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Not so fast on Gartner being not so fast: Larkin's All-Star Fastest Skater record intrigue

A week ago, Dylan Larkin set the all-time record for the fastest lap at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition with a lap time of 13.172 seconds, beating the previous best from Mike Gartner. Gartner's 13.386 seconds stood for longer than Larkin has been alive before being beaten by the kid.

But lots of people weren't happy with the result because they said Dylan Larkin got a head start that Gartner didn't get and so Larkin's record was tainted. To shut the whiners up, I took a look at Larkin's standing-to-finish lap to get his true lap time.