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"It's special to go up against these guys out
there," McDavid said. "Twelve of the best hockey players in the
world."
McDavid won the Fastest Skater with a time of 13.408 seconds,
beating Mathew Barzal of the New York Islanders (13.519). Quinn
Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks (14.088) edged out Cale Makar of
the Colorado Avalanche for third (14.089).
McDavid last won the event in 2018.
"It's been a while since I won a Fastest Skater. A couple years
ago, I didn't even win in Edmonton," McDavid said. "It feels
good to win. Obviously, we're all competitive out here,
competing, having fun, just happy."
David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins went last in the One-Timer
competition and appeared to have won the event on his final
shot, but the points were taken back and the title went to
Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche.
Elias Pettersson of the Canucks won the Passing Challenge over
Makar and Barzal.
Makar, the only defenseman in the Hardest Shot competition, won
the event with a slap shot clocked at 102.56 mph, edging out J.T.
Miller (102.34).
Pettersson fell during the Stick Handling competition, which
hurt his overall chances.
McDavid also won the stick handling competition, an event he
suggested to NHL officials. Barzal finished second and William
Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs slipped into third.
McDavid hit all four targets in just four shots to win the
Accuracy Shooting competition.
Eight skaters moved on to the second round and Nylander won the
One-on-One competition. He chose to shoot against Los Angeles
Kings goalie Cam Talbot and tallied nine points.
Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev stopped all nine shots by
McDavid to win a $100,000 bonus for the most saves in the event.
McDavid sped through the obstacle course to edge out Makar to
win that event.
--Field Level Media
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