RECAP: Oilers 2018 Skills Competition

EDMONTON, AB - Team Orange beat Team White by a score of 20-17 at the 2018 Oilers Skills Competition, presented by Rogers in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,347 people.
View our breakdown of the day event by event below.
Some of the highlights include Connor McDavid winning fastest skater with a time of 13.744, Kris Russell being King of the Shootout, and Matt Benning winning Hardest Shot, clocking 101.5 miles per hour.
ESSENTIAL LINKS
- Visit our Skills Competition Video Channel - View Photo Gallery - Read Inside the Oilers Blogs - Watch the Event Archived on our YouTube Channel

FASTEST SKATER

The team with fastest youth hockey skater was awarded one point, while the three fastest Oilers skaters are awarded points based on how they placed (1st - 3, 2nd - 2, 3rd - 1).
TEAM ORANGE:
Youth Skater: 17.386
Oilers Skaters:
Puljujarvi: 14.094 (3rd - 1 point)
Pakarinen: 14.239
Caggiula: 14.126
Backwards: Auvitu: 16.428
TEAM WHITE: (Awarded 1 point for fastest average)
Youth Skater: 15.922 (1 point)
Oilers Skaters:
Slepyshev: 14.006 (2nd - 2 points)
Nurse: 14.115
McDavid: 13.744 (1st - 3 points)
Backwards: Benning: 16.130 (1 point)
In the backwards skating, the team with the fastest skater was awarded one point, and the team with overall fastest average for the entire event (including backwards lap) was awarded one point.
VIDEOS:
BREAKAWAY CHALLENGE
Players traded chances on net, with the winner of youth skater fan vote being awarded one point. The winner of each Oilers shooter fan vote was awarded one point.
TEAM ORANGE:
Youth Shooter: Ethan Cerone (Awarded 1 point)
Oilers Shooters:
Russell - Tries to go five-hole, denied... On second try, stopped by Montoya's glove (Awarded 1 point)
Kassian - Lights stick on fire, tries to pool-stick it in, bats in with glove... On second shot, denied by Montoya (Awarded 1 point)
Draisaitl - Denied wide... On second try, slap shot from high slot is denied
Maroon - Using football, backhand is denied... On second shot with a puck, fires into side of net

TEAM WHITE:
Youth Shooter: Emric Cadieux
Shooters:
Sekera - Denied by Talbot... On second try, tries to flip over the glove, denied
Letestu - Kick save by Talbot... on second try he loses puck at top of crease
Strome - Between the legs, backhand goes in... On second try, picks puck up on blade but fires right into Talbot (Awarded 1 point)
Cammalleri - Uses a football, scores by bouncing it under Talbot... On second try, denied (Awarded 1 point)
VIDEOS:
SHOOTING ACCURACY
The winning youth hockey team was awarded one point.

TEAM ORANGE:
Oilers Shooters (Awarded 1 point for fastest total):
Klefbom: 11.985
Davidson: 9.375
Draisaitl: 8.936 (Awarded 1 point)
Passers: Russell & Pakarinen

TEAM WHITE:
Youth Shooter: (Awarded 1 point)
Shooters:
Lucic: 28.209
Khaira: 18.478
Letestu: 10.309
Passers: Sekera & Slepyshev
The team with the individual winner was awarded one point. The winner was determined as quickest time to hit all four targets. The team with lowest combined total time was awarded one point.
VIDEOS:
SKILLS CHALLENGE RELAY
The winning team was awarded five points.

TEAM ORANGE:1:40:692 (Awarded 5 points)
One-Timers: Klefbom & Puljujarvi Passer: Davidson
Saucer Pass: Maroon
Puck Control: Caggiula & Kassian
Goalie Goal: Talbot
TEAM WHITE:1:46:996
One-Timers: Nurse & Cammalleri
Saucer Pass: Khaira
Puck Control: Lucic
Goalie Goal: Montoya
VIDEOS:
HARDEST SHOT
The winning youth skater earned one point, while the hardest Oilers individual shot also earned one point. The team with highest average got one point.
TEAM ORANGE:
Youth Hockey Shooter: Kaden Bogden: 29.5, 72.8 (Awarded one point)
Oilers Shooters:
Auvitu: 93.3, 93.4
Klefbom: 99.0, 95.7
Pakarinen: 99.3, 99.4
Maroon: 98.3, 99.3

TEAM WHITE: (Awarded 1 point for highest total)
Youth Hockey Shooter: Gabriel Hegedus: 69.1, 67.0
Oilers Shooters:
Benning: 99.7, 101.5 (Awarded 1 point)
Nurse: 99.9. 100.3
Slepyshev: 98.9, 100.3
Lucic: 99.3, 98.0
VIDEOS:
KING OF THE SHOOTOUT
Each youth skater goal was worth one point, as was each Oilers goal.
TEAM ORANGE:

TEAM WHITE:
VIDEOS:
- King of the Shootout Competition