Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting Recap

SAN JOSE -- David Pastrnak said it was a painful triumph for him in the Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting at the 2019 SAP NHL All-Star Skills at SAP Center on Friday.

The Boston Bruins forward hit five targets in 11.309 seconds, besting Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, who had a time of 12.693 seconds, but the victory cost Pastrnak both financially and emotionally.
Pastrnak went out to dinner Thursday with New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal and the two players agreed to evenly split whatever prize money each won. Pastrnak won $25,000 for his victory and Barzal finished third in his only event, the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater.
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"While I was doing this deal, I didn't even think of me winning, I thought maybe he would win because he is pretty fast," Pastrnak said, laughing. "I only saw a win in there and I kind of lost."
The discomfort didn't stop there for Pastrnak.
This season, the NHL put faces of various All-Star players on the targets each shooter had to hit. Pastrnak was one of the targets, located in the top left corner.
"That hurt when it my face to be honest," Pastrnak said. "I could feel it every time I got hit by the other guys."

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The shooters had a lot of fun with the faces on the targets.
"I think I was bottom right on the other [net] and I was watching the guys hit me," Letang said.
Although Pastrnak, the first shooter, posted the time to beat, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews, who finished last with a time of 31.256, stole the show when he peeled off his jersey to reveals a Maple Leafs All-Star jersey with "Marleau" on the nameplate.
The crowd went wild over the tribute to Patrick Marleau, who played with the Sharks from 1997-2017 before signing as a free agent with Toronto on July 2, 2017.
Matthews came up with the idea when he was having dinner with his family Thursday.
"Lucky enough they were able to make up a jersey quick this morning and have it ready for me when I went out there," Matthews said.
It was appreciated by the fans and the Sharks players on the ice, especially Joe Pavelski (who took place in the event) and Brent Burns, who took a picture with Matthews in the jersey on the ice.
"Probably should have turned him around," Pavelski said. "We just wanted the number on the back. No, it was pretty cool. Patty means a lot. Just about everyone who's come through this organization, he's left his mark. Incredible person. I think it was pretty cool for him to do that.
Forwards Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning), Kyle Palmieri, (New Jersey Devils), and Blake Wheeler (Winnipeg Jets), and defenseman Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings) also competed.
NHL Accuracy Shooting is a timed event where a shooter is positioned 25 feet from the goal line and shoots pucks at five LED targets located in the net. The targets randomly light up for three seconds and are taken out of the sequencing. The clock stops when the player has successfully hit all five targets.

Results

David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins, 11.309 seconds
Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins, 12.693
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings, 13.591
Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks, 14.423
Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets, 18.585
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning, 19.706
Kyle Palmieri, New Jersey Devils, 20.209
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, 31.256