Wednesday night may have been dominated by the news coming out of Las Vegas surrounding the NHL Expansion Draft and the league's end-of-season awards, but before the night was finished, there were still a couple more accolades to be handed out.
The NHL announced it's first- and second-team All-Stars following the completion of the awards ceremony, honoring the best player at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association:
First Team
- D Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
- D Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
- C Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
- RW Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
- LW Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
- G Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
Second Team
- D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
- D Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
- C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
- RW Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
- LW Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks
- G Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
The voting breakdown for both first and second teams is as follows:
Brad Marchand got the love he deserved with the First All-Star Team nod. pic.twitter.com/a9i5Mp7VXJ
— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) June 22, 2017
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