Claude Giroux scored two goals to lead the Metropolitan Division to a 5-3 win against the Central Division in the finale of the NHL All-Star Game on Saturday afternoon at Las Vegas.
Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist, and Evgeny Kuznetsov and Chris Kreider scored goals for the Metro. Frederik Andersen made seven saves and Tristan Jarry finished with 14 saves as the Metro goalie duo held off the Central.
Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist, while Clayton Keller and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Central. Cam Talbot made nine saves, and Juuse Saros followed with four saves for the Central.
Giroux, who had a goal and an assist in a 6-4 win against the Pacific Division in the first semifinal, scored his third goal of the day on a backhand finish off a rush for a 5-3 lead at 12:42 of the 20-minute final.
The Central pulled their goalie and Alex DeBrincat scored with 1:45 left, but it was determined he had been offsides and the goal was disallowed.
The Metro scored 13 seconds into their semifinal win and Kuznetsov scored 27 seconds into the finale against the Central for a 1-0 lead.
Keller came back with a goal at 1:38 to tie it 1-1. He had two assists in the semifinal win.
Giroux scored at 3:33 for a 2-1 lead.
Kreider, who leads the NHL with 33 goals, scored off a feed from Hughes to expand the lead to 3-1 at 4:50.
Kadri cut the lead to 3-2 with a shot off the bar and into the net at 5:27
Hughes, who scored twice in the semifinal win, scored his third goal of the day for a 4-2 lead at 7:55.
Pavelski started the second half of the period with a goal to cut the deficit to 4-3 at 11:19.
Jordan Kyrou had two goals and two assists for the Central in an 8-5 win against the Atlantic Division in the second semifinal.
–Field Level Media
