It had been three years since fans enjoyed an NHL All-Star Skills Competition. This year, team captains Nick Foligno and Jonathan Toews were in charge of choosing which players competed in each event. The players had a blast showing off their skills in front of the Columbus fans and it was the hometown favourites from Team Foligno that edged out Team Toews.
Here are the complete results with some highlights from each event.
FINAL SCORE: Team Foligno 25, Team Toews 19
Team Toews gets better of Discover NHL Shootout
Round 1 – Team Foligno 3, Team Toews 6
Round 2 – Team Foligno 5, Team Toews 3
Round 3 – Team Foligno 2, Team Toews 6
Weber nearly sets record in AMP NHL Hardest Shot
It was the Shea Weber show in this one, as the Nashville Predators captain came within a fraction of breaking Zdeno Chara’s record of 108.8mph.
Results
Alex Ovechkin (Team Foligno) – 101.4mph, 101.4mph
Brent Seabrook (Team Toews) – 96.9mph, 98.6mph
Brent Burns (Team Foligno) – 93.3mph, 97.6mph
Aaron Ekblad (Team Toews) – 95.3mph, 93.9mph
Steven Stamkos (Team Foligno) – 98.8mph, 97.5mph
Justin Faulk (Team Toews) – 95.0mph, 94.9mph
Dustin Byfuglien (Team Foligno) – 95.8mph, 97.3mph
Shea Weber (Team Toews) – 101.8mph (missed net), 108.5mph
Foligno, Toews split Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay
Team Toews Group 1 time – 2:06.262
Team Foligno Group 1 time – 1:37.979
Team Toews Group 2 time – 1:38.789
Team Foligno Group 2 time – 2:19.793
Foligno, Kane impress in DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting
Nick Foligno was almost the hero for his team, but it was Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks that ended up hitting the four targets in the quickest time.
Results
Bobby Ryan (Team Foligno) – 30.914
Ryan Getzlaf (Team Toews) – 14.105
Nick Foligno (Team Foligno) – 13.674
Patrice Bergeron (Team Toews) – 17.038
Radim Vrbata (Team Foligno) – 22.141
John Tavares (Team Toews) – 26.122
Patrick Kane (Team Foligno) – 13.529
Jonathan Toews (Team Toews) – 16.307
Ryan Johansen wins Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge
Each player attempted three trick shots and some had more success than others. Alex Ovechkin, Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek and Johnny Gaudreau had a few solid attempts and showed creativity, but it was Columbus Blue Jackets star Ryan Johansen and St. Louis Blues teammates Vladimir Tarasenko and Brian Elliott who stole the show.
Johansen nearly earned a two-minute pandering penalty as he removed his Blue Jackets sweater to show of a No. 5 Ohio St. Buckeyes football jersey, which pleased the home crowd. Then he involved his team’s trainer’s kid to bury two goals past Corey Crawford.
Tarasenko and Elliott had some fun and because it’s the 21st century they had fun using social media.
Fans voted on Twitter to determine the winner and it was Johansen that earned Team Foligno a point.
Team Foligno sweeps Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater
Rookie Jonathan Drouin earned the fastest time and Phil Kessel edged out the man he was traded for (twice!), Tyler Seguin.
Results
Phil Kessel (Team Foligno) – 13.596
Tyler Seguin (Team Toews) – 13.631
Jonathan Drouin (Team Foligno) – 13.013
Mike Hoffman (Team Toews) – 13.163
Jiri Sekac (Team Foligno) – 13.683
Aaron Ekblad (Team Toews) – 14.048
Zemgus Girgensons (Team Foligno) – 14.101
Vladimir Tarasenko (Team Toews) – 14.386
