NHL All-Star Game 2026/27

Last Updated: 4 february 2026

About the NHL All-Star Game

The National Hockey League All-Star Game is a friendly game between the best active players in the NHL held annually in late January and February.

2027 NHL All-Star Game

The 2027 NHL All-Star Game will officially take place February 5–7, 2027, at the state-of-the-art UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, home of the New York Islanders.

The league secured the right to host the All-Star Weekend after revising its calendar: the event was originally scheduled for an earlier date, but was postponed. As a result, 2027 will be UBS Arena’s debut as host of the NHL All-Star Game.

As in previous years, the event will be held in the All-Star Weekend format and will bring together the league’s top hockey players. The program traditionally includes exhibition matches and entertainment activities, but the specific competition format and schedule of events have not yet been revealed. The NHL will announce details closer to the event date.

History of the NHL Winter Classic

The first official All-Star Game was played in the 1947/1948 NHL season. There had been several earlier occasions when charity hockey matches had been played.

In 1951, the All-Star Game changed to an All Stars vs. Stanley Cup Champions. The 1951 and 1952 games in the new format ended in a draw, so the League reverted to the previous format.

In 1969, a new format was introduced where Western Division players competed against Eastern Division players.

The 1998 game and the next five games were played with new updates, where North American hockey players competed against world hockey players.

In its entire existence, the All-Star Game has not been played nine times:

1979 and 1987, due to games against the USSR national team. In 1979, the Challenge Cup replaced the traditional All-Star Game. The USSR national team defeated the NHL team by a score of 2:1.
1995, 2005, 2013, due to lockout.
2006, 2010, 2014, because of occupation at the Olympic Games in Turin, Vancouver, Sochi.
2021, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Results of previous games

The year	Venue	Results
2025/26		Canceled due to the Winter Olympics.
2024/25	Sunrise, Florida	Team Matthews defeated Team McDavid 7-4
2023/24	Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario	Atlantic Division defeated Central Division 7-5