Athletistic / Hockey. Last night, skill competitions took place in Toronto (Canada) dedicated to the NHL All-Star Game. In total, eight competitions took place.
12 hockey players were pre-selected by the league to participate in the competitions, each having tried out in four of the six starting competitions. According to the results of the preliminary round, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov took the last place, scoring only 0.5 points. In addition to the Russian, Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak (4.5 points each) and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes (4 points) failed to score. cross the qualification barrier.
The winner of the skills competition was ultimately Edmonton captain Connor McDavid. For this he earned $1 million.
Nikita Kucherov has scored 85 (32+53) points in the goal+assist system in 49 games this NHL season and is the top scorer in the regular season.
Source: Sport

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