Goaltender Devan Dubnyk will be the Minnesota Wild's lone representative at NHL All-Star Weekend.
Dubnyk, 29, is 17-11-3 with a 2.28 goals-against average, .921 save percentage and four shutouts in 32 games with Minnesota this season. He is tied for third in the NHL in shutouts and tied for seventh in wins.
As part of the new format for the NHL All-Star Game, the All-Stars will take part in a three-game tournament, played in a 3-on-3 format, and featuring four teams representing each NHL division. Each division's roster consists of six forwards, three defensemen and two goalies. The Atlantic Division will face the Metropolitan Division in one semifinal and the Central Division will face the Pacific Division in the other semifinal. Games will be 20 minutes in length and will be decided by a shootout if tied after the 20 minutes.
The game will be played at 4 p.m. with the All-Star Skills Competition beginning at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Nine players have been selected to represent the Wild in past NHL All-Star Games: Marian Gaborik (2003, 2008), Filip Kuba and Dwayne Roloson (2004), Brian Rolston (2007), Niklas Backstrom (2009), Brent Burns and Martin Havlat (2011), Mikko Koivu (2012 -- did not play due to injury) and Ryan Suter (2015).
Since being acquired by the Wild in a trade with Arizona on Jan. 14, 2015, Dubnyk is 44-20-5 with a 2.01 GAA, a .929 save percentage and nine shutouts in 71 contests. Since Jan. 15, 2015, he leads the NHL in games played, is tied for first in wins and shutouts, tied for second in GAA and third in save percentage (min. 35 games).
Leading goal-scorer Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars and teammate Tyler Seguin headlined the All-Star selections for the Central Division, which will have top point-getter Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks as captain.
The division-leading Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers and host Nashville Predators each have three players expected to go.
Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and league-leading goaltender Braden Holtby will represent the Capitals on the Metropolitan Division team.
The Panthers, winners of 10 in a row, will have Atlantic Division captain Jaromir Jagr, defenseman Aaron Ekblad and goaltender Roberto Luongo there.
All 30 teams have at least one representative.
