The NHL All-Star Game endured a handful of format changes in its history - most resulting in a pedestrian game with little effort, especially on defense - but it appears to have found its niche by switching to a 3-on-3 game with a mini-tournament format among the four divisions. The rise in popularity also brought the contest back to network television for the first time since 2004 as NBC broadcasts the 2017 All-Star Game on Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The NHL All-Star Game endured a handful of format changes in its history - most resulting in a pedestrian game with little effort, especially on defense - but it appears to have found its niche by switching to a 3-on-3 game with a mini-tournament format among the four divisions. The rise in popularity also brought the contest back to network television for the first time since 2004 as NBC broadcasts the 2017 All-Star Game on Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.