Wayne's world.

Metropolitan Division and Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds was named MVP of the All-Star Game on Sunday, after his team was victorious over the Pacific in the final, 4-3.

Simmonds' third goal of the day, and his only one in the final, ended up the tournament-winner.

A first-time All-Star, Simmonds flies under the radar as a do-it-all guy for the Flyers, but he'll be more of a household name after his solid weekend in Los Angeles. And he's got a new truck, a Honda Ridgeline, to show for his efforts.

Fittingly enough, Simmonds began his career as a member of the Kings, so there's some symmetry in his first All-Star appearance - and first three All-Star goals - coming in L.A.

Simmonds has a team-leading 21 goals for the Flyers, and ranks third on the team in points with 38, while also accumulating the club's most penalty minutes (76).

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New Kings.

Wayne Gretzky's Metropolitan Division All-Stars defeated Drew Doughty, Jeff Carter, and the defending champion Pacific Division 4-3 in the 3-on-3 tournament final, winning the $1-million purse at the NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.

Braden Holtby anchored the comeback win, stopping all five shots he faced in the second period. Cam Atkinson and Wayne Simmonds - the latter of which now the owner of a new truck after being named tournament MVP - claimed the only goals scored after the intermission.

Related: Wayne Simmonds named All-Star MVP

Simmonds and Atkinson tied for a tournament-best three goals each.

Gretzky, a late replacement for Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella, changed the momentum with a successful challenge in the second period, which wiped away a Ryan Kesler goal with Connor McDavid ruled offside.

McDavid, Joe Pavelski, and Bo Horvat scored for the Pacific Division All-Stars. Seth Jones and Justin Faulk had the other two goals for the Metropolitan.

Mike Smith took the loss after allowing two goals on 11 shots.

The Pacific advanced to the final with a 10-3 win over the Central Division All-Stars. The Metropolitan won the second semifinal, beating the Atlantic Division 10-6.

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Michel Therrien, fortune teller.

The Montreal Canadiens head coach is predicting big things for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the years to come.

"I believe this is the team of the future," he told reporters Sunday, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston, at the NHL All-Star festivities in Los Angeles, where Therrien guided the Atlantic Division squad.

The central piece of the Leafs' rebuild, Auston Matthews, was center stage Sunday, scoring his first All-Star goal for Therrien's team in a semifinal loss to the Metropolitan Division.

Therrien's assessment isn't exactly a stretch, considering the wealth of young talent in Toronto including Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Connor Brown, and Zach Hyman.

The Leafs sit one point out of a playoff spot at the All-Star break with three games in hand on the Philadelphia Flyers for the second and final Eastern Conference wild-card berth.

Montreal leads the Atlantic Division with a record of 29-14-7.

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Even in a best-on-best format, Connor McDavid still rises to the top.

In the first frame of Sunday's All-Star final, McDavid soared into the Metropolitan Division's zone, before holding up at the final moment to beat Sergei Bobrovsky's attempted poke check.

The tally tied the score for the Pacific Division, bringing the game to 2-2.

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Count Jonathan Toews among those who believe NHLers need to participate in the 2018 Olympic Games.

"If it's not the best in the world ... I feel like we're misrepresenting our sport on a pretty huge scale," Toews said to ESPN's Craig Custance.

The Chicago Blackhawks captain is certainly familiar with the international circuit, having captured two Olympic gold medals in his career - in 2010 and 2014 - alongside myriad other championships for Team Canada.

Related: Players continue to reaffirm desire to be at next year's Olympics

League officials have repeatedly said nothing has changed in regards to the NHL's participation in the Olympics - set to take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea - which means it remains unlikely that Toews and the rest of the league's best will be permitted to make the trip.

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Bizarro world.

To wrap up the Metro's decision over the Atlantic on Sunday, Sidney Crosby set up Alex Ovechkin for a tap-in just before the clock expired.

Weird, right? But also beautiful at the same time.

Both players finished their semifinal with a goal and an assist.

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Let's face it: The Atlantic Division never had a chance.

With Wayne Gretzky behind the bench, the best division in hockey rode over the Atlantic Division. And the Sidney Crosby-Alexander Ovechkin experiment - the two playing together for the first time at 3-on-3 - worked.

Check out their possession numbers:

(Courtesy: Hockey Stats)

The pair had the best possession numbers on the Metro, while rookie Auston Matthews paced the Atlantic, finishing at 56 percent.

In conclusion: Gretzky is a genius.

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Sidney Crosby's off the All-Star schneid.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain, who didn't quite gel on a unit with long-time rival Alex Ovechkin, finally earned his first All-Star point in his second career appearance, scoring with a quick backhand off a feed from Justin Faulk.

Crosby later set up Ovechkin as the Metropolitan Division ousted the Atlantic, advancing to the final with the Connor McDavid-led Pacific Division.

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Goals, goals, goals.

Wayne Simmonds opened the scoring in Sunday's showdown between the Metropolitan and Atlantic divisions before adding a second later in the frame, while John Tavares and Cam Atkinson added a pair of tallies of their own as the Metropolitan Division captured a 10-6 victory.

Atkinson and Tavares both scored a pair of assists to wrap the afternoon with four points a piece.

The Metropolitan Division now faces the Pacific Division in the final round of the All-Star Game.

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The best social media managers never forget.

Nowhere was this more apparent than in Los Angeles on Sunday, where the Columbus Blue Jackets' social team dunked on the Washington Capitals with an impeccably timed zinger that called back to an awkward moment the Capitals' social team endured last month.

Sunday's scorching started oh so innocently.

Then came the destruction.

The picture wasn't a Face Swap, of course, and the Blue Jackets' rebuttal was a reference to the Capitals' uncomfortable exchange with a fan who took a selfie with her dad at a game in Washington back in December.

That photo wasn't a trading of faces either, and the Capitals claimed to be joking at the time when they complimented her and her father for the "great Face Swap."

Washington's social squad hasn't responded to Sunday's burn, because really, there's no comeback.

Well played as usual, Columbus.

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