The Skills Competition kicked off the on-ice portion of 2016 All Star Weekend tonight. The Skills competition features the Eastern Conference All Stars, captained by John Tavares and Jaromir Jagr, taking on the Western Conference All Stars, captained by Patrick Kane and John Scott. Each All Star competed in at least one of the six events tonight:
·Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater
·Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge
·DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting
·Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay
·AMP Energy NHL Hardest Shot
·Discover NHL Shootout
Brandon Saad, the lone Blue Jacket representative, was tabbed by Tavares to skate in the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater competition.