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2018 Geico Nhl All-Star Skills Competition Amalie Arena, Tampa Jan. 27, 2018 2018 GEICO NHL ALL-STAR SKILLS COMPETITION AMALIE ARENA, TAMPA JAN. 27, 2018 Atlantic Division (All-Star Appearance) Central Division (All-Star appearance) G 31 Carey Price, MTL (6th) G 35 Pekka Rinne, NSH (2nd) G 88 Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL (1st) G 37 Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (1st) F 15 Jack Eichel, BUF (1st) D 3 John Klingberg, DAL (1st) F 16 Aleksander Barkov, FLA (1st) F 10 Brayden Schenn, STL (1st) F 21 Brayden Point, TBL (1st) F 12 Eric Staal, MIN (5th) D 25 Mike Green, DET (2nd) F 26 Blake Wheeler, WPG (1st) F 34 Auston Matthews, TOR (2nd) D 27 Alex Pietrangelo, STL (1st) F 63 Brad Marchand, BOS (2nd) F 29 Nathan MacKinnon, COL (2nd) D 65 Erik Karlsson, OTT (5th) D 76 P.K. Subban, NSH* (3rd) F 86 Nikita Kucherov, TBL (2nd) F 88 Patrick Kane, CHI (7th) F 91 Steven Stamkos, TBL* (5th) F 91 Tyler Seguin, DAL (5th) Head Coach: Jon Cooper, TBL (1st) Head Coach: Peter Laviolette, NSH (3rd) Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearance) Pacific Division (All-Star appearance) G 30 Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (4th) G 29 Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK (3rd) G 70 Braden Holtby, WSH (3rd) G 41 Mike Smith, CGY (2nd) D 5 Noah Hanifin, CAR (1st) D 8 Drew Doughty, LAK (4th) F 8 Alex Ovechkin, WSH* (7th) F 11 Anze Kopitar, LAK (4th) D 8 Zach Werenski, CBJ (1st) F 6 Brock Boeser, VAN (1st) F 11 Brian Boyle, NJD (1st) F 13 Johnny Gaudreau, CGY (4th) F 12 Josh Bailey, NYI (1st) F 18 James Neal, VGK (3rd) F 28 Claude Giroux, PHI (5th) D 23 Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI (2nd) D 58 Kris Letang, PIT (4th) F 67 Rickard Rakell, ANA (1st) F 87 Sidney Crosby, PIT (3rd) D 88 Brent Burns, SJS (5th) F 91 John Tavares, NYI (5th) F 97 Connor McDavid, EDM* (2nd) Head Coach: Barry Trotz, WSH (3rd) Head Coach: Gerard Gallant, VGK (2nd) * Fan-elected captain 2018 GEICO NHL ALL-STAR SKILLS COMPETITION Enterprise NHL Fastest Skater™ Eight skaters will compete in the Enterprise NHL Fastest Skater™. Each skater will be timed for one full lap around the rink. The skater may choose the direction of their lap and can be positioned a maximum of three feet behind the start line located on the penalty box side of the center red line. The skater must start on the referee’s whistle and the timing clock will start when the skater crosses the start line. In the event of a clock malfunction, the official time will be recorded by the referee’s stopwatch. The skater with the fastest time is the winner of the Enterprise NHL Fastest Skater™, and if there is a tie for the fastest time, the tied players will skate another lap to determine the winner. Player Time (secs.) Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning 13.579 Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets 14.250 Rickard Rakell, Anaheim Ducks 14.181 Noah Hanifin, Carolina Hurricanes 14.317 Josh Bailey, New York Islanders 14.413 Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche 14.056 Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres 13.828 Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers 13.454 Enterprise NHL Fastest Skater™ Winner: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (13.454 secs.) 2018 GEICO NHL ALL-STAR SKILLS COMPETITION Dunkin’ Donuts NHL Passing Challenge™ Eight players will compete in the Dunkin’ Donuts NHL Passing Challenge™, which consists of three skills over one round, including (1) Target Passing, where each player must complete four successful passes to targets that light up in a random sequence; (2) Give and Go, where each player must successfully complete the four required passes through a course set up in the neutral zone; and (3) Mini Nets, where each player must complete one pass over a barricade and into each of four mini nets, as well as an additional pass into the game net. Each skill must be completed before a player moves on to the next. The referee’s whistle signals completion of each skill. The player to complete all three skills in the fastest time is deemed the winner of the Dunkin’ Donuts NHL Passing Challenge™, and if there is a tie for the fastest time, the tied players will compete again to determine the winner. Player Time Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning 1:39.562 Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers 1:07.419 Brayden Schenn, St. Louis Blues 1:05.951 Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes 1:04.530 Eric Staal, Minnesota Wild 0:54.679 Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues 0:46.610 Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins 1:00.015 Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings 1:47.415 Dunkin’ Donuts NHL Passing Challenge™ Winner: Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues (46.610 secs.) 2018 GEICO NHL ALL-STAR SKILLS COMPETITION GEICO NHL Save Streak™ Five goalies and all 36 skaters will participate in the GEICO NHL Save Streak™, a shootout grouped by division where goalies compete to make the most consecutive saves. Each goalie will face one opposing division and a minimum of nine scoring attempts. Each scoring attempt is officiated in accordance with NHL shootout rules and begins on the referee’s whistle. Players from each division will shoot in numerical order, lowest to highest, with the divisional captain shooting ninth. A goalie’s round at the GEICO NHL Save Streak™ cannot end with a save – if the divisional captain’s shot is saved, the goalie will continue to face shooters until a goal is scored. If the goalie makes a save on the divisional captain’s shot, the order of shooters to follow is the same as at the original order. The goalie with the longest consecutive save streak during his time in net is the winner of the GEICO NHL Save Streak™. If there is a tie for longest consecutive save streak, the goalie with the highest total saves made during his round will be crowned the winner. Goaltender: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers vs. Central Division Shooters Goal or Save (streak) 1. John Klingberg, Dallas Stars Save (1) Save (4) 2. Brayden Schenn, St. Louis Blues Save (2) Save (5) 3. Eric Staal, Minnesota Wild Save (3) Goal 4. Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets Save (4) 5. Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues Save (5) 6. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche Goal 7. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks Save (1) 8. Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars Save (2) 9. P.K. Subban, Nashville Predators Save (3) Longest Save Streak: 5 Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets vs. Pacific Division Shooters Goal or Save (streak) 1. Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks Save (1) Goal 2. Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings Save (2) 3. Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings Goal 4. Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames Save (1) 5. James Neal, Vegas Golden Knights Save (2) 6. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes Save (3) 7. Rickard Rakell, Anaheim Ducks Goal 8. Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks Goal 9. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers Save (1) Longest Save Streak: 3 Goaltender: Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators vs. Metropolitan Division Shooters Goal or Save (streak) 1. Noah Hanifin, Carolina Hurricanes Save (1) Save (10) 2. Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets Save (2) Save (11) 3. Brian Boyle, New Jersey Devils Save (3) Save (12) 4. Josh Bailey, New York Islanders Save (4) Save (13) 5. Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers Save (5) Goal 6. Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins Save (6) 7. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins Save (7) 8. John Tavares, New York Islanders Save (8) 9. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Save (9) Longest Save Streak: 13 Goaltender: Marc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights vs. Atlantic Division Shooters Goal or Save (streak) 1. Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres Save (1) Save (8) 2. Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers Goal Save (9) 3. Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning Save (1) Save (10) 4. Mike Green, Detroit Red Wings Save (2) Save (11) 5. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs Save (3) Save (12) 6. Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins Save (4) Save (13) 7. Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators Save (5) Save (14) 8. Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning Save (6) Goal 9. Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning Save (7) Longest Save Streak: 14 Goaltender: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Central Division Shooters Goal or Save (streak) 1. John Klingberg, Dallas Stars Save (1) 2. Brayden Schenn, St. Louis Blues Goal 3. Eric Staal, Minnesota Wild Save (1) 4. Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets Save (2) 5. Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues Save (3) 6. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche Goal 7. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks Save (1) 8. Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars Save (2) 9. P.K. Subban, Nashville Predators Goal Longest Save Streak: 3 GEICO NHL Save Streak™ Winner: Marc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (14 cons. saves) 2018 GEICO NHL ALL-STAR SKILLS COMPETITION Gatorade NHL Puck Control Relay™ Eight players will compete in the Gatorade NHL Puck Control Relay™, a timed single-round event that includes three skills: (1) Stickhandling, where a skater controls a puck through a series of eight pucks in a straight line; (2) Cone Control, where a skater controls a puck through a series of eight cones in a zig-zag formation; and (3) Gates, where a skater approaches a gate and is required to shoot or otherwise guide the puck through the lighted rung of a gate. Each skill must be completed before moving on to the next skill. The referee’s whistles will signal completion of each skill and the player to complete the three skills in the fastest time is deemed the winner of the Gatorade NHL Puck Control Relay™. If there is a tie for the fastest time, the tied players will compete again to determine the winner.
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