NHL Skills Competition 2023

The Sporting News has fans covered on the time, TV channel and more about the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills competition.

Players start from center ice and must shoot on the rush. The in-net goalie will face one, two or three players in a shootout. The shooting goalie will take a shot and try to get it into a designated hole. One goalie will shoot and the other will tend the goal. If there's a tiebreaker, a longest-drive competition will determine the victor. Six players will participate in the pitch 'n puck, an event that mixes hockey with golf. Players take turns skating in and firing a slap shot into the net. In this event, players must put their shooting accuracy to the test. Players can get creative with their shootout attempts, using props, costumes and even special guests to help get the judge's vote. Four of these challenges have been around for years, which include the fastest skater, breakaway challenge, accuracy shooting and hardest shot. Former NHL goalie Roberto Luongo will be in the breakaway challenge. The All-Stars aren't just competing for entertainment either.

Prediction: Larkin. We're not about to bet against this record-holding speed demon. Breakaway Challenge. Dave Sandford / National Hockey League / Getty. This ...

This will be his sixth time showing off just how hard he can rip it (we're already well aware of what he can do - he has 812 goals to show for it - but still). Each skater will get two attempts to shoot the puck into the net from 30 feet away. We've gotta be honest - we don't have intimate knowledge of the four participants' golf game, but check out Suzuki's form while using a golf simulator during the 2022 NHL player media tour. The participants' approaches will combine both golf and hockey shots. The four players with the fastest times in the first round will move on. Participants will compete head-to-head in a single-elimination tournament, racing to knock down all the targets before attempting to dunk their opponents. Eight players will be divided into four teams of two. The shooting goalie will take a shot from a designated mark and try and get it into a hole in the net. In Tendy Tandem, Atlantic Division goalies will take on their Metropolitan Division counterparts, while Central Division netminders will test their mettle against the Pacific Division backstops. Participants will attempt one shot, and a panel of judges will rate each on a scale of one to 10. [joked](https://www.thescore.com/news/2564059) that he isn't sure why he agreed to do it. The Edmonton Oilers superstar won the event three times from 2017-19, but he's been upset the past two years: New York Islanders stud [Mathew Barzal](https://www.thescore.com/nhl/players/4720) bested him in 2020 and St.

The NHL has been trying to mix things up in recent All-Star Skills Competitions to showcase more of the locations at which the events are held.

[Edmonton Oilers](https://www.coppernblue.com) [Nashville Predators](https://www.ontheforecheck.com) [Winnipeg Jets](https://www.arcticicehockey.com) One goaltender from each division will first take part in an accuracy shooting event. [Calgary Flames](https://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com) [Boston Bruins](https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com) Roberto Luongo will be the goalie that the skaters — all from the Eastern Conference — are trying to score on. [Colorado Avalanche](https://www.milehighhockey.com) [Minnesota Wild](https://www.hockeywilderness.com) At the end, the one with the fastest time takes the prize, which is $30,000 for each event. An accuracy event derived from the rules of blackjack in 2022 has been replaced with something called “Pitch ‘n Puck,” which combines golf and hockey shots on a par-4 hole. The NHL has been trying to mix things up in recent All-Star Skills Competitions to showcase more of the locations at which the events are held.