Forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers will play in the 2024 NHL All-Star Game today (February 3) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. For Team McDavid, McDavid is the captain while Draisaitl is the assistant captain.
Since Edmonton entered the NHL in 1979, there have been 37 All-Star Games, and the Oilers have participated in all but one of them. The highest number of Oilers to appear in an All-Star Game was nine in 1986.
Being surrounded by stars makes it difficult for a player to perform at their best, which is why an outstanding showing at the All-Star Game is even more memorable. These are the top three Oilers players’ performances from the NHL’s midseason classic.
Wayne Gretzky, All-Star Game of 1983
When The Great One scored four goals in the Campbell Conference’s 9-3 victory over the Wales Conference at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 2016, he became the first player to have more than three goals in an All-Star Game.
Gretzky lighted the lamp at 6:20, 10:31, 15:32, and 19:08 of the third period, spearheading a scoring spree by the Campbell Conference that turned a one-goal game into a total blowout. It would turn out that his first of four goals was the game-winner.
Unsurprisingly, Gretzky won the MVP award for the first of his three All-Star Game MVP awards throughout his career—the only one he would receive while playing for the Oilers.
Doug Weight, All-Star Game of 2001
At the All-Star Game in Denver on February 4, 2001, Edmonton’s captain teamed up with his old Oilers teammate and close friend Bill Guerin to lead Team North America to a 14–12 triumph over Team World. The Oilers had traded Guerin to the
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