Vegas Golden Knights: Main Takeaways from All-Star Skills Comp

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JANUARY 24: Mark Scheifele #55 of the Winnipeg Jets, Tyler Bertuzzi #59 of the Detroit Red Wings, Nico Hischier #13 of the New Jersey Devils, Tomas Hertl #48 of the San Jose Sharks, Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers, Jonathan Huberdeau #11 of the Florida Panthers Jaccob Slavin #74 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Alex Pietrangelo #27 of the St. Louis Blues take part in the 2020 NHL All-Star Skills competition at Enterprise Center on January 24, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images) /

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ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – JANUARY 24: Mathew Barzal #13 of the New York Islanders competes in the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater during the 2020 NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Enterprise Center on January 24, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) /

2. New Speedster in Town

Let’s be honest from the outset, I think most of us were expecting Connor McDavid to breeze the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater competition on Friday.

After all, the generational talent had won the event in each of the last three years, and the stage was set for the Edmonton Oilers star to reclaim his crown.

However, the field this year featured a host of young studs who can all boast an incredible amount of speed.

And, as it transpired, McDavid was beat out by another elite young star in New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal, who dominated this event.

Barzal put on an absolute clinic with a time of 13.175 seconds, while McDavid came a close second with a time of 13.215.

New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider, who was appearing in his first All-Star Game, impressed too and came third with a superb time of 13.509, making this the most competitive Fastest Skater event for a while.

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