Get your radar guns ready. The 2023 NHL All-Star Skills competition is set for tonight.
The league’s best players are gathered in South Florida for the 2023 All-Star Weekend. Among the biggest names at the event include Connor McDavid, Mitch Marner, Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon.
There are seven total events at the 2023 All-Star Skills night: Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot, Breakaway Challenge, Accuracy Shooting, Tendy Tandem, Pitch ‘n Puck and Splash Shot. The latter three are all new events for this year.
Two players have a chance at getting their second title in the same skills event. Ovechkin is competing in the Hardest Shot, which he won back in 2018. Dylan Larkin is also looking to claim his second Fastest Skater win after finishing with the best time in 2016.
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The Sporting News has all the updates and highlights from the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills night.
2023 NHL All-Star Skills results, highlights
In total, there were seven events at the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills competition.
Four of these challenges have been around for years, which included the Fastest Skater, Breakaway Challenge, Accuracy Shooting and Hardest Shot.
New this year were the Splash Shot, Pitch ‘n Puck and Tendy Tandem.
Fastest Skater: Andrei Svechnikov races to win
Final
Player | Time (seconds) |
---|---|
Andrei Svechnikov | 13.699 |
Kevin Fiala | 14.114 |
Svechnikov beat his time from the first round to claim the 2023 Fastest Skater competition. Fiala finished with a slower time than his first lap.
“I am speed” – Andrei Svechnikov, probably. #NHLAllStar | @Canes pic.twitter.com/2oVYHY21sp
β Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 4, 2023
Round 1
Player | Time (seconds) |
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Andrei Svechnikov | 13.757 |
Kevin Fiala | 13.997 |
Chandler Stephenson | 14.197 |
Dylan Larkin | 14.558 |
Cale Makar | 22.304 |
Kirill Kaprizov | Did not race |
Svechnikov and Fiala finished with the two top times in Round 1, so those two advanced to the final. Makar wiped out on his attempt and Kaprizov ended up not participating in the event.
Cale Makar wipes out during the NHL fastest skater competition pic.twitter.com/9Bv8HVjXHy
β Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) February 4, 2023
Breakaway Challenge: Ovechkin, Crosby and Ovi Jr. win judges over
Player | Score |
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Alex Ovechkin/Sidney Crosby | 40 |
David Pastrnak | 38 |
Matthew Tkachuk | 33 |
Mitch Marner | 21 |
You want a cheat code to winning the judge’s over? Bring out a kid to score a goal.
That’s what Ovechkin and Crosby do. The two longtime rivals teamed up for the Breakaway Challenge and brought out a small surprise, Ovechkin’s 4-year-old son, Sergei.
Ovi Jr. went down on the 3 on 0 with his dad and Crosby, and snuck the puck across the goal line, much to love and appreciation from the judges, who gave it a perfect score of 40.
Ovi Jr. crushed the breakaway with his dad and Sid π₯ pic.twitter.com/F29r4AE0px
β B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 4, 2023
Marner came out with the Miami Vice drip, donning an all-white suit. He teamed up with Luongo on the first attempt. Luongo made the stop on the breakaway attempt, but the judges aren’t impressed, as they gave three 5s and a 6.
Well that’s one way to make an entrance, @Marner93 π#NHLAllStar | @MapleLeafs pic.twitter.com/QMxjEf05KE
β Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 4, 2023
LUUUUUU π£οΈπ£οΈπ£οΈ#NHLAllStar | @FlaPanthers | @strombone1 pic.twitter.com/MlVM6bdBuV
β Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 4, 2023
Pastrnak channeled his inner Adam Sandler, dressing up as Happy Gilmore for the competition. With some help from his “caddy” Linus Ullmark, he tok Gimore’s patented slap shot drive before opting to go for two “putts” getting the puck into the open net.
The judges loved it, as Pastrnak received three 10s and an 8.
Pasta nearly got 10s across the board for his Happy Gilmore tribute πβ³οΈπ pic.twitter.com/m17PopiuVM
β B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 4, 2023
To wrap up the Breakaway Challenge, Matthew Tkachuk teams up with his brother, Brady, for the tropical theme, bringing out the sunglasses and beach chairs.
With appearances from Luongo, Barkov and Dolphins defensive lineman Christian Wilkins, Tkachuk uses his skills to bounce the puck on his stick before flipping up, catching the puck in his hat and slapping the shot by Luongo.
The Tkachuk’s are out here having a blast. ποΈ#NHLAllStar | @FlaPanthers | @Senators pic.twitter.com/E15VJTT3wD
β Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 4, 2023
Accuracy Shooting: Brock Nelson finishes first
Final
Player | Placement |
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Brock Nelson | 1st |
Nazem Kadri | 2nd |
Nelson was the most consistent shooter, and he defeated Kadri to win the Accuracy Shooting event.
YOUR 2023 ACCURACY SHOOTING WINNER. #LGI | @Enterprise pic.twitter.com/OGmVuCGTYW
β New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 4, 2023
Semifinals
Player | Placement |
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Connor McDavid | 2nd |
Nazem Kadri | 1st |
McDavid went 4 for 4 again on the Accuracy Shooting, but he took too long on his final attempt and Kadri snucks his fourth one in before McDavid.
Battle of Alberta, Accuracy Challenge Edition. π―#NHLAllStar | @NHLFlames | @EdmontonOilers pic.twitter.com/jjQBOC2mUT
β Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 4, 2023
Player | Placement |
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Artemi Panarin | 2nd |
Brock Nelson | 1st |
Nelson once again remained calm, cool and collected and beat out his division rival to advance to the final.
Brock Nelson is heading to the Finals! pic.twitter.com/zHroqcZ6cN
β New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 4, 2023
Round 1
Player | Time (seconds) |
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Connor McDavid | 9.497 |
Brock Nelson | 12.156 |
Artemi Panarin | 13.235 |
Nazem Kadri | 13.459 |
Nikita Kucherov | 18.147 |
Kevin Hayes | 22.377 |
Vladimir Tarasenko | 25.062 |
Aleksander Barkov | 25.297 |
Jack Hughes | 32.324 |
Leon Draisaitl | 36.956 |
McDavid, Nelson, Panarin and Kadri all advanced to the final with the four best times. McDavid went 4 for 4 and finished under 10 seconds to move on. All four hit the targets in under 15 seconds.
MCDAVID GOES 4 FOR 4 IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS π€― pic.twitter.com/KCttTzEECW
β B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 4, 2023
Hardest Shot: Elias Pettersson powers his way to victory
Player | Speed (mph) |
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Elias Pettersson | 103.2 |
Rasmus Dahlin | 102.3 |
Josh Morrissey | 96.7 |
Alex Ovechkin | 95.1 |
Seth Jones | 94.7 |
Pettersson wins the Hardest Shot competition for 2023. He hit over 100 mph in both of his attempts, hitting 101 on the first attempt and then 103.2 on his second.
He is only the fourth forward to win the Hardest Shot event and first to do so since Sergei Fedorov in 2002.
Elias Pettersson with a casual 103.2 MPH rip in the Hardest Shot challenge#Canucks | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/6IddlGa710
β Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights (@HockeyDaily365) February 4, 2023
Tendy Tandem: Connor Hellebuyck, Juuse Saros win event
Player | Points |
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Juuse Saros/Connor Hellebuyck | 13 |
Logan Thompson/Stuart Skinner | 11 |
Linus Ullmark/Andrei Vasilevskiy | 9 |
Igor Shesterkin/Ilya Sorokin | 6 |
The tandem of Saros and Hellebuyck combined to defeat Thompson and Skinner in their Tendy Tandem head-to-head, and totaled the most points to win the event.
The Central goalies finished first thanks to Hellebuyck stopping every shootout attempt and Saros securing points on his shooting attempts, including getting three points by successfully getting in the hole.
POWER OF THE STACHE βΌοΈ#NHLAllStar | @EdmontonOilers pic.twitter.com/SBRCeWvLko
β Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 4, 2023
π§π§π§#NHLAllStar | @PredsNHL pic.twitter.com/jWnDOUmub5
β Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 4, 2023
Splash Shot: Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen claim dunk tank event
Final
Team | Time (seconds) |
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Mikko Rantanen/Cale Makar | 18.7 |
Adam Fox/Igor Shesterkin | Did not finish |
Makar and Rantanen are crowned the first winners of the Splash Shot event. Makar wasted no time, taking just 18 seconds to knock down all the targets and dunk Fox into the tank. Shesterkin, with a goalie stick, came close, but could not knock down all the targets in time.
Round 1
Team | Time (seconds) |
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Adam Fox/Igor Shesterkin | 26.5 |
Matthew Tkachuk/Brady Tkachuk | Did not finish |
Fox was able to finish hitting all the targets in 26.5 seconds to dunk Matthew Tkachuk. The younger Tkachuk brother, Brady, was unable to hit all the targets in time, leaving Shesterkin dry and out of the water tank.
Player | Time (seconds) |
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Mikko Rantanen/Cale Makar | 25.5 |
Sidney Crosby/Nathan MacKinnon | Did not finish |
Rantanen finished in 25.5 seconds, dunking Crosby on the final target. MacKinnon was unable to get all the targets down in time, keeping Makar out of the dunk tank.
Mikko Rantanen successfully dunked Sidney Crosby π pic.twitter.com/fYbqypEWFu
β B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 4, 2023
Pitch ‘n Puck: Nick Suzuki wins golf/hockey hybrid event
Player | Score |
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Johnny Gaudreau | 3 strokes |
Clayton Keller | 4+ strokes |
Jason Robertson | 4+ strokes |
Nick Suzuki | 4+ strokes |
After all four players took two shots to get on to the green, Suzuki wins the event by being the only playing to score a birdie, knocking the ball in on three shots.
Nick Suzuki is really good at this hockey-golf thing#GoHabsGo | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/hlxE3FgHZI
β Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights (@HockeyDaily365) February 4, 2023
Nick Suzuki is the best hockey-golfer on the planet, no doubt about it#GoHabsGo | #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/3z0uHXUvnR
β Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights (@HockeyDaily365) February 4, 2023
What time is the 2023 All-Star Skills competition?
- Date: Friday, Feb. 3
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
The 2023 skills competition is set to start at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3.
The event is expected to run three for three hours.
What channel is the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills competition on?
- U.S.: ESPN
- Canada: Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Fans in the United States can watch the All-Star Skills competition on ESPN.
The crew on the broadcast for the event is John Buccigross, Brian Boucher, AJ Mleczko, Emily Kaplan, Kevin Weekes and PK Subban.
For those viewers in Canada, Sportsnet and TVA Sports will be broadcasting the action live.
How to stream the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills competition
- U.S.: fuboTV, ESPN+, ESPN app
- Canada: SN NOW
Fans looking to stream the NHL All-Star Skills competition can do so through fuboTV (which offers a free trial), ESPN+, or the ESPN app.
For viewers in Canada, SN NOW is the place to stream the contests.
Where is the 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend?
This year’s All-Star Weekend will take place at FLA Live Arena down in Sunrise, Fla., home of the Panthers.
It is the second time the NHL has played the All-Star Game in South Florida, as the Panthers previously hosted the event in 2003.
The 2021 event was initially planned to take place in Florida, however, it was canceled due to COVID.
2023 NHL All-Star Skills odds
All odds provided by Sports Interaction
Fastest Skater
Player | Odds |
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Dylan Larkin | +250 |
Cale Makar | +298 |
Chandler Stephenson | +349 |
Kirill Kaprizov | +452 |
Andrei Svechnikov | +554 |
Hardest Shot
Player | Odds |
---|---|
Alex Ovechkin | +298 |
Seth Jones | +360 |
Rasmus Dahlin | +363 |
Elias Pettersson | +366 |
Josh Morrissey | +391 |
Accuracy Shooting
Player | Odds |
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Connor McDavid | +446 |
Leon Draisaitl | +553 |
Nikita Kucherov | +602 |
Jack Hughes | +641 |
Aleksander Barkov | +655 |
Artemi Panarin | +698 |
Nazem Kadri | +800 |
Vladimir Tarasenko | +900 |
Kevin Hayes | +1100 |
Brock Nelson | +1100 |