NHL announces 2020 All-Star Game captains

Will it be Ben Bishop or Anton Khudobin in net for the Dallas Stars when they hit the ice in Edmonton on Wednesday in a second bid to eliminate the Colorado Avalanche from the Stanley Cup playoffs? Across the ice, will the Avalanche again turn to their third stringer, veteran journeyman Michael Hutchinson, or have No. 2 goaltender Pavel Francouz in the breach when they try to force Game 6 in the Western Conference semifinal series? Or, considering all the secrecy surrounding the NHL where nothing more than “unfit to play” is needed to explain someone’s absence, are the Avalanche going to shock everyone and put No. 1 netminder Philipp Grubauer between the pipes?

Colorado entered its second-round series with Dallas as the hottest thing in hockey. Now, after two beatings, the Avs are in real danger of flaming out.

In addition to the sixth pick, the Detroit Red Wings will also pick 22nd in the first round of the 2021 NHL draft.