When is the 2027 NHL All-Star Game? Saturday, February 6, 2027 at UBS Arena — five-team 3-on-3 (Canada/Finland/Sweden/USA/World); Skills Friday, February 5; Islanders’ first host since 1983.
Current target date: Saturday, February 6, 2027 (All-Star Game). We update this page when Nhl all star publishes schedule changes.
All-Star Game Sat Feb 6 2027 at UBS Arena. Skills Fri Feb 5. Five-nation 3-on-3 round-robin. Delayed from Olympic 2026; Islanders first host since 1983. ≠ Stadium Series Feb 20.
All-Star Game
Saturday, February 6, 2027
February 6, 2027 — All-Star Game at UBS Arena under a five-nation 3-on-3 format
The 2027 Honda NHL All-Star Game tips Saturday, February 6, at UBS Arena in Elmont — home of the New York Islanders. Friday, February 5, is All-Star Skills on ESPN; Saturday’s game rides ABC in the U.S. and Sportsnet in Canada.
This is not a recycled conference exhibition. Canada, Finland, Sweden, the United States, and a World team play 3-on-3 round-robin hockey built off the 4 Nations / Olympic best-on-best appetite.
Confirmed: Feb 5 Skills / Feb 6 Game at UBS — not 2026 Olympics week, not East–West nostalgia
Confirmed: weekend February 5–6, 2027; UBS Arena, Long Island; Skills Friday (ESPN/Sportsnet); Game Saturday (ABC/Sportsnet); five-team 3-on-3 (Canada, Finland, Sweden, USA, World); Skills field of 10 players age 25 or younger. Not confirmed as exact faceoff clocks or full rosters until closer to February. Fake “All-Star cancelled forever after 4 Nations” or “still four division captains only” stubs invent a format the NHL and NHLPA already replaced.
Details that keep this off generic “midseason skills night” templates
- Game: Saturday, February 6, 2027 at UBS Arena (Islanders).
- Skills: Friday, February 5 — up to six events for 10 young stars (≤25).
- Format: five-nation 3-on-3 round-robin (Canada / Finland / Sweden / USA / World).
- TV: ESPN Skills; ABC Game (U.S.) — Sportsnet both nights in Canada.
- Context: delayed from Olympic 2026; Islanders’ first host since 1983.
Before you treat Long Island like a normal Saturday night
- Buy Skills and Game as separate products if the Hall-style weekend split returns — Friday ≠ Saturday.
- Plan LIRR / arena campus logistics for Elmont; UBS is not Madison Square Garden midtown.
- Don’t confuse Feb 6 All-Star with Feb 20 Stadium Series in Arlington.
- Watch for roster drops — national teams plus a World pool, not four NHL divisions.
- Confirm tip times when ESPN/ABC post the weekend clocks.
Islanders’ first All-Star host since 1983 — and the game is five countries, not two conferences
Long Island last staged the All-Star Game in 1983 at Nassau Coliseum. Forty-four years later UBS Arena finally gets the weekend — after the 2026 Olympic year knocked the original Islanders date off the calendar.
When it arrives, the product itself is new: a five-team 3-on-3 tournament (Canada, Finland, Sweden, USA, World) instead of East–West nostalgia. That host gap plus that format rewrite is why February 6, 2027, cannot share copy with any All-Star page from the last decade.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this release date.
1When is the 2027 NHL All-Star Game?
Saturday, February 6, 2027, at UBS Arena on Long Island. Skills run Friday, February 5 (ESPN in the U.S., Sportsnet in Canada); the All-Star Game is Saturday on ABC (U.S.) and Sportsnet (Canada). Exact tip times post closer to the weekend.
2What’s the 2027 All-Star format?
Five teams — Canada, Finland, Sweden, the United States, and a World side of players from other countries — skate a 3-on-3 round-robin tournament for a reported $2 million prize pool. It is not the old East-vs-West or four-division mini-game bracket.
3Why wasn’t All-Star Weekend at UBS in 2026?
Players were focused on the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. The Islanders’ UBS showcase slid one year — so February 2027 is the make-good weekend between the Olympics and the 2028 World Cup of Hockey cycle.
4Is February 6 the Stadium Series?
No. Stadium Series 2027 is February 20 — Stars vs Golden Knights at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. All-Star is the indoor midseason showcase at UBS two weeks earlier.
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