LAS VEGAS -- Sebastian Aho got some advice from Carolina Hurricanes teammate Jaccob Slavin to win the Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting at the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook at T-Mobile Arena on Friday.
"Actually, he gave me a couple tips, but it was a little different because they had all the pucks in the middle," Aho said. "So he just told me shoot as fast as you can, don't stress too much if you miss one or not. I was thinking about that, but they gave us passes instead."
The forward didn't miss anything, hitting the four targets in as many shots in 10.937 seconds. Slavin, a defenseman, won the event with a time of 9.505 seconds at the 2020 NHL All-Star Skills in St. Louis.
"I don't know if he's gone 4-for-4 on me. Hopefully not," Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen said of Aho. "Obviously he's a good shooter, so when you give time to settle down a puck like that, I think he's going to be pretty accurate."
Nine players participated in the event, with each taking shots at four targets located at the corners of a net 25 feet away.
"I guess you practice every day on guys like [Andersen], and it's not easy," Aho said. "I definitely think it's easier to hit those targets than to [shoot it] past those goalies."