The players are Taylor Heise, Natalie Spooner, Marie-Philip Poulin, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, and Nikita Kucherov. Defensemen and goaltenders will be announced next Friday Jan. 31.

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning ... Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning, D5 20. Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets, LW5 21. Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators, LW6 22. Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres ...

The Winnipeg Jets are one of the best teams in the NHL this season, and their offense is being led by scoring winger Kyle Connor ... Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov.

The Lightning right wing scores a highlight-reel goal and becomes the second player in team history to claim 600 assists.

Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so the race at the top right now is between Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon. This one comes down to games ...