Tomas Hertl, Max Pacioretty named as NHL All-Star Game replacements

Vegas Golden Knights winger Max Pacioretty. (Graham Hughes/CP)

Sportsnet Staff January 10, 2020, 4:32 PM

San Jose Sharks centre Tomas Hertl and Vegas Golden Knights winger Max Pacioretty will replace Logan Couture and Jakob Silfverberg, respectively, at the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.

Hey now, he's an All-Star! @TomasHertl48 will make his first career #NHLAllStar appearance, replacing teammate Logan Couture. pic.twitter.com/jidghUtUwx

— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) January 10, 2020

#NHLAllStar Update: Jakob Silfverberg of the @AnaheimDucks has been excused from the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game because of the imminent birth of his child. He will be replaced by @GoldenKnights forward Max Pacioretty. pic.twitter.com/i6ALVsi5ir

— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) January 10, 2020

Couture will miss the next six weeks with a fractured ankle, ruling him out of this year’s all-star festivities. Silfverberg, who was representing the Anaheim Ducks, is missing the event for the birth of his child.

Hertl, 26, will be making his first all-star appearance. He’s posted 15 goals and 19 assists in 42 games this season with the Sharks.

Pacioretty, 31, has 20 goals and 25 assists with the Golden Knights this season. He’ll also be making his first appearance at an NHL All-Star Game.

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