This timed relay event - involving seven skaters and one goalie from each team - will consist of four relays with five challenges each: (1) One Timers, with three shooters and one passer per team; (2) Passing, with one passer per team; (3) Puck Control, with one skater per team; (4) Stick-Handling, with one skater per team; and(5) Goalie Goals, with one goalie per team.
Each skill must be completed before moving on to the next challenge with the exception of one timers (a maximum of 30 seconds will be allocated), passing (a maximum of 45 seconds will be allocated) and goalie goals (a maximum of 30 seconds will be allocated). The goal is to finish all five challenges faster than the opponent.
There will be two heats:
Central Division vs. Pacific Division
One Timers:Keith, Suter, Tarasenko vs. Pavelski, Kesler, Carter
Passing: Toews vs. Doughty
Puck Control: Seguin vs. Fowler
Stick-Handling:Kane vs. Gaudreau
Goalie Goals: Dubnyk vs. Smith
Atlantic Division vs. Metropolitan Division
One Timers:Karlsson, Trocheck, Okposo vs. S. Jones, Ovechkin, Simmonds
Passing:Nielsen vs. Tavares
Puck Control: Marchand vs. Faulk
Stick-Handling:Matthews vs. Crosby
Goalie Goals:Price vs. Holtby
Points Available: 3 - The team with the fastest time in each heat scores one point; the team with the fastest overall time scores one bonus point.