward Marion Gaborik will represent the New York Rangers in the 59th NHL All Star Game, to be played Sunday at 4 p.m. ET. The game will be held in Ottawa, and can be seen on NBC Sports.

The New York Islanders will be represented by center John Tavares, who has 20 goals and 29 assists this season. He will play for Team Alfredsson. There are no members of the New Jersey Devils participating for either team.

Lundqvist was anointed the assistant captain to Daniel Alfredsson, and their squad will counter Team Chara. Alfredsson and Chara hand picked their rosters during Thursday night's Fantasy Player Draft, and the Rangers goalie will be joined by his dependable blue-liner Girardi. Gaborik, meanwhile, will play for Team Chara after being selected in the 16th round. This is the second year that the NHL has implemented a player draft format for the All Star game.

The three Rangers All-Stars have played a major role in New York's turnaround season; Lundqvist is a Vezina Trophy candidate, Girardi the leader of the league's second stingiest defense, and Gaborik the team's leading scorer with 39 points.

The Rangers lead Boston by two points in the Eastern Conference standings, and trail only Detroit for the overall league lead.

Carl Hagelin Wins Fastest Skater Event At 2012 NHL Skills Competition

New York Rangers rookie left winger Carl Hagelin narrowly defeated Ottawa's Colin Greening in the finals of the Fastest Skater event of the 2012 NHL Skill Competition on Saturday.

Hagelin, a member of Team Alfredsson, was the fastest skater in the qualifying round with a time of 12.963 seconds, just .03 seconds better than Greening. The two squared off in the finals of the event, and again Hagelin bested Greening with a time of 13.218 seconds to Greening's 13.303.

The 23-year-old Hagelin was one of 12 rookies invited to the All Star festivities, and he'll skate for Team Alfredsoon when the puck drops Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. Originally a 2007 sixth-round pick by New York, Hagelin has 16 points in his inaugural NHL campaign, and the Rangers lead the Eastern Conference with 66 points.

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Carl Hagelin Wins Fastest Skater Event At 2012 NHL Skills Competition

Rangers rookie left winger Carl Hagelin narrowly defeated Ottawa's Colin Greening in the finals of the Fastest Skater event of the 2012 NHL Skill Competition.

Hagelin, a member of Team Alfredsson, was the fastest skater in the qualifying round with a time of 12.963 seconds, just .03 seconds better than Greening. The two squared off in the finals of the event, and again Hagelin bested Greening with a time of 13.218 seconds to Greening's 13.303.

The 23-year old Hagelin was one of 12 rookies invited to the All Star festivities, and he'll skate for Team Alfredsoon when the puck drops Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. Originally a 2007 sixth round pick of New York's, Hagelin has 16 points in his inaugural NHL campaign, and the Rangers lead the Eastern Conference with 66 points.

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2012 NHL Skills Competition: TV Schedule, Announcers And More

The 2012 NHL Skills Competition will take place Saturday at 7 p.m. EST, in which players selected by NHL All-Star captains, Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson selected players to participate in the six skill events. The events in which players will compete in are: fastest skater, breakaway challenge, accuracy shooting, skill challenge relay, hardest shot and elimination shootout.

Full breakdown of NHL Skills Competition Participants

Marian Gaborik will represent the New York Rangers and Team Chara in the Elimination shootout and Skill Challenge Relay. Dan Girardi will represent the Rangers and Team Alfredsson in the Accuracy Shooting competition. John Tavares will represent the Islanders and Team Alfredsson in the Skills Challenge Relay, the Breakaway Challenge and the Elimination shootout.

T.V. Schedule: Sat. January 28 at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network

Announcers: Dave Stradler (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (color analyst)

Studio Analysts: Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury and Keith Jones

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2012 NHL All-Star Game: Rangers' Girardi And Lundqvist Will Faceoff Opposite Gaborik

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and defenseman Dan Girardi will join forces for Team Alfredsson against fellow teammate Marian Gaborik, who will play for Team Chara in Sunday's NHL All-Star Game. Lundqvist acted as Daniel Alfredsson's co-captain for the mock draft, selecting Girardi with the team's 10th pick. Gaborik was picked up with Zdeno Chara's 16th choice.

Gaborik joins this year's No. 1 overall pick Pavel Datsyuk for the game. Alfredsson selected Ottawa Senator teammates Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza with his first two picks of the draft.

Here are the full results:

Team Chara

1) Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings

2) Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins

3) Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins

4) Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks

5) Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia Flyers

6) Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks

7) Carey Price, Montreal Candiens

8) Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs

9) Ryan Suter, Nashville Predators

10) Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings

11) Brian Campbell, Florida Panthers

12) Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks

13) Dion Phaneuf, Toronto Maple Leafs

14) Jerome Iginla, Calgary Flames

15) Dennis Wideman, Washington Capitals

16) Marian Gaborik, New York Rangers

17) Jordan Eberle, Edmonton Oilers

18) Tyler Seguin, Boston Bruins

19) Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars

Team Alfredsson

1) Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators

2) Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators

3) Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings

4) Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers

5) Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins

6) Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning

7) Brian Elliott, St. Louis Blues

8) Shea Weber, Nashville Predators

9) Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

10) Dan Girardi, New York Rangers

11) Keith Yandle, Phoenix Coyotes

12) Milan Michalek, Ottawa Senators

13) Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

14) James Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins

15) Alex Edler, Vancouver Canucks

16) John Tavares, New York Islanders

17) Scott Hartnell, Philadelphia Flyers

18) Jason Pominville, Buffalo Sabres

19) Logan Couture, San Jose Sharks

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2012 NHL All-Star Draft: Islanders' John Tavares Selected 16th By Team Alfredsson

Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators were the captains for the NHL All-Star Draft on Thursday night. John Tavares, the New York Islanders' sole representative in this year's game, had to wait around until the later stages of the draft before being selected. Eventually, Team Alfredsson came calling with their 16th pick of the night. Taveres is 12th in the league with 49 points (20 goals, 29 assists) so far this season.

Here are the full results:

Team Chara

1) Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings

2) Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins

3) Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins

4) Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks

5) Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia Flyers

6) Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks

7) Carey Price, Montreal Candiens

8) Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs

9) Ryan Suter, Nashville Predators

10) Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings

11) Brian Campbell, Florida Panthers

12) Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks

13) Dion Phaneuf, Toronto Maple Leafs

14) Jerome Iginla, Calgary Flames

15) Dennis Wideman, Washington Capitals

16) Marian Gaborik, New York Rangers

17) Jordan Eberle, Edmonton Oilers

18) Tyler Seguin, Boston Bruins

19) Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars

Team Alfredsson

1) Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators

2) Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators

3) Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings

4) Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers

5) Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins

6) Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning

7) Brian Elliott, St. Louis Blues

8) Shea Weber, Nashville Predators

9) Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

10) Dan Girardi, New York Rangers

11) Keith Yandle, Phoenix Coyotes

12) Milan Michalek, Ottawa Senators

13) Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

14) James Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins

15) Alex Edler, Vancouver Canucks

16) John Tavares, New York Islanders

17) Scott Hartnell, Philadelphia Flyers

18) Jason Pominville, Buffalo Sabres

19) Logan Couture, San Jose Sharks

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2012 NHL All-Star Draft: Rules, TV Schedule And More

For those unfamiliar with the goings-on of NHL All Star Weekend, here's a closer look at Thursday night's Fantasy Player Draft, which will air at 7 p.m. ET and can be seen on NBC Sports in the US.

The draft will be conducted by Bruins captain Zdeno Chara (Team Chara) and Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson (Team Alfredsson), who were elected the captains through a vote by both fans and NHL league office members.

Chara will be assisted by Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul, and Alfredsson will have Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist on his side. Each roster will consist of 3 goalies, 6 defensemen, and 10 forwards.

The first pick will be decided by a coin toss, and Chara and Alfredsson will then alternate picking the 38 All Stars available, with two notable stipulations involved: each team's three goalies must be chosen by the conclusion of round 10, and each team's six defensmen must be selected by the conclusion of round 15.

12 NHL rookies will also participate in the game, but they are unavailable for drafting. The NHL will divide the crop of rookies in half to round out each All Star roster, and at the end of round 15 of the Fantasy Player Draft, the NHL will appoint one rookie to choose which squad he and his five teammates will join.

Team Chara will be coached by Claude Julien of the Bruins, and Team Alfredsson will be led by John Tortorella of the Rangers.

The All Star Game will be played Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET, and can be seen on NBC Sports.

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2012 NHL All-Star Draft: Seven Total Rangers, Islanders And Devils Players Available

For the second consecutive year, the NHL will turn to a Fantasy Player Draft to determine the split of the All-Star Game rosters, and the selections will be handled by team captains Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and Daniel Alfreddson of the host city Ottawa Senators.

The two players will alternate selections Thursday night, choosing between the 38 designated All Stars. Chara and Alfreddson were selected via fan and NHL league office voting.

Rangers Ccoach John Tortorella will coach Team Alfreddson, and three of his players will be available for picking: goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, defenseman Dan Girardi and forward Marian Gaborik. The Rangers lead the Eastern Conference with 66 points, and trail the Red Wings by just one point in the President's Cup race. Impressive young left wing Carl Hagelin was one of 12 NHL rookies selected to be split up into two groups to round out the All Star rosters.

Islanders center John Tavares will be making his first NHL All-Star appearance, and he enters the action with a team-best 49 points.

The Devils will not be sending any veteran players to the All Star game, but two of their star youngsters, center Adam Henrique and defenseman Adam Larsson, were tabbed as rookie participants.

The game will be played at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon, and can be seen on NBC Sports.

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2012 NHL All-Star Game Rosters: Henrik Lundqvist, Dan Girardi, Marian Gaborik Represent New York Rangers

Goalie Henrik Lundqvist, defenseman Dan Girardi and forward Marion Gaborik will all represent the Rangers at the NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa on Sunday, Jan. 29.

Henrique, Larsson Picked As Youngstars; Devils Have No All-Stars

The New Jersey Devils will have two players going to All-Star weekend in Ottawa, but none will play in the showcase game.

The NHL announced that both Adam Henrique and Adam Larsson were two of 12 rookies chosen to participate in this year's all-star activities.

Henrique ranks second among rookies with 34 points (13g, 21a). His 13 goals are tied for first among first-year players, and he's second in assists. He trails fellow rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins by one point.

Larsson ranks second among all rookies in time on ice, averaging 21:41 per game. In 41 games this season, he's collected 14 points (2g, 12a).

The Devils won't have a representative in this year's All-Star game. They join the Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers and Columbus Blue Jackets as teams without a representative for the game. Out of those four teams, New Jersey is the only one among the top eight teams in their conference.

New Jersey is also the only team from the Atlantic Division without a representative for the game.

All-Star weekend starts Thursday, January 6 with the player fantasy draft. The annual skills competition will take place on Saturday, January 28. The game will be on Sunday, January 29.

2012 NHL All-Star Game: John Tavares Selected From New York Islanders

New York Islanders center John Tavares was voted to the NHL All-Star team, it was announced on Thursday.