Eichel named to the 2020 All-Star Game

For a third consecutive year, Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel has been named as an NHL All-Star.

The league announced its rosters for the 2020 All-Star Weekend on Monday, and Eichel will be Buffalo's lone representative heading to St. Louis for the weekend of Jan. 24.

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So far this season, Eichel leads the Sabres with 24 goals, 28 assists and 52 points in 39 games. The 23-year-old is on pace for a career-year in the NHL, and has been talked about as an early favorite to win the Hart Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player. He's currently seventh in league scoring, while his 24 goals is tied for third in the NHL with Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin.

Eichel just recently had an 18-game personal point streak end, where he ended up scoring 16 goals and registering 16 assists for 32 points.

As of right now, Eichel is projected to reach the 50-goal mark for the first time in his career, and the first time in Sabres franchise history since Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny both scored 50 in the 1992-93 season. Eichel would also become the fifth player in franchise history to score 50 goals in a season.

For a second consecutive year, the NHL will have it's "Last Men In" where fans can vote in one more player for each division. Last year, Jeff Skinner was the player voted as the "Last Man In" for the Atlantic Division.

This year, Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin is available for the fans to vote in as the last player on the Atlantic Division roster.

So far this season in 32 games, Dahlin has two goals and registered 19 assists for 21 points.

This year's All-Star festivities get underway on Friday, Jan. 24 with the All-Star Skills Competition, followed by the All-Star Game on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.