While Connor McDavid took home the $1 million prize, it was a more than respectable showing from Auston Matthews (third place) and William Nylander (fourth place) in the 12-player skills competition.
Despite last-place finishes in their first events of the night, Matthews and Nylander turned it on the rest of the way, including a One-on-One challenge win for Nylander (with Matthews as runner-up) to qualify for the final event. Matthews also came within milliseconds of winning the Accuracy Shooting challenge — which was won by McDavid’s four-for-four showing — but missed one shot high left in going four-for-five.
Narrowing it down to 12 players competing in the same series of challenges with serious cash on the line made for a much-improved format over previous years’ iterations, with no cringe-inducing gimmicks on display and most of the players giving it their all (except Nikita Kucherov).
It was also great to see Stumpy Thomas and Dougie Gilmour dishing out passes in the events.
Catch up below.
2024 NHL All-Star Skills Competition: Final Results
| Event | Auston Matthews (18 pts) | William Nylander (16 pts) | Winner | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastest Skater ✓ | DNP | 14.164s (5th of 5) | McDavid | WATCH |
| One Timers ✓ | 15 pts (8th of 8) | DNP | MacKinnon | WATCH |
| Passing Challenge ✓ | 19 pts (4th of 11) | 16 pts (5th of 11) | Pettersson | WATCH |
| Hardest Shot ✓ | 96.22mph (4th of 5) | DNP | Makar | WATCH |
| Stick Handling ✓ | DNP | 27.272s (3rd of 9) | McDavid | WATCH |
| Accuracy Shooting ✓ | 9.341s (2nd of 10) | 14.099s (4th of 10) | McDavid | WATCH |
| One-on-One ✓ | 7 pts (2nd of 8) | 9 pts (1st of 8) | Nylander | WATCH |
| Obstacle Course ✓ | 47.271s (3rd of 6) | 49.065s (4th of 6) | McDavid | WATCH |
The event format via NHL.com:
Fastenal NHL Fastest Skater
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers; William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs; Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks; Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche; Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders.
Tim Hortons NHL One Timers
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks; Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche; Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers; Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning; J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks; Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs; Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders; David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
Scotiabank NHL Passing Challenge
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche; William Nylander; Toronto Maple Leafs; Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche; Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders; J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks; Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning; Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks; Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers; Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks; Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs; Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers
Rogers NHL Hardest Shot
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs; Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche; David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins; J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks; Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Upper Deck NHL Stick Handling
Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks; Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers; Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks; Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning; Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers; Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche; David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins; Mathew Barzal, New York Islanders; William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs
Cheetos NHL Accuracy Shooting
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning; Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche; Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers; Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks; J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks; David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins; Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche; William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs; Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers; Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Honda / Hyundai NHL One-on-One
Top eight point-earners from events 1-6 will participate and choose the goalie they shoot against:
Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins; Alexandar Georgiev, Colorado Avalanche; Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars; Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers; Cam Talbot, Los Angeles Kings; Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers; Thatcher Demko, Vancouver Canucks; Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
The goalie with the most saves will earn $100,000 (USD).
Pepsi NHL Obstacle Course
Top six point-earners from events 1-7 will participate. Points are doubled for Pepsi NHL Obstacle Course.
