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          Morning roundtable: Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby are locks for our six-man All-Star team

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          Ovechkin reflects on recording 1,000th career point (1:29)

          Alex Ovechkin talks about reaching 1,000 career points and what it means to be selected to another All-Star Game. (1:29)

          • ESPN.com
          Jan 26, 2017, 10:29 AM ET

          Who's on your real All-Star team?

          The NHL All-Star Game -- which is Sunday in L.A. -- is now a 3-on-3 tourney. But who would be on a real All-Star team? Our writers picked their top six based on play so far this season.

          Scott Burnside:
          LW: Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
          C: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
          RW: Cam Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets
          D: Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
          D Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
          G: Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild

          Craig Custance:
          LW: Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
          C: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
          RW: Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
          D: Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
          D: Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
          G: Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild

          Pierre LeBrun:
          LW: Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
          C: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
          RW: Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
          D: Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
          D: Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
          G: Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild

          Joe McDonald:
          LW: Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
          C: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
          RW: Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
          D: Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
          D: Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
          G: Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets

          Rob Vollman:

          LW: Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
          C: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
          RW: Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
          D: Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
          D: Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
          G: Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets