NHL All-Star Game 2016: Full Rosters, TV Info, Livestream and Predictions

Give the NHL credit for one thing: The league understood that its most recent iterations of the All-Star Game were anything but artistic successes.

After a couple of years of letting All-Star "captains" pick their own teams—it was Team Toews over Team Foligno by a 17-12 score in last year's exhibition in Columbus—the league has changed formats once again.

The league has decided to conduct a four-team tournament with the new three-on-three regular-season overtime format as its All-Star Game.

The Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central and Pacific divisions are all represented by 11-man teams that will compete in 20-minute three-on-three games.

The Atlantic and Metropolitan division All-Stars of the Eastern Conference will meet in one game, and the Central and Pacific division teams will meet in the other semifinal game. The two winners will square off in a third 20-minute title game.

What: NHL All-Star Game

When: Sunday, Jan. 31, 5 p.m. ET

Where: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee

Watch: NBC Sports Network

Livestream: NBC Sports Live Extra

Atlantic Division Roster

Position	Player	Team
F	Patrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins
F	Jaromir Jagr	Florida Panthers
F	Leo Komarov	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	Dylan Larkin	Detroit Red Wings
F	Ryan O'Reilly	Buffalo Sabres
F	Steven Stamkos	Tampa Bay Lightning
D	Aaron Ekblad	Florida Panthers
D	Erik Karlsson	Ottawa Senators
D	P.K. Subban	Montreal Canadiens
G	Roberto Luongo	Florida Panthers
G	Ben Bishop	Tampa Bay Lightning

Metropolitan Division Roster

Position	Player	Team
F	Nicklas Backstrom	Washington Capitals
F	Claude Giroux	Philadelphia Flyers
F	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Washington Capitals
F	Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins
F	Brandon Saad	Columbus Blue Jackets
F	John Tavares	New York Islanders
D	Justin Faulk	Carolina Hurricanes
D	Kris Letang	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	Ryan McDonagh	New York Rangers
G	Braden Holtby	Washington Capitals
G	Cory Schneider	New Jersey Devils

Central Division Roster

Position	Player	Team
F	Jamie Benn	Dallas Stars
F	Matt Duchene	Colorado Avalanache
F	Patrick Kane	Chicago Blackhawks
F	James Neal	Nashville Predators
F	Tyler Seguin	Dallas Stars
F	Vladimir Tarasenko	St. Louis Blues
D	Dustin Byfuglien	Winnipeg Jets
D	Roman Josi	Nashville Predators
D	Shea Weber	Nashville Predators
G	Devan Dubnyk	Minnesota Wild
G	Pekka Rinne	Nashville Predators

Pacific Division Roster

Position	Player	Team
F	Johnny Gaudreau	Calgary Flames
F	Taylor Hall	Edmonton Oilers
F	Joe Pavelski	San Jose Sharks
F	Corey Perry	Anaheim Ducks
F	John Scott	Arizona Coyotes
F	Daniel Sedin	Vancouver Canucks
D	Brent Burns	San Jose Sharks
D	Drew Doughty	Los Angeles Kings
D	Mark Giordano	Calgary Flames
G	John Gibson	Anaheim Ducks
G	Jonathan Quick	Los Angeles Kings

Predictions

Taking a look at the rosters, the Atlantic Division has a fine all-around lineup, but it may not have the offensive power of the other three divisions. If that squad gets off to a lead, players like Patrice Bergeron and Leo Komarov can help protect it, but it may have a hard time playing catch-up if it falls behind.

The Central Division lineup may be the most talented of all. It has the league's leading scorer in Patrick Kane along with Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn and the sharpshooting Vladimir Tarasenko. Add in Nashville's gifted defensemen, Roman Josi and Shea Weber, and that's one potent lineup. However, the Central goaltending may be a tad below par with Pekka Rinne and Devan Dubnyk.

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The Metropolitan lineup is balanced with Nicklas Backstrom, Claude Giroux, John Tavares and Evgeni Malkin up front and Justin Faulk and Kris Letang on the blue line. Braden Holtby may be the best goalie in the NHL this year, and Cory Schneider is solid in that area, as well.

The Pacific Division has John Scott, who does not belong based on his stats, but the fans voted him in. Look for his teammates to support him by setting him up with scoring opportunities. High-level players like Johnny Gaudreau, Taylor Hall, Joe Pavelski and Corey Perry have a chance to be spectacular. Drew Doughty and Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings give this team a legitimate championship opportunity.

Look for the Metropolitan to use its superior offensive skills to get by the Atlantic in the Eastern semifinal, while the Pacific will take advantage of its edge in goaltending to defeat the Central and advance to the championship.

Following the East's win in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition Saturday night, it chose to play in the first three-on-three game, which makes sense, as it will get some decent rest before playing in the championship game.

The Metropolitan Division will take advantage of that and get the best of the Pacific Division to win the All-Star Game.