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Matthews, MacKinnon highlight All-Star fan vote winners
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) during the second period against the Florida Panthers at Ball Arena. Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

The NHL has released the list of 12 players (three per division) selected by fan vote to attend the 2023 NHL All-Star Game in Sunrise, FL.

Reigning “Rocket” Richard Trophy winner Auston Matthews and defending Stanley Cup champions Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen are among those set to head to the Sunshine State for the festivities on Feb. 3 and 4.

NHL fans collectively selected two skaters and one goaltender to join the eight players from each division originally picked earlier this month to attend the game.

Joining Connor McDavid on Team Pacific will be Edmonton Oilers teammates Leon Draisaitl and Stuart Skinner, with the latter being selected to tend goal at the All-Star Game with only 40 NHL games under his belt. Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat, who already has 30 goals this year, will also attend.

Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck will form a tandem with Juuse Saros for Team Central, while Cale Makar will be joined by fellow 2022 Stanley Cup winners Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen.

A pair of New York Rangers — Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox — will travel down to Florida alongside goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who will join forces with New York Islanders keeper Ilya Sorokin on Team Metropolitan.

Finally, even in the midst of a slower season, Auston Matthews will represent the Toronto Maple Leafs on Team Atlantic. He’ll be joined by Boston Bruins pending UFA star David Pastrnak and two-time Stanley Cup champion goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.

With the additional players now confirmed, the Oilers, Avalanche, and Rangers are tied for the league lead with three representatives at the event. The Canucks, Jets, Islanders, Maple Leafs, Bruins, and Lightning each have two players set to attend.

Here are the full divisional rosters, with fan vote winners listed in italics:

Pacific: Trevor Zegras (ANA), Nazem Kadri (CGY), Leon Draisaitl (EDM), Connor McDavid (EDM), Stuart Skinner (EDM), Kevin Fiala (LA), Erik Karlsson (SJ), Matty Beniers (SEA), Bo Horvat (VAN), Elias Pettersson (VAN), Logan Thompson (VGK).

Central: Clayton Keller (AZ), Seth Jones (CHI), Nathan MacKinnon (COL), Cale Makar (COL), Mikko Rantanen (COL), Jason Robertson (DAL), Kirill Kaprizov (MIN), Juuse Saros (NSH), Vladimir Tarasenko (STL), Connor Hellebuyck (WPG), Josh Morrissey (WPG).

Metropolitan: Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), Johnny Gaudreau (CBJ), Jack Hughes (NJ), Brock Nelson (NYI), Ilya Sorokin (NYI), Adam Fox (NYR), Artemi Panarin (NYR), Igor Shesterkin (NYR), Kevin Hayes (PHI), Sidney Crosby (PIT), Alex Ovechkin (WSH).

Atlantic: David Pastrnak (BOS), Linus Ullmark (BOS), Tage Thompson (BUF), Dylan Larkin (DET), Matthew Tkachuk (FLA), Nick Suzuki (MTL), Brady Tkachuk (OTT), Nikita Kucherov (TB), Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB), Mitch Marner (TOR), Auston Matthews (TOR).

This article first appeared on Daily Faceoff and was syndicated with permission.

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