ice Hockey
Early exit for Draisaitl at the NHL All-Star tournament
Pacific Division’s Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson (center l) tries to get past goaltender Juuse Saros (center r) of the Central Division’s Nashville Predators. photo
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Without the German ice hockey star Leon Draisaitl, the all-star final in the North American professional league NHL took place.
Without the German ice hockey star Leon Draisaitl, the all-star final in the North American professional league NHL took place.
The Edmonton Oilers attacker lost 4-6 to the Central Division team in the semifinals in Florida with the Pacific Division selection. Draisaitl prepared the interim 4:5 by Erik Karlsson.
In the final, the team from the Atlantic Division beat the Central Division 7-5 after beating the Metropolitan Division 10-6 in the semifinals. The most valuable player of the short tournament was Matthew Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers, who scored a total of seven points for the Atlantic Division team. Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings contributed five goals to win the tournament. Instead of the usual five field players, only three per team were on the ice to allow more goals.