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Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon voted in as an NHL All-Star captain

NEW YORK — Washington’s Alex Ovechkin, Boston’s David Pastrnak, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid were voted NHL All-Star captains.

Ovechkin was voted by fans to captain the Metropolitan Division, Pastrnak the Atlantic, MacKinnon the Central and McDavid the Pacific. McDavid was voted into All-Star Weekend for a fourth season in a row and Ovechkin a third in a row.

“It’s always nice to be a captain on the All-Star team,” Ovechkin said Saturday night. “Thanks fans for voting me (in). It’s a huge honor for me, for this organization and this team.