NHL All-Star Skills Competition 2024: Results, Winners, Highlights and Reaction | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid is the winner of the 2024 All-Star Skills Competition.

McDavid took first place in the fastest skater, stick handling, accuracy shooting and obstacle course events Friday night to win the $1 million prize.

B/R Open Ice @BR_OpenIce

McDavid wins the All-Star Skills Competition 🔥<br><br>And $1M 🤑 <a href="">

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar finished the competition in second place, with the Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews and William Nylander close behind. The New York Islanders' Mat Barzal came in fifth.

The Vancouver Canucks' J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, Colorado Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon, Boston Bruins' David Pastrnak and Oilers' Leon Draisaitl rounded out the top ten, followed by the Canucks' Quinn Hughes and Tampa Bay Lightning's Nikita Kucherov.

If you couldn't tune in Friday night, here's a recap of the eight events that led to McDavid's victory.

Fastenal NHL Fastest Skater

1. Connor McDavid: 13.408 seconds
2. Mathew Barzal: 13.519 seconds
3. Quinn Hughes: 14.088 seconds
4. Cale Makar: 14.089 seconds
5. William Nylander: 14.164 seconds

ESPN @espn

Connor McDavid wins Fastest Skater with a time of 13.408 seconds 💨 <a href="">

McDavid's 13.408-second lap around the rink marked the fourth time in his career he has won the challenge, making this first victory an easy bet for hockey fans.

Taco Bella @bellathetaco

We didn't need to see McDavid skate to know he'd be the fastest

Cardboard Cats @HousecatsNSH

Very shocked to hear that McDavid is the fastest skater. Who could have seen this coming

The Oilers star hit a cone but still edged out Mat Barzal for the fastest time on the ice.

He did not, however, beat the record of 13.175 seconds Barzal set at the event in 2020.

rea @ohtanisles

mcdavid didn't beat mat's time in 2020 so mat is still the fastest skater idc

Tim Hortons NHL One Timers

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and injured Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard, who has not played since suffering a fractured jaw on Jan. 5, were passers for this event.

Chicago Blackhawks @NHLBlackhawks

1 like = 1 we're happy to see Connor <a href="">

Down Goes Brown @DownGoesBrown

I wonder if Bedard is nervous, passing the puck to actual NHL players for the first time in his life.

1. Nathan MacKinnon, from Bedard: 23 points
2. David Pastrnak, from Bedard: 22 points
3. Leon Draisaitl, from Crosby: 22 points
4. Elias Pettersson, from Crosby: 20 points
5. Nikita Kucherov, from Crosby: 19 points
6. J.T Miller, from Crosby: 18 points
7. Mathew Barzal, from Bedard: 17 points
8. Auston Matthews, from Crosby: 15 points

A video review was needed to determine this one after Pastrnak originally declared the winner.

Sportsnet @Sportsnet

Nathan MacKinnon is your One-Timer winner. 🏆<a href="">#NHLAllStar</a> | <a href="">@Avalanche</a> <a href="">

Scotiabank NHL Passing Challenge

1. Elias Pettersson: 25 points
2. Cale Makar: 23 points
3. Mathew Barzal: 21 points
4. Auston Matthews: 19 points
5. William Nylander: 16 points
6. Quinn Hughes: 15 points
7. Nathan MacKinnon: 13 points
8. Connor McDavid: 12 points
9. Leon Draisaitl: 12 points
10. J.T. Miller: 7 points
11. Nikita Kucherov: 5 points 

Sportsnet @Sportsnet

Elias Pettersson is your Passing Challenge Champion. 🫡<a href="">#NHLAllStar</a> | <a href="">@Canucks</a> <a href="">

The challenge involved skaters slowly circling the rink and aiming the puck at targets. It was not the most thrilling event of the night for fans.

Alex Seixeiro @AlexSeixeiro

The passing challenge is legit putting me to sleep.

Steve Warne @SteveWarneMedia

The Passing Challenge was the dullest thing I've ever seen at an NHL all star game. And that's saying something.

Rogers NHL Hardest Shot

1. Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche: 102.5 mph
   
2. J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks: 102.3 mph
   
3. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks: 98.4 mph
   
4. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs: 96.22 mph
5. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins: 95.27 mph

Sportsnet @Sportsnet

IT'S CALE MAKAR! 🗣️<br><br>The <a href="">@Avalanche</a> defender is the <a href="">@Rogers</a> <a href="">@NHL</a> Hardest Shot winner. 👏 <a href="">

Makar is the first player in Avalanche and Nordiques franchise history to win the competition, according to NHL PR. Auston Matthews was impressed with Makar's 102.5 miles-per-hour blast.

B/R Open Ice @BR_OpenIce

Matthews' reaction to Makar's 102mph shot is too good 🤣 <a href="">

Meanwhile, all Canucks center J.T. Miller cared about was shooting faster than teammate Elias Pettersson. He succeeded by hitting a 102.3 mph blast over Pettersson's 98.4 mph shot.

"Made my night. That's worth a million bucks to me," Miller said about beating Pettersson, per NHL.com's Dan Rosen and Bill Price.

Upper Deck NHL Stick Handling

1. Connor McDavid: 25.755
2. Mathew Barzal: 26.929
3. William Nylander: 27.272
4. Nathan MacKinnon: 27.715
5. Leon Draisaitl: 28.677
6. Quinn Hughes: 29.038
7. Elias Pettersson: 29.526 (wiped out)
8. David Pastrnak: 38.488
9. Nikita Kucherov: 44.178

Sportsnet @Sportsnet

Connor McDavid wins his second event of the night during the Stick Handling Challenge. 🙌<a href="">#NHLAllStar</a> | <a href="">@EdmontonOilers</a> <a href="">

The Toronto crowd was not impressed with Nikita Kucherov's effort in the event:

B/R Open Ice @BR_OpenIce

Kucherov hearing it from the fans and he gives a little wave 😭 <a href="">

Annie O'D⚡️ @sweetannieod

Nikita Kucherov in the Skills Competition <a href="">

Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski

I have never seen an NHL All-Star actively troll fans with this apathy until tonight, so don't tell me there's nothing new in this event.

Cheetos NHL Accuracy Shooting

PWHL players Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull, as well as former Maple Leafs Steve Thomas and Doug Gilmour, were passers for this event.

1. Connor McDavid: 9.158 seconds
2. Auston Matthews: 9.341 seconds
3. J.T. Miller: 13.587 seconds
4. William Nylander: 14.099 seconds
5. Quinn Hughes: 14.815 seconds
6. Nathan MacKinnon: 15.958 seconds
7. Nikita Kucheov: 16.46 seconds
8. Cale Makar: 19.069 seconds
9. David Pastrnak: 19.67 seconds
10. Leon Draisaitl: 46.089 seconds

Edmonton Oilers @EdmontonOilers

4/4 in 9.158 🤯<br><br>McDavid picks up another one with the Accuracy Shooting title 🎯<a href="">@Rogers</a> | <a href="">#NHLAllStar</a> <a href="">

It was not lost on the fans present in Toronto that Pastrnak finished the event in 19.67 seconds. That's a number Leafs fans know well as the last year the team won the Stanley Cup.

Roland @RolandCreative

Bit of irony with Bruin David Pastrnak having a time of 19.67 in an all star game in Toronto

Draisaitl, Pastrnak, Hughes and Kucherov were eliminated from the skills competition following the event.

In other news, McDavid was handed a giant bag of Cheetos, and Bedard chatted with a player he grew up watching.

Hailey Salvian @hailey_salvian

Here's Connor McDavid with the Cheeto guy <a href="">

Mark Lazerus @MarkLazerus

Sidney Crosby just slid over to chat up Connor Bedard, who grew up idolizing Crosby. <a href="">

Honda/Hyundai One-On-One

The Los Angeles Kings' Cam Talbot, Vancouver Canucks' Thatcher Demko, Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman, New York Rangers' Igor Shesterkin, Winnipeg Jets' Connor Hellebuyck, Dallas Stars' Jake Oettinger, Colorado Avalanche's Alexandar Georgiev and Florida Panthers' Sergei Bobrovsky were goaltenders for this event.

1. William Nylander vs. Talbot: 9 points
2. Auston Matthew vs. Demko: 7 points
3. J.T Miller vs. Swayman: 6 points
4. Mathew Barzal vs. Shesterkin: 6 points
5. Cale Maker vs. Hellebuyck: 4 points
6. Elias Pettersson vs. Oettinger: 3 points
7. Connor McDavid vs. Georgiev: 3 points
8. Nathan MacKinnon vs. Bobrovsky: 2 points

For this event, players had to choose one goaltender to take shots against for 60 seconds. Nylander won after saying he had selected Kings goaltender Cam Talbot "because he's standing right in front of me."

Rob Williams @RobTheHockeyGuy

Nylander should have said he's picking Cam Talbot because the Kings have been garbage for the past month

Bobrovsky then earned $100,000 for holding MacKinnon to just two points.

Florida Panthers @FlaPanthers

🚨 GOALIE HIGH FIVE LINE ALERT 🚨 <a href="">

Pettersson and MacKinnon were eliminated following the event.

Pepsi Obstacle Course

1. Connor McDavid: 40.606 seconds
2. Cale Makar: 43.435 seconds
3. Auston Matthews: 47.271 seconds
4. William Nyander: 49.065 seconds
5. J.T Miller: 49.351 seconds
6. Matthew Barzal: 1 minute 16 seconds

The obstacle course involved puck-handling, shooting at tiny nets and slaloming through a set of inflatable cans in what was arguably the toughest event of the night.

Kevin Negandhi @KevinNegandhi

This obstacle course in the NHL skills competition is no joke. Guys are gassed.

McDavid cleared the course in under 41 seconds to take home the overall prize after helping the NHL design the format of the 2024 competition.

JEFF @jeffisrael25

Connor McDavid winning the skills competition he set up <a href="">

Dimitri Filipovic @DimFilipovic

McDavid winning the skills competition <a href="">

The 2024 NHL All-Star game will take place with four teams battling in a three-on-three format beginning 3 p.m. ET Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.