All-Star Skills Competition Live Blog

NHL.com's Shawn P. Roarke was high atop Amalie Arena and following the action in the six skills events - the Enterprise NHL Fastest Skater, the Dunkin' Donuts NHL Passing Challenge, the GEICO NHL Save Streak, the Gatorade NHL Puck Control Relay, the PPG NHL Hardest Shot and the Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting.
The individual winner of each event earned $25,000.
Follow all the Skills Competition action here:

\[RELATED: Complete Skills Competition Results\]

Boeser wins Accuracy Shooting

Vancouver Canucks rookie Brock Boeser
won the final event of the evening
, the Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting, much to the dismay of the home crowd.
Boeser hit five targets in 11.136, defeating New Jersey Devils forward Brian Boyle, who finished second with a time of 11.626 and Tampa Bay Lighting Steven Stamkos, who finished fifth with a time of 21.923.
Boyle, who played for the Lightning from 2014-17 and was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia before the season, got a huge ovation every time his named was mentioned.
The Accuracy Shooting ended what was a raucous day in Tampa, setting the stage for the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVA Sports)

Participants:
Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks, 11.136
Brian Boyle, New Jersey Devils 11.626
James Neal, Vegas Golden Knights, 14.262
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, 15.851
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning, 21.923
Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets 22.531
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins, 44.692
Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings, 50.844

Ovechkin wins Hardest Shot

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin
won the PPG NHL Hardest Shot
with a shot of 101.3 mph, the only of the five competitors to top 100 mph.
Having already registered the hardest shot with his first attempt (98.8), Ovechkin won the competition with his second shot.
Ovechkin is the first forward to win the competition since Sergei Fedorov of the Detroit Red Wings in 2002.
Montreal defenseman Shea Weber had won the past three seasons, but is injured this season.
Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara holds the record with a shot at 108.8 mph, set in 2012.
Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban finished second (98.7).

Participants:
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals - 98.8; 101.3
P.K. Subban, Nashville Predators - 95.5; 98.7
John Klingberg, Dallas Stars - 96.6; 97.6
Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks - 88.0; 92.4
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning - 95.2; 95.9

Gaudreau wins Puck Control Relay

Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau won the third event in four tries for the Pacific Division, t
aking the Gatorade NHL Puck Control Relay
in a time of 24.650.
John Tavares of the New York Islanders finished second with a time of 28.242.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, going last, appeared to have a chance defeat Gaudreau, but had issues on the last gate, and finished with a time of 32.792.
Gaudreau joined Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights (GEICO NHL Save Streak) and Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers (NHL Enterprise Fastest Skater) as the other winners from the Pacific Division through four events.

Participants:
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames - 24.650
John Tavares, New York Islanders - 28.242
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers - 29.220
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks -32.792
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers - 33.233
Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators - 37.417
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars - 39.078
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs - 44.344

Fleury wins Save Streak

Vegas Golden Knights goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury was the first winner of the GEICO NHL Save Streak
, making 14 straight stops to edge Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, who had 13.
With 'Let It Go' from 'Frozen' blaring in the arena, Fleury, facing the Atlantic Division, stole the show. His streak ended when Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored the second time through the lineup.

Players from each division shot in numerical order, lowest to highest, with the divisional captain shooting ninth. A goalie's round could not end with a save -- if the divisional captain's shot is saved, the goalie will continue to face shooters until a goal is scored.

Participants:
Marc-Andre Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights, vs. Atlantic Division, 14
Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators vs. Metropolitan Division, 13
Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers vs. Central Division, 5
Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets vs. Pacific Division, 3
Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Central Division, 3

Pietrangelo wins Passing Challenge

Alex Pietrangelo of the St. Louis Blues
won the Dunkin Donuts NHL Passing Challenge
, a new event in the Skills Competition.
Pietrangelo, who had a winning time of 46.610, and Eric Staal of the Minnesota Wild (54.679) were the only players to finish in under one minute.

The players had to complete three skills -- Target Passing, Give and Go and Mini Nets - in the least amount of time.
The first player to try the event, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, struggled mightily, finishing in 1:39.562.
Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings, who went last, finished last with a time of 1:47.415.

Participants:
Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues, 46.610
Eric Staal, Minnesota Wild, 54.679
Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins, 1:00.015
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes, 1:04.530
Brayden Schenn, St. Louis Blues 1:05.951
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers, 1:07.419
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning, 1:39.562
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings, 1:47.415

McDavid wins Fastest Skater

Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid
defended his Fastest Skater title.
In the first event of the competition, McDavid turned in a lap of 13.454 to edge out Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point (13.579).
McDavid and Point were the two skaters to turn in sub 14-second laps.
McDavid won the 2017 Fastest Skater with a time of 13.020.

Each of the eight skaters was timed for one full lap around the rink and could not start any further than three feet behind the start line located on the penalty box side of the center red line.

Participants:
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers - 13.454 seconds
Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning - 13.579 seconds

Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres - 13.828 seconds
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche - 14.056 seconds
Rickard Rakell, Anaheim Ducks - 14.181 seconds
Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets - 14.250 seconds
Noah Hanifin, Carolina Hurricanes - 14.317 seconds
Josh Bailey, New York Islanders - 14.413 seconds

6:45 p.m. ET

It's been a crazy day here, and the hockey hasn't even started.
Earlier,
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman had to rescue the Stanley Cup
, which had been stolen by pirates, during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest. A key to the city was given to the pirates to get the trophy back.

The festive atmosphere carried into Amalie Arena, where the fans were fired up for the start of the skills competition.