We finally made it to the All-Star Gameday. Tonight the healthiest and most-willing to play in Columbus tonight will take the ice for a fun exhibition. If you’re like me, you’re looking forward to a bunch of guys having fun out there in the middle of a grind of a season.
Also if you’re like me, you’re still glad that the Red Wings are out having fun away from Columbus. At any rate, here are the details.
| Time | Location | Television |
| 5pm EST | Columbus, OH | NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports |
The Teams
Forwards
| Team Foligno | Team Toews |
| Nick Foligno | Jonathan Toews |
| Patrick Kane | Ryan Getzlaf |
| Ryan Johansen | Rick Nash |
| Anze Kopitar | Tyler Seguin |
| Steven Stamkos | Jakub Voracek |
| Phil Kessel | John Tavares |
| Claude Giroux | Vladimir Tarasenko |
| Bobby Ryan | Patrice Bergeron |
| Radim Vrbata | Patrik Elias |
| Zemgus Girgensons | Johnny Gaudreau |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Filip Forsberg |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | [Taro Tsujimoto] |
Defense
| Team Foligno | Team Toews |
| Drew Doughty | Shea Weber |
| Duncan Keith | Brent Seabrook |
| Dustin Byfuglien | Aaron Ekblad |
| Brent Burns | Ryan Suter |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | Mark Giordano |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Justin Faulk |
Goalies
| Team Foligno | Team Toews |
| Carey Price | Corey Crawford |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Roberto Luongo |
| Brian Elliott | Jaroslav Halak |
The Matchup
Overall, Team Toews seems to have the more well-rounded players while Team Foligno has more offensive stars (although Kopitar on Team Foligno could make a big difference being a good backchecker). The same could be said on the back end, as Toews’ defenders are more stay-at-home. The goalie thing is a wash and it doesn’t matter. This game is going to end something like 12-9 (I’m predicting in favor of Team Foligno).
