It's All-Star weekend in San Jose and the starshit the ice and showcased why they are the best the NHL has to offer in the All-Star skills competition Friday night.
The players participated in six categories highlighting the specific skills nece sary to play the fastest game on ice. The winner of each event earned $25,000.
Johnny Gaudreau (puck control), Marc-Andre Fleury (save streak) and Connor McDavid (fastest skater) aimed to . Gaudreau and McDavid succeeded in retaining their titles while Fleury was upended by a king Bryce Wolma Jersey .
USA Hockey's Kendall Coyne-Schofield (fastest skater) replaced Nathan MacKinnon and became in the skills competition. She finished seventh in the fastest skater contest.
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Here were the contestants in each event:
Fastest skater: Cam Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets;Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders; Kendall Coyne-Schofield, U.S. Women's National Team; Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres; Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars; Clayton Keller, Arizona Coyotes; Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers; Elias Petter son, Vancouver Canucks
Premier Pa ser: Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes; Thomas Chabot, Ottawa Senators; Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers; Roman Josi, Nashville Predators; Erik Karl son, San Jose Sharks; Ryan O'Reilly, St. Louis Blues; Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche; Keith Yandle, Florida Panthers
Save streak: Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild;Marc-Andre Kam Williams Jersey Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights; John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks; Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals; Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings; Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers; Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators; Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
Puck control: Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames; Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers; Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks; Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche; Elias Petter son, Vancouver Canucks; Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets; Jeff Skinner, Buffalo Sabres; John Tavares, Toronto Maple Leafs
Hardest shot: Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks; John Carlson, Washington Capitals; Seth Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets; Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
Accuracy shooting: Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings; Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning; Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins; Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs; Kyle Palmieri, New Jersey Devils; David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins; Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks; Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets
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NHL All-Star skills competition live updatesAccuracy shootingWINNER -- David Pastrnak (Boston Bruins) -- 11.309 seconds Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins) -- 12.693Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings) -- 13.591Joe Michael Young Jersey Pavelski (San Jose Sharks) -- 14.423Blake Wheeler (Winnipeg Jets) -- 18.585Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning) -- 19.076Kyle Palmieri (New Jersey Devils) -- 20.209Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs) -- 31.25611:47 p.m. -- Joe Pavelski struggles to hit and can't beat Pasta. But, he does get a big hug from his son.
Okay, this is just too cute.
NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs)11:46 p.m. -- Nikita Kucherov can snipe, just not when aiming at targets.
11:45 p.m. -- Kris Letang booed (since the Sharks lost to the Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final) and cannot best Pasta.
11:44 p.m. -- No pre sure following that for Blake Wheeler. He finishes better than Matthews at 18.585 seconds.
11:43 p.m. -- Matthews then poses with the current San Jose Sharks in his Marleau jersey.
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It's okay Patty, enjoy your vacation. Your son is doing fine.
NHL (@NHL)11:42 p.m. -- Auston Matthews' turn and he pulls off his jersey to reveal a Patrick Marleau Maple Leafsjersey underneath. Unfortunately, it doesn't help him as he forgets the middle target.
San Jose is loving that.
NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs)11:41 p.m. -- Drew Doughty of course booed but then rattles off a bunch of targets and the crowd starts to cheer.13.591
11:40 p.m. -- Kyle Palmieri who can snipe, doesn't as he rattles off two quick targets but then struggles and finishes in 20.209.
11:40 p.m. -- David Pastrnak is good and he hits all four targets in 11.309 seconds.
. is the most accurate shooter. Jeremy Smith Jersey
NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) Hardest shot WINNER -- John Carlson (Washington Capitals) -- 102.8 mph Brent Burns (San Jose Sharks) -- 100.6Seth Jones (Columbus Blue Jackets) -- 99.4Steven Stamkos(Tampa Bay Lightning) -- 96.211:31 p.m. -- John Carlson's second shot is triple digits at 100.8 but his first shot seals the win for him.
11:31 p.m. -- Seth Jones' second shot is 95 Baker Mayfield Jersey .1.
11:30 p.m. -- Stamkos goes again and it's 93.1. He says his one-timers are faster.
11:30 p.m. -- Second shot for Burns and this time he records 100.6 mph.
11:30 p.m. -- Hometown fave Brent Burns, well, doesn't hit the net.
11:29 p.m. -- Steven Stamkos 96.2
11:28 p.m. -- John Carl son 102.8
Holtby is such a proud papa.
NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs)11.27 p.m. -- Seth Jones rips a 99.4 mph
Premier pa serWINNER -- Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers) -- 1:09.088 seconds Sebastian Aho (Carolina Hurricanes) -- 1:18.530Ryan O'Reilly (St. Louis Blues) -- 1:25.897Keith Yandle (Florida Panthers) -- 1:34.611Thomas Chabot (Ottawa Senators) -- 1:40.568Roman Josi (Nashville Predators) -- 1:47.128Erik Karl son (San Jose Sharks) -- 1:58.824Mikko Rantanen (Colorado Avalanche) -- 2:17.379
11:18 p.m. -- Keith Yandle up and he also has some i sues with the mini nets and he won't beat Draisaitl. Reminder, Draisaitl was one of the Last Men Chris Weinke Jersey In.
11:16 p.m. -- Roman Josi can't take the lead as he struggles with the targets.
11:15 p.m. -- Leon Draisaitl nails five of six targets and takes the lead
11:13 p.m. -- Chabot was flying until he had to hit the targets.
11:12 p.m. -- Thomas Chabot's turn and the Senator will look to best his former defensive partner Karl son.
11:10 p.m. -- Ryan O'Reilly will try to keep the title in the Blues family but he comes up just short.
11:08 p.m. -- Sebastian Aho up next and he makes the mini nets look easy. He takes the lead at 1:18.53.
