Metropolitan cruises to All-Star title
The Penguins’ Sidney Crosby had two goals and three assists, and the Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist pitched a first-half shutout to lead the Metropolitan Division to a 10-5 win over the Central Division in the championship round of the NHL All-Star game Saturday night in San Jose, Calif.
Selected the MVP, Crosby finished the night with four goals and four assists in two games on the same ice where he won the Conn Smythe Trophy and Stanley Cup three years ago. Lundqvist stopped 11 of 13 shots in his two games to give the Metropolitan its second title in four years of the three-on-three All-Star format and the $1 million prize shared by the winners of the four-team divisional tournament.
Mathew Barzal of the Islanders added two goals and three assists in the final.Mikko Rantanen had two goals and Avalanche teammate Gabriel Landeskog added one for the Central.The Central blitzed the Pacific early in a 10-4 semifinal victory, while the Metropolitan beat the Atlantic 7-4 in the second semifinal.