TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rickard Rakell had two goals and Canuck Brock Boeser, Johnny Gaudreau and Drew Doughty also scored to help the Pacific Division win the NHL All-Star game with a 5-2 victory over the Atlantic Division on Sunday.
Pacific goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Smith teamed to allow just four goals in the two games their team captured to claim the $1 million shared by the winners of the four-team divisional tournament played in an entertaining three-on-three format.
The Canucks’ Boeser, the only rookie among 15 first-time All-Stars, also had a goal in the Pacific’s 5-2 semifinal victory over the Central Division and named game MVP.
Mike Green had two goals for the Atlantic, one off both Fleury and Smith in the final.
The annual skills competition that wrapped up Saturday’s festivities.
Vancouver Canuck Brock Boeser was named the game MVP and won the shot-accuracy competition at the All Star game. For being an All-Star pick, the MVP and winning the skill competition, Boeser picks up more than $300,000 in bonuses.