It has been two years since we've had an NHL Skills Competition, and legal betting is available in many more states than it was in February of 2020.
So yes, you can bet on the Skills Competition. Most sportsbooks have four events listed:
- Fastest Skater
- Accuracy Shooting
- Hardest Shot
- Save Streak
Everything gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday night on ESPN.
Fastest Skater
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | Oilers | -170 |
| Dylan Larkin | Red Wings | +370 |
| Cale Makar | Avalanche | +450 |
| Chris Kreider | Rangers | +900 |
| Kyle Connor | Jets | +1000 |
| Jordan Kyrou | Blues | +1000 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | Capitals | +1500 |
| Adrian Kempe | Kings | +1500 |
*Odds via FanDuel
McDavid won three consecutive fastest skater titles from 2017-2019, but Larkin actually holds the record under this one-lap format — 13.172 seconds — which came in 2016. Matthew Barzal won in 2020 and was just .003 seconds behind Larkin's record.
Makar will be participating for the first time, but don't count him out as he's already shown he's one of the league's fastest players.
Last 5 Winners
- Matthew Barzal
- Connor McDavid
- Connor McDavid
- Connor McDavid
- Dylan Larkin
Accuracy Shooting
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Leon Draisaitl | Oilers | +400 |
| Troy Terry | Ducks | +550 |
| Sebastian Aho | Hurricanes | +550 |
| Jake Guentzel | Penguins | +700 |
| Johnny Gaudreau | Flames | +700 |
| Patrice Bergeron | Bruins | +750 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | Knights | +800 |
| Clayton Keller | Coyotes | +1000 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | Sabres | +1200 |
*Odds via DraftKings
The Accuracy Shooting event seems to have the most randomness of any competition, as we've seen 12 different winners in the last 12 skills competitions.
Prior to that, Jeremy Roenick and Ray Borque dominated this contest for the better part of a decade.
Last 5 Winners
- Jaccob Slavin
- David Pastrnak
- Brock Boeser
- Sidney Crosby
- John Tavares
Hardest Shot
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman | Lightning | -120 |
| Adam Pelech | Islanders | +380 |
| Timo Meier | Sharks | +400 |
| Tom Wilson | Capitals | +550 |
*Odds via DraftKings
This event has had plenty of repeat winners, but the old guard is no longer at the All-Star Game. Zdeno Chara won for five years in a row, then Shea Weber won three consecutive times.
Last 5 Winners
- Shea Weber
- John Carlson
- Alex Ovechkin
- Shea Weber
- Shea Weber
Goalie Save Streak
| Player | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Lightning | +430 |
| Juuse Saros | Predators | +500 |
| Frederik Andersen | Hurricanes | +500 |
| Jack Campbell | Maple Leafs | +500 |
| John Gibson | Ducks | +600 |
| Thatcher Demko | Canucks | +750 |
| Tristan Jarry | Penguins | +750 |
| Cam Talbot | Wild | +950 |
*Odds via FanDuel
Each goaltender faces every shooter from an opposing division during the Breakaway Challenge, and the net-minder with the longest save streak wins. The tiebreaker goes to whoever made the most saves total.
If that's tied, it will go to something called "goalie goals."
Last 3 Winners
- Jordan Binnington
- Henrik Lundqvist
- Marc-Andre Fleury
