The Penguins are guaranteed to have at least one player on the winning team Sunday in the NHL All-Star Game at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.
At least one on the losing club, too.
That is because their three representatives in the game -- center Evgeni Malkin, winger James Neal and defenseman Kris Letang -- are divided between the competing squads.
Malkin will be on the team captained by Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara, while Letang and Neal are part of the one led by Ottawa forward Daniel Alfredsson.
Malkin was the fifth player selected overall.
Letang was chosen 10th, Neal 28th.
Forward Logan Couture of San Jose was the final player selected and will receive a car for earning that distinction.
The draft was conducted Thursday night at a casino in Gatineau, Quebec.
The game will be played at 4 p.m. Sunday and televised on WPXI.
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