NASHVILLE -- Red Wings rookie forward Dylan Larkin is the fastest skater in the history of the NHL All-Star Skills competition.
Larkin, 19, took advantage of the opportunity he earned to best the record held by Mike Gartner, finishing his lap in 13.172 seconds during the Fastest Skater competition that opened the 2016 NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Saturday.
"I really went into the last lap and said I was going to give it all I had, why not just go for it," Larkin said
Gartner's record of 13.386 seconds, set at the 1996 NHL All-Star Game, had stood for two decades.