Facts and Figures: McDavid wins fastest skater for third straight year

Connor McDavid became the first player to
win the Bridgestone Fastest Skater competition
three times at the 2019 SAP NHL All-Star Skills at SAP Center in San Jose on Friday.

The Edmonton Oilers center, a three-time all-star, recorded the fastest lap in the event (13.378 seconds) to win for the third consecutive year.
Sergei Fedorov (1992 and 1994), Mike Gartner (1993 and 1996), Peter Bondra (1997 and 1999), Sami Kapanen (2000 and 2002) and Scott Niedermeyer (1998 and 2004) are the only other players to have won the title more than once.
Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel, a two-time all-star, was the second-fastest skater in Friday's competition, with a time of 13.582, and New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal, making his first all-star appearance, finished third with a time of 13.780.
Kendall Coyne Schofield of the United States Women's National Team replaced injured Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon to become the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Skills. She finished seventh out of eight skaters at 14.346 seconds.

Go Johnny go

Johnny Gaudreau won the Gatorade NHL Puck Control for the second consecutive year.
The Calgary Flames forward skated the course in 27.045 seconds. Gaudreau, a five-time all-star, won last year in Tampa with a time of 24.650.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane finished second at 28.611 seconds. Kane is making his eighth all-star appearance, most of any player this year.
Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux, a six-time all-star, had a time of 30.270 seconds and finished in third place.

Age just a number for Lundqvist

Henrik Lundqvist was the oldest player taking part in the 2019 all-star skills (36 years, 329 days), but that didn't stop him from
winning the Ticketmaster NHL Save Streak competition
.
The New York Rangers goalie, a five-time all-star, made 12 consecutive saves before Sabres forward Jeff Skinner, making his second all-star appearance, ended Lundqvist's streak with a goal on the 13th shot.

Andrei Vasilevskiy finished second with eight saves. The Tampa Bay Lightning goalie appeared in his second all-star weekend.
Devan Dubnyk of the Minnesota Wild, a three-time all-star, made seven saves and finished in third place.

Carlson hard to beat

John Carlson won the
SAP NHL Hardest Shot title
with a speed of 102.8 miles per hour.

The Washington Capitals defenseman, who led League defensemen with 68 points (15 goals, 53 assists) in 2017-18 and is fourth this season with 47 points (eight goals, 39 points), was one of 13 first-time all-stars at the skills competition. Joining Carlson on that list were defensemen Thomas Chabot (Ottawa Senators) and Miro Heiskanen (Dallas Stars), centers Barzal, Sebastian Aho (Carolina Hurricanes), Clayton Keller (Arizona Coyotes), Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers), Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Canucks) and Mark Scheifele (Winnipeg Jets) and forwards David Pastrnak (Boston Bruins), Kyle Palmieri (New Jersey Devils), Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen (each of the Avalanche).
San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns, a six-time all-star, finished second in the hardest shot competition at 100.6 MPH. Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones, a two-time all-star, finished third at 99.4 MPH.

First time charm for Pastrnak, Draisaitl

Carlson was not the only first-time participant to win an event on Friday.
Pastrnak won the Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting
competition and
Draisaitl captured the Enterprise NHL Premier Passer title
.
Pastrnak, who leads the Bruins with 27 goals, hit all five targets in 11.309 seconds. Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, a five-time all-star, finished second at 12.693 and Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, making his fifth all-star appearance, was third with a time of 13.591 seconds.
Draisaitl had a winning time of 1:09.088 to beat runner-up and fellow first-time all-star Aho, who finished at 1:18.530. St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly, making his second all-star appearance, was third with a time of 1:25.897.