The West outscored the East 7-6 to claim victory. They were led by Ryan Hamilton’s hat trick. The Marlies’ captain scored the deciding goal at 19:48 of the third period, giving his team a thrilling win. Also on the victorious side was Wild prospect Jason Zucker, who notched a goal and helper. Considering their rapid improvement with Zach Parise off to a lightning start, suddenly Minnesota is on the right track.

Drew Shore netted a goal and assist. Marc Acrobello tallied three assists for the West. Carolina prospect Justin Peters stopped 12 of 13 shots to pick up the win. Thirteen players hit the score sheet for the West.

Astonishingly, the East had 15 different players register a point. Kings prospect Tyler Toffoli had a goal and assist while ex-Whale forward Chad Kolarik pumped in two goals. Jonathan Audy-Marchessault also lit the lamp. He was just dealt by the Rangers for center Benn Ferriero.

The East fell behind 4-1 after the first period. But they rallied back thanks to goals from
Toffoli and team captain Trent Whitfield in the third. The former NHLer tied it up with 2:30 left. However, Hamilton was the hero winning it for the West with 12 seconds to spare.

Plenty Of Local Flavor: The East was represented well by the Islanders, Rangers and Devils affiliates. Nino Niederreiter (assist) and Matt Donovan teamed up with J.T. Miller and Bobby Butler (assist).

Considering that Audy Marchessault (JAM), Kolarik and Tim Erixon all once played for Connecticut, there was plenty of familiarity with the roster. Tyler Johnson (assist) was a former member of Team USA’s gold medal in the 2010 WJC.