East Wins Skills Competition; Wings' Larkin Fastest Skater

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East Wins Skills Competition; Wings' Larkin Fastest Skater 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Sun Jan 31, 2016 7:27 am

Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin won not only the title of fastest skater at this event but set the record for the fastest lap around a full rink. He topped Mike Gartner's  time of 13.386 seconds in 1996 -- months before Larkin was born.

Hometown favorite, Predators captain Shea Weber, won the hardest shot at 108.1 mph.

The Eastern Conference won the skills competition 29-12, giving John Tavares and Jaromir Jagr the choice as captains of which period to play their semifinal game Sunday in the All-Star Game. They chose the first period for the 3-on-3 competition. 

Via ESPN.com

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