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Auston Matthews leads the NHL with 30 goals and not surprisingly will represent the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game on February 3 at Scotiabank Arena. Matthews has also been selected to captain the Eastern Conference squad, with Toronto native and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid captaining the Western Conference club.
Players from each of the 32 clubs were selected on Thursday, and 12 additional players will be chosen via fan voting.
F Frank Vatrano, ANA (1st)
F Clayton Keller, ARI (4th)
F David Pastrnak, BOS (4th)
D Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (3rd)
F Elias Lindholm, CGY (1st)
F Sebastian Aho, CAR (3rd)
F Connor Bedard, CHI (1st)
F Nathan MacKinnon, COL (5th)
F Boone Jenner, CBJ (1st)
G Jake Oettinger, DAL (1st)
F Alex DeBrincat, DET (2nd)
F Connor McDavid, EDM (7th)
F Sam Reinhart, FLA (1st)
G Cam Talbot, LAK (2nd)
F Kirill Kaprizov, MIN (3rd)
F Nick Suzuki, MTL (3rd)
F Filip Forsberg, NSH (2nd)
F Jack Hughes, NJD (3rd)
F Mathew Barzal, NYI (3rd)
G Igor Shesterkin, NYR (2nd)
F Brady Tkachuk, OTT (4th)
F Travis Konecny, PHI (2nd)
F Sidney Crosby, PIT (6th)
F Tomas Hertl, SJS (2nd)
F Oliver Bjorkstrand, SEA (1st)
F Robert Thomas, STL (1st)
F Nikita Kucherov, TBL (5th)
F Auston Matthews, TOR (5th)
D Quinn Hughes, VAN (2nd)
F Jack Eichel, VGK (4th)
F Tom Wilson, WSH (2nd)
G Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (4th)
William Nylander, who currently leads the Leafs and is 6th in NHL scoring with 51 points, is likely to be another Toronto player selected for the game, with Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly (in the top 10 of NHL defensive scoring) also possibilities.