Gamethread: Sidney Crosby in the All-Star game

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty ImagesAnyone watching the NHL All-Star game?

It’s on ABC, the Central and Pacific square off at 3:00pm and then Sidney Crosby joins the Metropolitan stars to take on the Atlantic at 4:00. The winners then will meet.

Here’s the roster of Crosby’s teammates for today:

Metropolitan Division

Carolina Hurricanes: Andrei Svechnikov (F)

Columbus Blue Jackets: Johnny Gaudreau (F)

New Jersey Devils: Jack Hughes (F)

New York Islanders: Brock Nelson (F), Ilya Sorokin (G)

New York Rangers: Igor Shesterkin (G), Artemi Panarin (F), Adam Fox (D)

Philadelphia Flyers: Kevin Hayes (F)

Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby (F)

Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin (F)

Here is their opponents:

Boston…