David Pastrnak is heading back to the All-Star Game.
The winger -- who leads the Boston Bruins in goals (22), assists (28) and points (50) this season -- was announced Thursday as the team's representative for the 2024 NHL All-Star Game.
The game will be held at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Feb. 3.
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Pastrnak will make his second straight All-Star appearance and fourth overall, having also been selected in 2019 and 2020. He was named NHL All-Star Game MVP in 2020 after totaling four goals and two assists in the event's semifinal and final matchups.
The 27-year-old, a first-round pick in the 2014 draft, is tied for sixth in the NHL in both goals and points this season. Pastrnak is coming off a career year in which he set personal bests with 61 goals, 52 assists and 113 points.
He was one of the first 32 All-Stars were announced on Thursday by the NHL. The final 12 spots will be determined by fan vote, with Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman in consideration for his first All-Star appearance.
All-Star Weekend, which runs from Feb. 1-3, will include a player draft on Thursday where four teams of 11 players are selected for the All-Star game.
Below are the first 32 players announced for 2024 All-Star Game, with their number of career appearances in parenthesis.
- F Frank Vatrano, ANA (1st)
- F Clayton Keller, ARI (4th)
- F David Pastrnak, BOS (4th)
- D Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (3rd)
- F Elias Lindholm, CGY (1st)
- F Sebastian Aho, CAR (3rd)
- F Connor Bedard, CHI (1st)
- F Nathan MacKinnon, COL (5th)
- F Boone Jenner, CBJ (1st)
- G Jake Oettinger, DAL (1st)
- F Alex DeBrincat, DET (2nd)
- F Connor McDavid, EDM (7th)
- F Sam Reinhart, FLA (1st)
- G Cam Talbot, LAK (2nd)
- F Kirill Kaprizov, MIN (3rd)
- F Nick Suzuki, MTL (3rd)
- F Filip Forsberg, NSH (2nd)
- F Jack Hughes, NJD (3rd)
- F Mathew Barzal, NYI (3rd)
- G Igor Shesterkin, NYR (2nd)
- F Brady Tkachuk, OTT (4th)
- F Travis Konecny, PHI (2nd)
- F Sidney Crosby, PIT (6th)
- F Tomas Hertl, SJS (2nd)
- F Oliver Bjorkstrand, SEA (1st)
- F Robert Thomas, STL (1st)
- F Nikita Kucherov, TBL (5th)
- F Auston Matthews, TOR (5th)
- D Quinn Hughes, VAN (2nd)
- F Jack Eichel, VGK (4th)
- F Tom Wilson, WSH (2nd)
- G Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (4th)