Superstars of 2016-17

Patrick Kane made one of the lists, as did teammate Jonathan Toews.

As of now, four teams remain in competition for the Stanley Cup: The Anaheim Ducks, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Ottawa Senators. What's one thing all these teams have in common? Superstars. In these two lists, we'll look at a team-by-team breakdown of superstars and secondary superstars. Teams without one on either list will not be featured. The superstar status will not record any past achievements, this list is purely for superstars of the 2016-17 season.

SUPERSTARS

CENTRAL DIVISION

Blackhawks: Patrick Kane

Blues: Vladmir Tarasenko

Predators: P.K. Subban

PACIFIC DIVISION

Ducks: Ryan Getzlaf

Flames: Johnny Gaudreau

Oilers: Connor McDavid

Sharks: Brent Burns

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Bruins: Brad Marchand

Canadiens: Max Pacioretty, Carey Price

Lightning: Nikita Kucherov

Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews

Senators: Erik Karlsson

METROPOLITAN DIVISION

Blue Jackets: Cam Atkinson, Sergei Bobrovsky

Capitals: T.J. Oshie, Alexander Ovechkin

Penguins: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby

Rangers: Mats Zuccarello

You'll notice that just about every team listed here went to the playoffs, with the exception of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who just missed a playoff berth, and only one team without a superstar made the playoffs, the Minnesota Wild. However, having one superstar or maybe two will not lead to titles, a good supporting cast is extremely necessary.

CENTRAL DIVISION

Blackhawks: Jonathan Toews, Artemi Panarin

Jets: Patrick Laine

Stars: Tyler Seguin

Wild: Mikko Koivu, Zach Parise

PACIFIC DIVISION

Ducks: Ryan Kesler

Flames: Sean Monahan

Kings: Jeff Carter

Oilers: Leon Draisaitl

Sharks: Joe Pavelski

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Bruins: David Pastrnak

Canadiens: Shea Weber

Lightning: Victor Hedman

Maple Leafs: James Van Riemsdyk, Nazem Kadri

Sabres: Jack Eichel

METROPOLITAN DIVISION

Blue Jackets: Alexander Wennberg

Capitals: Niklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Kevin Shattenkirk

Flyers: Wayne Simmonds

Islanders: John Tavares

Penguins: Phil Kessel

Rangers: Henrik Lunqvist, Ryan McDonagh

ALL-SUPERSTAR TEAM: The NHL's best, on one team.

FORWARDS

Kane-Crosby-Ovechkin

Marchand-McDavid-Malkin

Kucherov-Getzlaf-Tarasenko

Pacioretty-Toews-Matthews

DEFENSE

Burns-Karlsson

Subban-Weber

Wennberg-Hedman

GOALTENDING

Price

Lundqvist

Bobrovsky

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