While all eyes were on Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin in the second semifinal of the All-Star weekend, young gun Auston Matthews tallied the first All-Star goal of his career with the two heavyweights watching.

The Toronto Maple Leafs pivot made his presence known with a calm, collected snipe from the slot to regain the lead for his Atlantic Division squad.

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Let no one say there was no goaltending.

Metropolitan Division goaltender Braden Holtby robbed Brad Marchand from the doorstep Sunday afternoon, using his glove to take a sure goal away from the pesky Atlantic forward.

Another angle:

Holtby dedicated the save to goalies everywhere.

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

As members of the 100 Greatest met with the NHL's current stars prior to puck drop on the NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles, the greatest defenseman in history, Bobby Orr, eschewed the traditional handshake when greeting today's top scoring blue-liner, Brent Burns.

Good grip, when you consider Burns' passion for beard oils.

The moment was just as special for Burns.

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

This is what the All-Star Game is all about.

Sidney Crosby, playing in his first All-Star Game in 10 years, finds himself on a team with his biggest rival, Alex Ovechkin. They're even on a line together.

The duo were practically inseparable Saturday at the Skills Competition, and P.K. Subban, wearing a mic, got in on the fun:

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The NHL's Pacific Division All-Stars kicked off the weekend's 3-on-3 tournament in style, taking down their Central Division rivals with ease.

Here are a few of the nicest tallies from the one-sided tilt:

Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau lit it up for the Pacific, posting two goals and an assist, including this slick top-corner snipe:

Though his division got demolished, St. Louis Blues superstar Vladimir Tarasenko managed to do some damage in his own right, getting his club on the board with his own display of pinpoint accuracy:

Central Division captain P.K. Subban couldn't claim the win for his squad, but the Nashville Predators rearguard still managed to show off his hops with this elite tally:

Despite the noteworthy handles from a few of the Central stars, the Pacific Division moved on with an easy 10-3 victory.

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Editor's note: This post is written in jest

Bruce Boudreau will not forget.

The Minnesota Wild head coach saw his Central Division crash out of the All-Star tournament in L.A. after a 10-3 whipping at the hands of the Pacific, and his contingent of Chicago Blackhawks are to blame.

Check out the horrific possession numbers of Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, and Jonathan Toews - three of the greatest players in NHL history - from the 20-minute affair played at 3-on-3:

The three Blackhawks were the worst possession players on the Central. They simply did not show up Sunday.

After 10 minutes, Boudreau told Sportsnet's David Amber during a broadcast interview that he wasn't happy, and he questioned his team's effort. He was clearly talking about his players representing Chicago.

Corey Crawford, meanwhile, was a disaster in goal. He stopped only five of 11 shots he faced, and it was clear Boudreau should have started Devan Dubnyk.

The Central Division, it's got regrets.

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Bo Horvat punctuated the Pacific's 10-3 win over the Central in Sunday's first semifinal, scoring one of the nicer goals of the exhibition with a cheeky flip over the shoulder of Devan Dubnyk.

The win was in hand at the point, but it helped the Pacific move one step closer to the $1-million prize nonetheless.

For Horvat, $90,000 as part of a winner's share would provide a nice bump on his entry-level salary.

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Hometown heroes Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty both scored, as did Connor McDavid and Brent Burns, as the Pacific Division thumped the Central Division 10-3 in the NHL All-Star tournament semifinal Sunday.

Cam Fowler led the way with four points and Johnny Gaudreau paced all scorers with a pair of markers in the victory, which ensured the Pacific Division squad a spot in the championship final against either the Metropolitan or Atlantic Division.

McDavid scored his first All-Star goal in highlight-reel fashion as the Pacific Division put five past Central Division goaltender Corey Crawford in the opening frame.

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Connor McDavid scored the first of presumably many goals at NHL All-Star showcases, kicking a Ryan Kesler pass up to his stick before swatting it past Corey Crawford.

McDavid's tally was part of a five-goal opening frame for the Pacific Division, which made the All-Star experience a little bit of a nightmare for Crawford.

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

If it was up to the players, there'd be no doubt: They'd be playing in the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang.

While the NHL's Gary Bettman and Bill Daly said Saturday that its status quo on NHL participation front - which means it's less and less likely the league will participate - players re-affirmed their desire to want to attend throughout All-Star weekend.

"Well, personally I would love to go again," Canadian forward John Tavares said, according to the Canadian Press' Jonas Siegel. "Certainly I think big-picture there's obviously a lot of challenges to it. But at the end of the day I think we as players love representing our countries and best-on-best hockey doesn't happen very often. Those are things I think you can really enjoy as a player and appreciate."

Ditto Russia goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.

"I would love to go there (again)," he said. "It's great to be part of it, too. To represent your country it's a huge honor."

Last year, Bobrovsky's countryman Alex Ovechkin said regardless of whether the NHL's going, he'll be in South Korea next year.

It comes down to money. The NHL wants the International Ice Hockey Federation to pick up the tab.

"We said from the outset that if (the IIHF is) not going to pay the expenses we don't even have to think about this," Bettman said Saturday.

Copyright © 2017 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.