The 2022 NHL All-Stars Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook will be held Friday (7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS). The 2002 Honda NHL All-Star Game will be held at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday (3 p.m. ET; ABC, SN, TVAS).
Wilson, a forward with the Washington Capitals, will make his NHL All-Star Game debut as a replacement for Capitals teammate Alex Ovechkin for the Metropolitan Division. Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux replaces Ovechkin as Metropolitan captain.
Ovechkin will not participate in All-Star Weekend after being placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol Wednesday due to a positive test result. He was voted by fans as Metropolitan captain. Ovechkin did not play in a 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
"It's the roller coaster of the year," Wilson said. "You wake up and you're like, 'Oh no, 'O' can't play tonight. I called him on the way here and was kind of like, 'Thank you, I guess,' because I get to go experience a pretty cool event because of it. But I'm happy to represent the Caps and fill in for him. But it [stinks] to lose your captain and your leader and such a big part of our team for tonight and, obviously, the NHL for the All-Star Game. But I'm looking forward to it.
"Yeah, I'm really excited. It's one of the best events every year. I think this year is going to be great in Vegas. The League is putting a lot of work into it, a lot of exciting names, young players going out there. So I think that's part of the best part of it, going out there and meeting the guys, hanging out with them and just being part of an overall great weekend for hockey and trying to grow the game, and no better place to do it than Vegas."
Marchessault, a forward with the Vegas Golden Knights, will also be making his NHL All-Star Game debut and will represent the Pacific Division.
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, who was voted captain of the Central Division, will miss the All-Star Game after he sustained a concussion and facial fracture against the Chicago Blackhawks on Jan. 26.
Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi was added to the Central roster Jan. 30 to replace MacKinnon, and Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski was named captain.
Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov previously was added to the Metropolitan roster to replace New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox, who is on injured reserve because of an upper-body injury sustained Jan. 27.
NHL.com staff writer Tom Gulitti contributed to this report
