{"id":786516,"date":"2018-01-10T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=786516"},"modified":"2018-01-10T15:07:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T20:07:01","slug":"doughty-kopitar-quick-selected-to-2018-nhl-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/doughty-kopitar-quick-selected-to-2018-nhl-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Doughty, Kopitar, Quick Selected to 2018 NHL All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The LA Kings are the only Western Conference team sending three players to the All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>Center Anze Kopitar, goaltender Jonathan Quick and defenseman Drew Doughty have been selected to represent the Pacific Division in the 2018 NHL All-Star Game at Amalie Arena, the National Hockey League announced today.<\/p>\n<p>The game takes place on Sunday, January 28 in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_786517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-786517\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img alt=\"Doughty, Kopitar, Quick Selected to 2018 NHL All-Star Game\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-786517\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/01\/usatsi_10522665.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-786517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan 4, 2018; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty (8) warms up against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today&#8217;s announcement marks the fourth consecutive NHL All-Star Game selection for Doughty and his fourth overall.<\/p>\n<p>Doughty has played in all 42 games for the Kings this season and has 30 points (7-23=30), a plus-21 rating and 28 penalty minutes. Among NHL defensemen, he leads the league in TOI\/gm (27:10), ranks tied for sixth in points, tied for seventh in assists and second in game-winning goals (four, tied for first on the team). His plus-21 rating is tied for fourth among all NHL players.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_786518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-786518\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img alt=\"Doughty, Kopitar, Quick Selected to 2018 NHL All-Star Game\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-786518\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/01\/usatsi_10507879.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-786518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dec 30, 2017; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar (11) waits for a face-off during the first period against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dom Gagne-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is Kopitar&#8217;s fourth All-Star Game selection (2015, 2011 and 2008). This season, Kopitar has played in all 42 games for the Kings, recording 44 points (17-27=44), a plus-14 rating and 12 penalty minutes.<\/p>\n<p>He leads the team in points and assists, ranks second in goals, and tied for first in game-winning goals (four).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_786519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-786519\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img alt=\"Doughty, Kopitar, Quick Selected to 2018 NHL All-Star Game\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-786519\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/01\/usatsi_10543251.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-786519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan 13, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) skates to the bench after getting sprayed with ice in the third period against the Anaheim Ducks at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is Quick&#8217;s third All-Star Game selection (2016 and 2012). This season, Quick has played in 34 games for the Kings. He has a 19-13-2 record to go along with a 2.31 goals-against average, a .926 save percentage and three shutouts.<\/p>\n<p>Among qualified NHL goaltenders, Quick ranks tied for fifth in the NHL in save percentage, sixth in goals-against average, tied for fourth in shutouts, and tied for seventh in wins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2018 NHL All-Star Selections<\/p>\n<p>Pacific Division<\/p>\n<p>F Brock Boeser, VAN (1st)<br \/>\nF Johnny Gaudreau, CGY (4th)<br \/>\nF Anze Kopitar, LAK (4th)<br \/>\nF Connor McDavid, EDM* (2nd)<br \/>\nF James Neal, VGK (3rd)<br \/>\nF Rickard Rakell, ANA (1st)<br \/>\nD Brent Burns, SJS (5th)<br \/>\nD Drew Doughty, LAK (4th)<br \/>\nD Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI (2nd)<br \/>\nG Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK (3rd)<br \/>\nG Jonathan Quick, LAK (3rd)<br \/>\nHead Coach: Gerard Gallant, VGK (2nd)<\/p>\n<p>Central Division<\/p>\n<p>F Patrick Kane, CHI (7th)<br \/>\nF Nathan MacKinnon, COL (2nd)<br \/>\nF Brayden Schenn, STL (1st)<br \/>\nF Tyler Seguin, DAL (5th)<br \/>\nF Eric Staal, MIN (5th)<br \/>\nF Blake Wheeler, WPG (1st)<br \/>\nD John Klingberg, DAL (1st)<br \/>\nD Alex Pietrangelo, STL (1st)<br \/>\nD P.K. Subban, NSH* (3rd)<br \/>\nG Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (1st)<br \/>\nG Pekka Rinne, NSH (2nd)<br \/>\nHead Coach: Peter Laviolette, NSH (3rd)<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic Division<\/p>\n<p>F Aleksander Barkov, FLA (1st)<br \/>\nF Jack Eichel, BUF (1st)<br \/>\nF Nikita Kucherov, TBL (2nd)<br \/>\nF Brad Marchand, BOS (2nd)<br \/>\nF Auston Matthews, TOR (2nd)<br \/>\nF Steven Stamkos, TBL* (5th)<br \/>\nD Mike Green, DET (2nd)<br \/>\nD Victor Hedman, TBL (2nd)<br \/>\nD Erik Karlsson, OTT (5th)<br \/>\nG Carey Price, MTL (6th)<br \/>\nG Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL (1st)<br \/>\nHead Coach: Jon Cooper, TBL (1st)<\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan Division<\/p>\n<p>F Josh Bailey, NYI (1st)<br \/>\nF Sidney Crosby, PIT (3rd)<br \/>\nF Claude Giroux, PHI (5th)<br \/>\nF Taylor Hall, NJD (3rd)<br \/>\nF Alex Ovechkin, WSH* (7th)<br \/>\nF John Tavares, NYI (5th)<br \/>\nD Noah Hanifin, CAR (1st)<br \/>\nD Seth Jones, CBJ (2nd)<br \/>\nD Kris Letang, PIT (4th)<br \/>\nG Braden Holtby, WSH (3rd)<br \/>\nG Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (4th)<br \/>\nHead Coach: Barry Trotz, WSH (3rd)<br \/>\n* Fan-elected Captain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The LA Kings are the only Western Conference team sending three players to the All-Star Game. 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