Welcome to a goaltender’s nightmare. Twenty-one goals, 94 shots on goals and a grand total of eight blocked shots, most of those by accident.
Take a bow, Ottawa. ‘Ya done good.’ The NHL put a red ribbon around the All-Star Weekend with an entertaining game at Scotiabank Place — only a field goal separated Team Alfredsson from Team Chara in a 12-9 spectacle where good cheer and camaraderie trumped competition all day long.
Right to the end, it looked like it was going to be an entirely magical weekend for Daniel Alfredsson, like he would lead his team to victory in the All-Star Game and be named the most valuable player.
Read a description of every single goal scored at the 2012 NHL All-Star game.
Daniel Alfredsson clearly remains the city’s biggest hockey hero, but Patrick Kane played the role of Superman at the all-star skills competition Saturday.
See who won what at the skills competition.
Imagine you’re a National Hockey League general manager with no salary cap restrictions and the ability to put together almost any line combination.
Citizen hockey writers Wayne Scanlan, Ken Warren, Allen Panzeri and James Gordon bring you hockey news as it happens, while reporters Alicja Siekierska, Candice So and Katia Dmitrieva are scouring the city for the latest all-star news and events.
Daniel Alfredsson is under no illusions heading into Saturday night’s skills competition at Scotiabank Place. For Team Alfredsson to win the hardest shot competition, he says, something will probably have to go terribly wrong for Team Chara.