Skills Competition Rundown

Just thought I'd throw this little piece of info up on how the Skills Competition will play out tonight. The picture featured here is Alexander Ovechkin showing off his new blue visor. I actually like it better than the smoke gray one he used to wear, mainly because the Capitals' colours are/were red, white, and blue. Now if only they would change back to those colours and bring some sense back to the Capitol. I hope Ted Leonsis is reading this.

Puck Control Relay: one goal awarded to winning team; one goal awarded to winning individual's team.

Western Conference - Relay
Brian Rolston - Minnesota Wild
Lubomir Visnovsky - Los Angeles Kings
Teemu Selanne - Anaheim Ducks

Eastern Conference- Relay
Daniel Briere - Barney Rubble Hairpieces
Tomas Kaberle - Toronto Maple Leafs
Martin St. Louis - Tampa Bay Lightning

Individual Race
Jay Bouwmeester - Florida Panthers (East) vs. Rick Nash - Columbus Blue Jackets (West)

Fastest Skater: one goal awarded to fastest skater's team; one goal awarded to team with lower average time.

Western Conference
Patrick Marleau - San Jose Sharks
Bill Guerin - St. Louis Blues
Andy McDonald - Anaheim Ducks

Eastern Conference
Eric Staal - Carolina Hurricanes
Brian Campbell - Barney Rubble Hairpieces
Alexander Ovechkin - Washington Capitals

Shootout - Part One: each goal counts as a goal for the team; goaltenders' goals-against record is combined with the "In The Zone" event to determine the winning goaltender.

Western Conference Shooters
Nicklas Lidstrom - Detroit Red Wings
Bill Guerin - St. Louis Blues
Jonathon Cheechoo - San Jose Sharks
Patrick Marleau - San Jose Sharks

Western Conference Goalie
Marty Turco - Dallas Stars

Eastern Conference Shooters
Brendan Shanahan - New York Rangers
Simon Gagne - Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Staal - Carolina Hurricanes
Daniel Briere - Barney Rubble Hairpieces

Eastern Conference Goalie
Cristobal Huet - Montreal Canadiens

Hardest Shot: one goal awarded to the team with the shooter who has the fastest shot; one goal awarded to the team with the higher average speed.

Western Conference
Philippe Boucher - Dallas Stars
Joe Thornton - San Jose Sharks
Niklas Lidstrom - Detroit Red Wings
Dion Phaneuf - Calgary Flames

Eastern Conference
Brian Rafalski - New Jersey Devils
Dany Heatley - Ottawa Senators
Zdeno Chara - Boston Bruins
Sheldon Souray - Montreal Canadiens

Shootout - Part Two: each goal counts as a goal for the team; goaltenders' goals-against record is combined with the "In The Zone" event to determine the winning goaltender.

Western Conference Shooters
Martin Havlat - Chicago Blackhawks
Teemu Selanne - Anaheim Ducks
Andy McDonald - Anaheim Ducks
Rick Nash - Columbus Blue Jackets

Western Conference Goalie
Miikka Kiprusoff - Calgary Flames

Eastern Conference Shooters
Marian Hossa - Atlanta Thrashers
Martin St. Louis - Tampa Bay Lightning
Justin Williams - Carolina Hurricanes
Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins

Eastern Conference Goalie
Martin Brodeur - New Jersey Devils

Shooting Accuracy: one goal awarded to the most accurate shooter's team; one goal awarded to the team with the least number of shots.

Western Conference
Jonathan Cheechoo - San Jose Sharks
Joe Sakic - Colorado Avalanche
Yanic Perreault - Phoenix Coyotes
Joe Thornton - San Jose Sharks

Eastern Conference
Simon Gagne - Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Staal - Carolina Hurricanes
Marian Hossa - Atlanta Thrashers
Brendan Shanahan - New York Rangers

In The Zone: one goal awarded to the highest-scoring team; goaltenders' goals-against record is combined with the "Shootout" events to determine the winning goaltender.

Round One - East Shooters
Daniel Briere - Barney Rubble Hairpieces
Eric Staal - Carolina Hurricanes
Brian Campbell - Barney Rubble Hairpieces

vs. Marty Turco - Dallas Stars (West goalie)

Round One - West Shooters
Yanic Perreault - Phoenix Coyotes
Rick Nash - Columbus Blue Jackets
Ed Jovanovski - Phoenix Coyotes

vs. Cristobal Huet - Montreal Canadiens (East goalie)

Round Two - East Shooters
Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins
Marian Hossa - Atlanta Thrashers
Brian Campbell - Barney Rubble Hairpieces

vs. Miikka Kiprusoff - Calgary Flames (West goalie)

Round Two - West Shooters
Brian Rolston - Minnesota Wild
Ryan Smyth - Edmonton Oilers
Kimmo Timonen - Nashville Predators

vs. Martin Brodeur - New Jersey Devils (East goalie)

Round Three - East Shooters
Vincent Lecavalier - Tampa Bay Lightning
Alexander Ovechkin - Washington Capitals
Jay Bouwmeester - Florida Panthers

vs. Roberto Luongo - Vancouver Canucks (West goalie)

Round Three - West Shooters
Joe Thornton - San Jose Sharks
Jonathan Cheechoo - San Jose Sharks
Dion Phaneuf - Calgary Flames

vs. Ryan Miller - Barney Rubble Hairpieces (East goalie)

Shootout - Part Three: each goal counts as a goal for the team; goaltenders' goals-against record is combined with the "In The Zone" event to determine the winning goaltender.

Western Conference Shooters
Joe Sakic - Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Smyth - Edmonton Oilers
Brian Rolston - Minnesota Wild
Joe Thornton - San Jose Sharks

Western Conference Goalie
Roberto Luongo - Vancouver Canucks

Eastern Conference Shooters
Dany Heatley - Ottawa Senators
Vincent Lecavalier - Tampa Bay Lightning
Jason Blake - New York Islanders
Alexander Ovechkin - Washington Capitals

Eastern Conference Goalie
Ryan Miller - Barney Rubble Hairpieces

One-On-One Shootout: each goal scored counts towards the team's total; three goals awarded to the highest scoring team.

Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins (East) vs. Roberto Luongo - Vancouver Canucks (West)
Teemu Selanne - Anaheim Ducks (West) vs. Ryan Miller - Barney Rubble Hairpieces (East)