TORONTO – Connor McDavid won the NHL All-Star Skills competition Friday night, taking home the $1 million prize while showing once again why he is considered the best hockey player in the world.
The reigning and three-time MVP dominated the competition he helped the league and players union revive after thinking in previous years it had become “a little gimmicky, a little out there.” With his assist, it went back to the basics, and McDavid was dominant.
“I thought it was a fun event,” McDavid said.
The Edmonton Oilers captain finished first in the fastest skater, winning that event for the fourth time in his career, and stick-handling and went 4-for-4 in accuracy shooting.