The Buffalo Sabres defenseman will replace teammate Tage Thompson, who is unable to participate because of an upper-body injury.
Thompson did not play in the third period of a 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at KeyBank Center on Wednesday. He leads Buffalo with 68 points (34 goals, 34 assists) in 50 games.
Dahlin represented the Sabres at the 2022 All-Star Game. He's second among NHL defensemen with NHL career-highs in goals (14) and points (55), third with an NHL-best 41 assists, leads the position with 24 power-play points and ranks third overall in average ice time (26:07). The 22-year-old had five points (two goals, three assists) in a 6-5 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild on Jan. 7, tying a Sabres single-game record shared by Phil Housley (Dec. 23, 1989), John Van Boxmeer (Nov. 7, 1981), Richie Dunn (Jan. 27, 1980) and Jerry Korab (Feb. 25, 1978). He's on pace for 91 points to break Housley's team record by a defenseman (81 points; 21 goals, 60 assists) set in 1989-90.
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Dahlin is the lone defenseman on the Atlantic Division. He joins forwards David Pastrnak (Boston Bruins), Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings), Aleksander Barkov (Florida Panthers), Matthew Tkachuk (Panthers), Nick Suzuki (Montreal Canadiens), Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators), Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Mitchell Marner (Toronto Maple Leafs), and goalies Linus Ullmark (Bruins) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (Lightning).
Barkov replaced Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (knee sprain) on Jan. 27. Vegas Golden Knights forward Chandler Stephenson was added Monday to the Pacific Division roster because of an injury to Seattle Kraken forward Matty Beniers.
The All-Star Game will feature a three-game tournament, played in a 3-on-3 format and showcasing teams from each NHL division. Each of the four teams will include nine skaters and two goalies.
The Pacific will play the Central Division in the first All-Star Game semifinal, followed by the Atlantic facing the Metropolitan Division, on Saturday (3 p.m. ET, ABC, ESPN+, CBC, SN, TVAS).
The 2023 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook is Friday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS).
