Wayne Simmonds scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:58 remaining in regulation to lift the Metropolitan Division past the Pacific Division in the final of the 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game at Staples Center.
* By virtue of its championship, the Metropolitan Division, coached by Hockey Hall of Fame member Wayne Gretzky, claimed the winner-take-all $1 million prize for the tournament.
* Simmonds, who scored twice in the Metropolitan Division's semifinal win, earned MVP honors and, as a result, a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. A second-round pick (No. 61) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2007 NHL Draft, Simmonds played his first three NHL seasons for the Kings before a trade to the Philadelphia Flyers.
* "It's all pretty surreal," said Simmonds, who was making his All-Star Game debut. "I don't even know if I realize what's going on right now, but it's pretty cool."
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
PACIFIC DIVISION 10, Central Division 3 (SF)
Metropolitan Division 10, ATLANTIC DIVISION 6 (SF)
Metropolitan Division 4, PACIFIC DIVISION 3 (F)
ALL-STAR GAME QUICK HITS
* The Metropolitan Division advanced to the final by defeating the Atlantic Division in its first game, led by two goals and two assists each by Cam Atkinson and John Tavares.
* The Pacific Division defeated the Central Division in the opening semifinal, guided by one goal and two assists apiece by Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty of the hometown Kings.
* After capturing the title in 2016 with the Pacific Division, Metropolitan Division forward Taylor Hall became the only player to win both All-Star Games played under the 3-on-3 format.
ICYMI: 100 GREATEST NHL PLAYERS PARTICIPATE IN LEGENDARY PUCK DROP
Members of the newly announced 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian joined the 2017 All-Stars for a legendary puck drop prior to the All-Star tournament Sunday.
Visit NHL.com/100 to view the complete list of the 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian.
SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY'S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Washington @ NY Islanders, 7 p.m., CSN-DC+, MSG+, NHL.TV
Columbus @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m., FS-O, MSG 2, NHL.TV
Nashville @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., FS-TN, ROOT, NHL.TV
Philadelphia @ Carolina, 7 p.m., CSN-PH, FS-CR, NHL.TV
Buffalo @ Montreal, 7:30 p.m., MSG-B, SNE, RDS, NHL.TV
New Jersey @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m., MSG+ 2, FS-D, NHL.TV
Boston @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., SN, SN1, TVA Sports, NESN, SUN, NHL.TV
Ottawa @ Florida, 7:30 p.m., TSN5, RDS2, FS-F, NHL.TV
Winnipeg @ St. Louis, 8 p.m., TSN3, FS-MW, NHL.TV
Toronto @ Dallas, 8:30 p.m., SNO, FS-SW, NHL.TV
Minnesota @ Edmonton, 9 p.m., FS-N, FS-WI, SNW, NHL.TV
Los Angeles @ Arizona, 9 p.m., FS-W, FS-A, NHL.TV
Colorado @ Anaheim, 10 p.m., SN, SN1, ALT, PRIME, NHL.TV
Chicago @ San Jose, 10:30 p.m., CSN-CH, CSN-CA, NHL.TV
REGULAR SEASON RESUMES WITH 14-GAME SLATE
The 2016-17 regular season resumes Tuesday with 28 of the 30 teams in action. A look at where clubs stand with 60.1 percent (739 of 1,230 games played) of the season in the books:
* Twenty-four of the League's 30 teams are within six points of a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* The top 10 teams in the NHL standings are separated by nine points.
* The top three teams in the Pacific Division are separated by one point.
* The top four teams in the Metropolitan Division are separated by nine points.
* Teams 2-6 in the Atlantic Division are separated by eight points.
* Teams 3-6 in the Central Division are separated by six points.
- NHL Public Relations
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