Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews headline NHL All-Star choices

Field Level Media|published: Thu 4th January, 19:27 2024

Jan 2, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates with the Pens bench after scoring a power play goal against the Washington Capitals during the second period at PPG Paints Arena. credits: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby was named to his 10th NHL All-Star Game as the first group of 2024 All-Star selections were revealed on Thursday evening.

The league is unveiling one player from every team who will participate in All-Star Weekend next month in Toronto. Eastern Conference All-Stars were revealed first, with the Western Conference players to be released during first intermission of the Penguins' game against the host Boston Bruins.

A fan vote will decide the remaining 12 All-Stars.

Crosby, 36, ended a three-year absence from the game when he was selected last year. His 10 selections trail only Mario Lemieux's 13 in Penguins history. He has 38 points with a team-high 21 goals for Pittsburgh this season.

NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov (63) will represent the Tampa Bay Lightning, and goals leader Auston Matthews (30) was selected for the host Toronto Maple Leafs.

The full list of All-Stars is below:

Atlantic Division

Boston Bruins — F David Pastrnak

Buffalo Sabres — D Rasmus Dahlin

Detroit Red Wings — F Alex DeBrincat

Florida Panthers — F Sam Reinhart

Montreal Canadiens — F Nick Suzuki

Ottawa Senators — F Brady Tkachuk

Tampa Bay Lightning — F Nikita Kucherov

Toronto Maple Leafs — F Auston Matthews

Metropolitan Division

Carolina Hurricanes — F Sebastian Aho