Aho goes 4-for-4, wins Accuracy Shooting at All-Star Skills

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."

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel was second (12.017), going 4-for-5.
"He did awesome," Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry said. "He only missed one and it was high glove."
Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry was third (13.491). Forward Jonathan Marchessault of the host Vegas Golden Knights finished eighth (27.782).
This is the second All-Star appearance for Aho, who was at the 2019 event in San Jose. The All-Star Game and Skills were not held last season because of coronavirus concerns.
"[Aho] was great. Obviously 10 seconds is hard to beat. As soon as I saw that I was like, 'OK, I'm in trouble,'" said Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron, who finished seventh in 20.947. "I was hoping to do a little better, but it was fun. Kudos to him for what he did. I thought the whole night was well done and I had a great time."
Former women's hockey player Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and former NHL defenseman Deryk Engelland were among those who passed pucks to the players shooting.
"It is so different," Aho said. "I'm not going to lie, I was a little nervous going into there, but it was just fun, so it was a cool experience."
NHL.com staff writer Tom Gulitti contributed to this report
RESULTS
Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes, 10.937 seconds
Jake Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins, 12.017
Troy Terry, Anaheim Ducks, 13.491
Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres, 17.205
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames, 17.811
Clayton Keller, Arizona Coyotes, 18.997
Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins, 20.947
Jonathan Marchessault, Vegas Golden Knights, 27.782
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers, 36.543