McDavid participating in fastest skater, Draisaitl shooting accuracy at NHL skills competition
By Zach Laing
4 years ago@Edmonton Oilers @Connor McDavid and @Leon Draisaitl have their jobs for tonight’s NHL skills competition.
McDavid will be taking to the ice in the fastest skater competition, while Draisaitl will participate in the shooting accuracy.
The skating competition will be staunch with competitors. McDavid will be up against @Buffalo Sabres @Jack Eichel, @Colorado Avalance @Nathan MacKinnon, @New York Islanders @Matthew Barzal, @New York Rangers @Chris Kreider, @Ottawa Senators @Anthony Duclair, @Philadelphia Flyers @Travis Konecny and lastly, @Vancouver Cancuks @Quinn Hughes.
Here’s the breakdown on this year’s skating competition from the league:
Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater™
Eight players will compete in the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater™. Each skater will be timed for one full lap around the rink. The skater may choose the direction of their lap and can be positioned a maximum of three feet behind the start line located on the penalty box side of the center red line. The skater must start on the referee’s whistle and the timing clock will start when the skater crosses the start line. In the event of a clock malfunction, the official time will be recorded by the referee’s stopwatch. The skater with the fastest time is the winner of the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater™, and if there is a tie for the fastest time, the tied players will skate another lap to determine the winner.
Draisaitl, meanwhile, doesn’t appear to have as much competition, but never say never! The German will be up against @Carolina Hurricanes @Jaccob Slavin, @Detroit Red Wings @Tyler Bertuzzi, @Florida Panthers @Jonathan Huberdeau, @New Jersey Devils @Nico Hischier, @San Jose Sharks @Tomas Hertl, @St. Louis Blues @Alex Pietrangelo and @Winnipeg Jets @Mark Scheifele.
And here’s the shooting comp breakdown from the NHL:
Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting™
Eight players will compete in the Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting™, a timed event where a shooter is positioned 25 feet from the goal line and shoots pucks at target images that appear on an LED screen placed on the goal line. Time will start at the referee’s whistle and each player will shoot pucks at the target images, which will disappear from the screen after being successfully hit. The clock stops when the player has successfully hit all target images. The player that hits all target images in the fastest time will be crowned the winner of the Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting™. If there is a tie for the fastest time, the tied players will compete again to determine the winner.
The NHL Skills competition is set for tonight at 6 p.m. MST.
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