▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Kings ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 3 0 pm ▁P T . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁that ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁hosted ▁the ▁N HL ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁All - St ars ▁won ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Game . ▁The ▁all ▁star ▁game ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁has ▁p itted ▁eastern ▁conference ▁against ▁western ▁conference ▁or ▁countries ▁v . ▁countries , ▁or ▁team ▁capt ains ▁who ▁pick ▁their ▁teams , ▁had ▁its ▁second ▁straight ▁year ▁of ▁a ▁four - team , ▁ 3 - on - 3 , ▁single ▁elim ination ▁format , ▁with ▁one ▁team ▁representing ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁four ▁divisions . ▁Wayne ▁Sim mond s ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Fly ers ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player , ▁scoring ▁three ▁goals ▁in ▁two ▁games , ▁including ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁game . ▁ ▁Format ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁ 3 - on - 3 ▁tournament ▁format ▁successfully ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁which ▁teams ▁representing ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ' s ▁four ▁divisions ▁( the ▁Atlantic , ▁Metropolitan , ▁Central , ▁and ▁Pacific ) ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁single - el im ination ▁tournament , ▁with ▁each ▁game ▁consisting ▁of ▁two ▁ 1 0 - min ute ▁hal ves ▁played