8 must-see moments from the NHL All-Star Skills Competition
This year's NHL All-Star Skills Competition had a couple of new events, a couple of tweaks, and more than a few moments worth watching again.
Some players pulled off impressive accomplishments, while others struggled to complete their rounds.
Here are the highlights - and lowlights - from another memorable edition of the league's annual skills showcase:
Ovechkin fires hardest shot with triple-digit blast
The Hardest Shot competition was lacking its usual firepower without Shea Weber and Zdeno Chara, but Alex Ovechkin put on a show.
The Washington Capitals star already had the event wrapped up, but took advantage of his final opportunity and hit 101.3 mph on the radar gun to become the only 2018 competitor to break triple digits.
He was also the first forward to win the competition since Sergei Fedorov in 2002.
Doughty struggles mightily in the Passing Challenge
Drew Doughty was one such player who had a tough time, and it came in the Passing Challenge, one of the two new events on this year's docket.
The Los Angeles Kings blue-liner needed 1:47.415 to finish his attempt, more than a minute longer than St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who won it in 46.61 seconds.
McDavid wins fastest skater (again)
It wasn't much of a surprise Connor McDavid won the Fastest Skater event, given the fact he was the defending champion and, well, the fact he's Connor McDavid.
Still, the captain of the Edmonton Oilers and the Pacific Division All-Stars made history Saturday night, becoming the first-ever repeat winner.
Fleury stones Point with sweet windmill save
The Save Streak event was the other new competition this year, and while it wasn't the most thrilling, it did produce one of the best highlights of the night.
Marc-Andre Fleury robbed Brayden Point with a terrific windmill stop en route to capturing the competition with 14 consecutive saves.
Subban tosses a glove at Lundqvist
P.K. Subban provided another classic moment earlier in the Save Streak event when he tried a little misdirection by flicking one of his gloves at Henrik Lundqvist.
Hey, it was worth a shot.
Karlsson cheats his way through the gates
Several players had trouble with the new gates stage of the Puck Control Relay, but Erik Karlsson was the first of the bunch to try a brazen tactic.
The Ottawa Senators rearguard used his hands to pick up the puck, place it on his stick, and slide it through the holes.
Karlsson's scheme didn't exactly pay off, as he finished sixth in the event, well behind the winner, Johnny Gaudreau.
Marchand takes forever in accuracy
Brad Marchand was mercilessly booed by the crowd in Tampa Bay at every chance, and it might have finally gotten to him in the Accuracy Shooting competition.
The Boston Bruins' talented pest took almost 45 seconds to hit all of the targets (44.692, to be exact), more than 30 seconds longer than winner Brock Boeser.
If it's any consolation, Marchand didn't have the worst time. That distinction belonged to Anze Kopitar, who needed 50.844 seconds to connect on every target.
Boeser bests the competition, but breaks a target
Smashing a target was a good thing in previous years, but Boeser's shooting prowess actually damaged one of the new LED targets this time around, causing a lengthy delay.
In the end, though, the Vancouver Canucks rookie edged out Brian Boyle to win the event in a mere 11.136 seconds.
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