The NHL All-Star game took place this weekend in Ottawa, as all the of the NHL's biggest stars gathered to celebrate the midpoint of the season. After a prop-filled and exciting skills competition Saturday, it was time for the actual game to be played and the anticipation was through the roof. The Eastern conference-leading New York Rangers stole the spotlight early, with Team Chara right winger Marian Gaborik scoring a hattrick on Rangers' teammate and opposing goalie Henrik Lundqvist. It was the hometown team that stole the spotlight though when captain Daniel Alfredsson scored two goals in front of the hometown crowd. Team Chara eventually pulled out the 12-9 victory, well after I assume we all shut our televisions off.
ESPN's coverage of the event was, as usual, nonexistent. On the ESPN.com frontpage, one story is running about the NHL all-stars. As far as Sporscenter actually covering the event, I have yet to see it pop up on the scrolling marquee. I assume they'll run a 3-minute highlight reel towards the :45 minute mark of the show, when everybody is running out the door to make it to work on time anyway.
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