2022 NHL All-Stars Skills Competition Results

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The 2022 NHL All-Star Skills competition from T-Mobile Arena in the books. This year’s competition included two new skills events, that were held on the Las Vegas Strip and on the lake in front of the Bellagio Hotel. The winner of each event earned $30,000.

2022 NHL Central Division All-Stars – Photo by Jack Lima

Verizon NHL Fastest Skater

Jordan Kyrou (STL) – 13.550 seconds: Kyrou toppled the three-year Champion Connor McDavid. McDavid also participated in the event but came up short with 13.690 seconds. The event required skaters to circle the ice one full lap, individually. The winner had the fastest time.

Verizon NHL Fastest Skater Jordan Kyrou St. Louis Blues – Photo by Jack Lima

Dunkin’ NHL Save Streak

Jack Campbell (TOR) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) playing for the Atlantic Division – 9 consecutive saves: The competition required team members from an opposing team to shoot towards the net. Consecutive saves were counted.

Jack Campbell stops a shot by Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson durring the Dunkin’ NHL Save Streak challenge – Photo by Jack Lima

Jack Campbell (Left) and Andre Vasilevskiy Dunkin’ NHL Streak Winners – Photo by Jack Lima

Discover NHL Fountain Face-Off

Zach Werenski (CBJ) – 25.634 seconds: This competition was held on the Bellagio Lake last night and was played for the fans on the video board. Players needed to shoot the puck from a faceoff circle to 5 other floating circles. The event was timed. Zach placed five pucks for the win.

EA SPORTS NHL Hardest Shot

Victor Hedman (TBL) – 103.2 mph: Shot speed was clocked, as a player shot a puck from about 30 feet away from the net.

Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning stops a shot by Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho during the Dunkin’ NHL Save Streak challenge – Photo by Jack Lima

adidas NHL Breakaway Challenge

Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) – 64: Points were awarded by a panel of five celebrities that included actor Jon Hamm, Las Vegas ventriloquist Terry Fator, Hockey Hall of Famers Mark Messier and Paul Coffey, Darren Waller from the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders and NHL Youth Advisory Board member Dayton O’Donoghue. Participants were encouraged to be creative in their shots and with props.

Anaheim Ducks’ Trevor Zegras performs during the Adidas NHL Breakaway Challenge – Photo by Jack Lima

Minnesota Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov played homage to Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, who was placed on COVID-19 protocol Wednesday and was not able to make it to the event.

Anaheim Ducks Trevor Zegras dressed up as Peter Lafleur, from the movie “Dodgeball” and put on a blindfold before scoring with a twist.

Chicago Blackhawks Alex DeBrincat dressed up as Alan, with child in carrier on his chest, as in the movie “The Hangover), brought along Raiders Quarterback Derek Carr, who passed him a football that he dropped in the net.

New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes did a magic trick that conjured up a mini Jack Hughes to score the goal.

In the end, Pieterangelo’s shot through the local Drumbots was the winner, when Jon Hamm scored his shot with a 19 (score 1 -10).

Adidas NHL Breakaway Challenge winner Alex Pietrangelo takes a shot on goalie Manon Rheaume – Photo by Jack Lima

Hamm, a St. Louis native, explained that Pietrangelo earned the 19 by helping his St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup in 2019.

Las Vegas NHL 21 in ’22

Joe Pavelski (DAL): This event was held on Las Vegas Boulevard, with a full deck of oversized cards on a rack, with the first player hitting 21 getting the win. This event actually was taped the evening preceding the game and played on the jumbotron during today’s event.

Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting

Sebastian Aho (CAR) – 10.937 seconds: Aho redirected four pucks at four corners of the net in the least amount of time for the accuracy win.

Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting winner Sebastian Aho – Photo by Jack Lima

The 2022 All-Star Game will be Saturday afternoon from T-Mobile Arena. The Pacific Division will face the Metropolitan division in the first game, while the Atlantic Division will face the Central Division. The winner of the two games will face each other for the winner.