Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky, facing off yet again — as coaches for something called the All-Star Celebrity Shootout in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
It’s “a friendly hockey game featuring 100 Greatest NHL Players honorees and celebrities from the worlds of movies, television and music,” according to an NHL release. Actors Taylor Kitsch, Tim Robbins and David Boreanaz will be there.
Okey doke. Their coaches used to play in actual All-Star Games against each other, though. Gretzky and Lemieux are 1-2 in career ASG points: No. 99 has 25 (13 goals, 12 assists in 18 games) and No.