Despite telling WEEI Thursday that he would rather watch from the stands, David Pastrnak will be participating in the NHL’s new Shooting Stars challenge at the skills competition tonight in St. Louis.
The 23-year-old winger will join eight other NHL All-Stars and players from the women’s United States and Canadian All-Star teams in the contest. Participants will stand behind the goal on a platform that rises 30 feet above the ice and shoot pucks at different targets. Each target is assigned a point value. The player who collects the most points through seven shots will be crowned the winner.