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Here are the events the NHL’s All-Stars will participate in at the skills competition

2016 Honda NHL All-Star Skill Competition - Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay

NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 30: Tyler Seguin #91 of the Dallas Stars competes in the Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay during the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Skill Competition at Bridgestone Arena on January 30, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Sanford Myers/Getty Images)

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The NHL’s All-Star weekend in Los Angeles is here, and the festivities all begin on Friday night with the unveiling of the top-100 players in NHL history.

On Saturday, the NHL’s current All-Stars hit the ice to show off their talents in the Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition as the teams from the four divisions go head-to-head.

This year’s competition includes many of the events you’re familiar with from previous years, as well as one new event.

Looking at the roster of participants the must-see events would seem to be the hardest shot competition that will feature an Alex Ovechkin vs. Shea Weber matchup (P.K. Subban is also in that event), as well as a fastest skater heat that will see Nathan MacKinnon go up against Connor McDavid.

Below is the complete roster for all of the skills competition events, as well as a brief description of each event.

Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay

Event: Seven skaters and a goalie from each team compete in five challenges that include one-timers, passing puck control, stick-handling and a goalie goals. Each skill must be completed by the player responsible for it before the next player can attempt theirs. The team with fasted time in each heat wins one point, while the team with the fastest overall time gets a bonus point.

The participants

Central Division

One timers: Duncan Keith, Ryan Suter, Vladimir Tarasenko

Passer: Nathan MacKinnon

Passing: Jonathan Toews

Puck Control: Tyler Seguin

Stick-handling: Patrick Kane

Goalie Goals: Devan Dubnyk

Pacific Division

One timers: Joe Pavelski, Ryan Kesler, Jeff Carter

Passer: Bo Horvat

Passing: Drew Doughty

Puck Contro: Cam Fowler

Stick-handling: Johnny Gaudreau

Goalie Goals: Mike Smith

Atlantic Division

One timers: Erik Karlson, Vincent Trocheck, Kyle Okposo

Passer: Victor Hedman

Passing: Frans Nielsen

Puck Control: Brad Marchand

Stick-handling: Auston Matthews

Goalie goalis: Carey Price

Metropolitan Division

One timers: Seth Jones, Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Simmonds

Passer: Ryan McDonagh

Passing: John Tavares

Puck Control: Justin Faulk

Stick-handling: Sidney Crosby

Goalie goals: Braden Holtby
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Honda NHL Four Line Challenge

Event: This is a new event at the 2017 skills competition. Here is the official description from the NHL:

Each shooter will shoot from one of four shooting positions; near blue line, center line, far blue line and far goal line. The first shooter from each team takes two shots from the near blue line in an attempt to score goals in either the upper left or upper right corner of the net. Successful shots score one point for their team. The second shooter from each team takes two shots from center ice in an attempt to score goals in one of the four corners of the net. Successful shots in the lower corners score one point and successful shots in the upper corners score three points for their team. The third shooter from each team takes two shots from the far blue line in an attempt to score a goal in one of the four corners of the net or the five hole. Successful shots in the lower corners or five hole score one point and successful shots in the upper corners score five points for their team. The fourth shooter from each team takes two shots from the far goal line in an attempt to score a goal in the five hole. Successful shots score 10 points for their team. Captains can substitute the fourth shooter with a goalie. A successful shot by a goalie is awarded 20 points for their team.

The team with the most points at the end earns a point for their team.

The participants

Atlantic Division: Central Division: Ryan Suter, Tyler Seguin, P.K. Subban, Nathan MacKinnon

Pacific Division: Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns, Ryan Kesler, Bo Horvat

Atlantic Division: Nikita Kucherov, Erik Karlsson, Vincent Trocheck, Shea Weber

Metropolitan Division: Ryan McDonagh, Wayne Simmonds, Taylor Hall, Seth Jones
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DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting

The Event: Two players from each team will attempt to hit four 15-inch diameter targets located in each corner of the net. The shooter to hit all four targets in the shortest time period wins. The winner from each match up earns a point for their team, while the player that wins with the fastest overall time gets a bonus point. If anybody beats Daniel Sedin’s record of hitting all four targets in 7.3 records they also earn their team an additional bonus point.

The participants

Atlantic Division vs. Metropolitan Division

Kyle Okposo vs. John Tavares

Auston Matthews vs. Sidney Crosby

Central Division vs. Pacific Division

Patrik Laine vs. Connor McDavid

Patrick Kane vs. Jeff Carter
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Bridgestone NHL Faster Skater

The event: The track for the head-to-head races is the rink split in half lengthways. The skater with the fastest time in the head-to-head races will skate a full lap of the outside of the rink in an attempt to break Dylan Larkin’s record of 13.172 seconds. The winner of each match scores one point, the team with the fastest skater scores a bonus, and if anybody breaks Dylan Larkin’s record their team will be awarded a bonus point.

The participants

Atlantic Division vs. Metropolitan Division

Brad Marchand vs. Cam Atkinson

Nikita Kucherov vs. Taylor Hall

Central Division vs. Pacific Division

Vladimir Tarasenko vs. Bo Horvat

Nathan MacKinnon vs. Connor McDavid
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Oscar Mayer NHL Hardest Shot

The Event: Pretty self explanatory. Who can shoot the puck the hardest?

The participants

Atlantic Division vs. Metropolitan Division

Victor Hedman vs. Seth Jones

Shea Weber vs. Alex Ovechkin

Central Division vs. Pacific Division

Patrik Laine vs. Brent Burns

P.K. Subban vs. Drew Doughty
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Discover NHL Shootout

The event: The nine skaters and two goaltenders from the top scoring team in each conference will participate, with the captains of each team picking an additional player from the losing team, designated as “discover puck players,” in each conference to participate. Each goal scored will count for one point, while goals scored by “discover puck players” will count as two points.

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