David Pastrnak isn’t the favorite to win the NHL Skills Competition at All-Star weekend on Friday night in Toronto, but the Bruins star is not far off.
According to the sportsbook at Draft Kings, which is sponsoring the event, Pastrnak is tied for the third-best odds of winning at +800. The winner of the event get $1 million.
Nathan MacKinnon of Colorado and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid were tied for the shortest odds. Both are at +750. Tampa’s Nikita Kucherov is tied with Pastrnak at +800.
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Here’s the rest of the field.
Mathew Barzal (Islanders) +850
Auston Matthews (Toronto) +900
Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton) +900
Quinn Hughes (Vancouver) +900
Elias Pettersson (Vancouver) +900
William Nylander (Toronto) +1100
J.T. Miller (Vancouver) +1100
Each competitor will choose four of six events to amass a score good enough to advance to the next round. According to the NHL they chose:
1. Fastenal NHL Fastest Skater
- William Nylander, TOR
- Quinn Hughes, VAN
- Cale Makar, COL
- Mathew Barzal, NYI
- Connor McDavid, EDM
2. Tim Hortons NHL One-Timers
- Elias Pettersson, VAN
- Nathan MacKinnon, COL
- Leon Draisaitl, EDM
- Nikita Kucherov, TBL
- J.T. Miller, VAN
- Auston Matthews, TOR
- Mathew Barzal, NYI
- David Pastrnak, BOS
3. Scotiabank NHL Passing Challenge
- Nathan MacKinnon, COL
- William Nylander, TOR
- Cale Makar, COL
- Mathew Barzal, NYI
- J.T. Miller, VAN
- Nikita Kucherov, TBL
- Quinn Hughes, VAN
- Connor McDavid, EDM
- Elias Pettersson, VAN
- Auston Matthews, TOR
- Leon Draisaitl, EDM
4. Rogers NHL Hardest Shot
- Auston Matthews, TOR
- Cale Makar, COL
- David Pastrnak, BOS
- J.T. Miller, VAN
- Elias Pettersson, VAN
5. Upper Deck NHL Stick Handling
- Quinn Hughes, VAN
- Connor McDavid, EDM
- Elias Pettersson, VAN
- Nikita Kucherov, TBL
- Leon Draisaitl, EDM
- Nathan MacKinnon, COL
- David Pastrnak, BOS
- Mathew Barzal, NYI
- William Nylander, TOR
6. Cheetos NHL Accuracy Shooting
- Nikita Kucherov, TBL
- Cale Makar, COL
- Connor McDavid, EDM
- Quinn Hughes, VAN
- J.T. Miller, VAN
- David Pastrnak, BOS
- Nathan MacKinnon, COL
- William Nylander, TOR
- Leon Draisaitl, EDM
- Auston Matthews, TOR
The top eight scores will advance to the second round which is the “One-on-One” competition where they choose which goalie they want to shoot on.
The top six move on to the final, which is the “Obstacle Course.”
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