NHL unveils skills competition participants
The stars have been given their assignments.
Ahead of the annual skills competition Saturday evening, the NHL announced the participants for each event.
Each squad will compete for points in all events in division-versus-division play, ultimately to determine opponent and start time of their first game Sunday.
Here's a look at the star-studded affair:
Skills RelayCentral Division vs. Pacific Division:
- One-timers: Duncan Keith, Ryan Suter, Vladimir Tarasenko versus Joe Pavelski, Ryan Kesler, and Jeff Carter. (Nathan Mackinnon and Bo Horvat will serve as passers.)
- Passing: Jonathan Toews vs. Drew Doughty
- Puck Control: Tyler Seguin vs. Cam Fowler
- Stick Handling: Patrick Kane vs. Johnny Gaudreau
- Goalie Goals: Devan Dubnyk vs. Mike Smith
Atlantic Division vs. Metropolitan Division:
- One-timers: Erik Karlsson, Vincent Trochek, Kyle Okposo versus Seth Jones, Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Simmonds. (Victor Hedman and Ryan McDonagh will serve as passers.)
- Passing: Frans Nielsen vs. John Tavares
- Puck Control: Brad Marchand vs. Justin Faulk
- Stick Handling: Auston Matthews vs. Sidney Crosby
- Goalie Goals: Carey Price vs. Brayden Holtby
*Each division will send one shooter per round, order listed as Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, Pacific.
Shooter 1: Nikita Kucherov, McDonagh, Suter, Pavelski
Shooter 2: Karlsson, Simmonds, Seguin, Brent Burns
Shooter 3: Trocheck, Taylor Hall, P.K. Subban, Kesler
Shooter 4: Shea Weber, Jones, MacKinnon, Horvat
Atlantic vs. Metropolitan
- Okposo vs. Tavares
- Matthews vs. Crosby
Central vs. Pacific
- Patrik Laine vs. Connor McDavid
- Kane vs. Carter
Atlantic vs. Metropolitan
- Marchand vs. Cam Atkinson
- Kucherov vs. Simmonds
Central vs. Pacific
- Tarasenko vs. Horvat
- MacKinnon vs. McDavid
Atlantic vs. Metropolitan
- Hedman vs. Jones
- Weber vs. Ovechkin
Central vs. Pacific
- Laine vs. Burns
- Subban vs. Doughty
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