It’s not often that a 31-year-old player goes to the All-Star Game for the first time.
But Brock Nelson, the Islanders’ understated center, is getting his moment in the sun this weekend as he follows up a career-best 2021-22 season with a campaign in which he’s likely to again pass the 30-goal mark. Nelson won the accuracy shooting contest Friday night at the All-Star skills competition, defeating Artemi Panarin in the semifinals and Nazem Kadri in the final.
The go-to trope for Nelson is that he is underrated, thanks to a combination of playing behind Mathew Barzal and playing for the Islanders, a team that rarely gets much national attention. Among the NHL’s best, though, he has gotten his due. “I’ve always really, really liked Brock’s game. I talk about his game a lot, just the way he’s able to score a lot of goals but he’s a 200-foot player that I respect a lot,” said Bo Horvat,. “Similar style of how I like to play. You put him out in any key situation, faceoffs and killing penalties and obviously 37 goals last year, he’s no slouch and off to a great start this year. Lot of respect for his game.
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