0 - Number of defensemen selected to play on the Metropolitan Division team at this year’s All-Star Game who have more points than John Carlson.
Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang (27 points), Columbus’s Seth Jones (28 points) and Carolina’s Noah Hanifin (21 points) will make up the blueline corps of the Metro squad, while Carlson - he of the 34 points - will be watching from the sidelines. Carlson also plays more minutes per game on average than the three defensemen who were selected