The best players in the NHL descend upon San Jose Luke Schenn Jersey Womens , California, for the 2019 NHL All-Star Game Saturday night.In addition to participating in the All-Star Game, a majority of the players selected for the exhibition will partake in Friday's All-Star Skills contest, which includes contests like hardest shot and fastest skater.A year ago in Tampa, Florida, the Pacific Division won its second All-Star Game title in the third year of the three-on-three tournament format.Entering Saturday's All-Star Game, the Metropolitan Division is the only other team to come out on top in the new format. Format and RulesSimilar to the past three years, the 2019 NHL All-Star Game is a three-on-three tournament with each of the four divisions represented by a team.Every one of the 31 NHL teams must be represented on the All-Star Game rosters, which is why you won't see a plethora of players from multiple teams in each squad.Since the new format was instituted,the Atlantic and Metropolitan have faced off against each other in a semifinal Womens Niklas Hjalmarsson Jersey , while the Pacific and Central squared off in the other semifinal pitting Western Conference divisions against one another.Both of the semifinal games last 20 minutes with the winner of each game advancing to the championship.The title clash at the All-Star Game is also a 20-minute affair, and in each of the last two seasons, seven goals have been netted in the final. Full Weekend ScheduleNHL Skills Competition (Friday, 9 p.m. ET, NBCSN)NHL All-Star Game (Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN) Can Pacific Win 3rd Title In New Format?The Pacific Division is in good position to win its third All-Star Game title because of the wide array of offensive players it contains on its roster.Edmonton's Connor McDavid, Calgary's Johnny Gaudreau and San Jose's Joe Pavelski all rank in the top 10 in goals in the NHL, while Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers is 16th.Paul Sancya/Associated PressThe Pacific roster looks even scarier when you glance at the league assist chart, as San Jose's Brent Burns Zach Bogosian Jersey Womens , Gaudreau and McDavid all sit in the top 10.Burns, who is listed as a defender but can play further up the ice on occasion, leads all defensemen in assists and points.As if that wasn't impressive enough, Vancouver's Elias Pettersson, who is one of three Pacific players making their first All-Star Game appearances, is tied for second in game-winning goals alongside McDavid and three others.In between the pipes, Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury leads the NHL in wins with 27, while Anaheim's Gibson is first in saves with Fleury directly behind him in second.Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesIn addition to all of those statistical leaders, the Pacific roster carries plenty of experience in defense with Los Angeles' Drew Doughty and San Jose's Eric Karlsson, while Arizona's Clayton Keller rounds out a talented collection of forwards.Burns Scott Wedgewood Jersey Womens , Doughty and Gaudreau won the All-Star Game in 2016 and 2018, Gibson and Pavelski were on the winning squad in 2016, and both Fleury and McDavid were victors in 2018.While the other divisions boast impressive rosters as well, the Pacific squad has a perfect complement of experience, goalscoring prowess and goaltending that could frustrate any opponent that stands in its way.And if that wasn't enough to predict the Pacific to win Saturday, it is playing on home ice inside the SAP Center in San Jose.Follow Joe on Twitter, JTansey90Statistics obtained from NHL.com Now that the San Jose Sharks appear to have conquered their demons on the road, they’ll try to continue that momentum at home against one of the Western Conference’s best teams.The Sharks go for their fifth straight win at SAP Center and sixth in a row overall when they meet the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.During the first two-plus months of the season, San Jose (19-11-5) failed to string together consecutive wins away from home, but that has changed recently. After beating the Arizona Coyotes on Dec. 8 Conor Sheary Jersey Womens , the Sharks scored seven goals to rout the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday before blanking the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Tuesday.Article continues below ...“I thought from a team standpoint it was probably one of our most solid games from start to finish,” Martin Jones told the league’s official website after collecting his first shutout of the season and 20th of his career.Jones has yielded just two goals while winning each of his last two home starts against Winnipeg and is 9-2-2 in northern California in 2018-19.Coach Peter DeBoer has seen his team make considerable strides after beginning the season with four losses in six games.“I think everybody’s better than early in the season … We’re all better in here now,” he told the league’s official website.San Jose is 11-3-2 at home with a plus-19 goal differential heading into the opener of a four-game homestand. The Sharks are also looking to avoid losing three straight to the Jets’ franchise for the first time.With a game in hand, Winnipeg (22-10-2) is tied with the Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators for the conference’s top spot. After winning five in a row — including three straight in overtime — the Jets opened a West Coast swing with a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.“We’ve got to learn from it,” Connor Hellebuyck said after making 27 saves in the loss. “We played well, but there’s more to give.”Hellebuyck, who is two wins shy of 100 for his career, has never played in San Jose. Backup Laurent Brossoit is 4-0-0 on the road and 7-0-1 overall this season.The hottest player right now for Winnipeg is not named Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler or Patrik Laine. Matthieu Perreault has goals in a career-best five straight games after helping the Jets avoid being blanked in southern California.“It’s been fun, not that I play any different Tage Thompson Jersey Womens , really,” said Perreault, who scored Winnipeg’s last visit to San Jose in January. “My game never really changed. I play the same way night in, night out.”While Perreault is red-hot, he is tied for ninth on the team with 15 points (eight goals, seven assists). Scheifele leads with 46 points, Wheeler is tops with 39 assists and Laine has 23 goals.San Jose captain Joe Pavelski has 21 goals, leaving him one shy of matching his total in 82 games last season. He has three goals and three assists in a four-game points streak against the Jets.The Sharks’ Logan Couture scored twice against the Wild, and he will to try to notch his fourth consecutive multipoint game. Couture has four goals in a three-game run against Winnipeg.