NHL ALL-STAR GAME
Enterprise Center, St. Louis 7 p.m. Saturday (Ch. 11)
• Format: 3-on-3, 20-minute games, single-elimination (Metropolitan vs. Atlantic, 7:15 p.m.; Pacific vs. Central, 8:15; final, 9:15). Nine skaters, two goaltenders per team.
• Skills competition: 7 p.m. Friday (NBCSN). Events will include a women’s game (two 10-minute periods with running time) between American and Canadian All-Stars who are part of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association — a group that is boycotting playing this season as it pushes for a sustainable professional league.
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