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Watch the full 2020 NHL All-Star Skills Competition including the Elite Women’s 3-on-3 Game

The NHL hosted their All-Star Skills Competition at St. Louis’s Enterprise Center, Friday night. We covered a few newsy items including Tomas Hertl’s Bieber Mask and John Carlson once again hitting triple digits during the Hardest Shot Competition.

For those of you who missed this year’s edition of Skills, you can watch it in full below. I’ve also videos and the results of all of the individual events. I recommend watching the Elite Women’s 3-on-3 Game. It was very entertaining.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin was surprised to learn that his competition for the NHL’s hardest shot was Shea Weber

Whoever decided the lineup for the Hardest Shot Competition did not consult Alex Ovechkin. We know this because of the Russian machine’s reaction when he found out he was matched up against defending champion and owner of the second hardest shot of all-time, Shea Weber.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 years ago

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TJ Oshie and Shea Weber scrap at end of Canada-US game

Washington Capitals forward TJ Oshie is one of the most talented stick-handlers in the NHL, but he’s spent his first two games of the World Cup of Hockey pre-tournament banging bodies from the third line. Friday, Oshie got national attention after hitting Logan Couture head-first into the boards, causing the Canadian forward to leave the game with an upper-body injury.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Flexes After Shooting Puck Over 100 MPH in Hardest Shot Competition (GIF)

While Alex Ovechkin did not have his strongest showing in the Breakaway Challenge, he was awesome in the Hardest Shot competition. Ovechkin posted his fastest attempt ever, 101.4 MPH, which he accomplished twice.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Backstrom Given Match Penalty, Faces Possible Suspension

10:23 p.m. was not a good time for the Washington Capitals on Monday. That’s when the clock hit zero, putting the Caps down 2-1 in their best of seven quarterfinal matchup with the Bruins. But it was also what happened after the whistle that could haunt the team’s postseason chances.

As the final seconds ticked off and the Caps dropped the game 4-3, Boston’s Rich Peverley and Alex Ovechkin got into a scuffle. Coming to the aid of his buddy, Nicklas Backstrom delivered a cross-check up high on the Bruins forward. That’s when the inconsistent officiating of this series — and these playoffs as a whole — once again reared its head. For his infraction — the third called against him in the game — Backstrom was assessed a match penalty.

The video is after the jump.

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By Chris Gordon 11 years ago

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Concussions, Collisions, and More: Our NHL Head-Injury All-Stars

NHL All-Stars Suffering from Concussions and Head Injuries

Special thanks to Gary Bettman for letting the guys out of the Quiet Room long enough for us to snap this pic. Enlarge. (Photo illustration by Ian Oland)

The stars of the All-Star Game were a little less bright this year. Some of the familiar faces that fans expect were absent for reasons that are becoming all too familiar in the modern NHL: head injury. Approximately 85 head injuries have been reported this year, meaning that nearly ten percent of all active players have been injured. 28 of 30 teams have reported at least one head injury, while some franchises have dealt with as many six or seven. With star center Nicklas Backstrom now sitting out due to concussion, the issue has hit close to home for Caps fans.

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Mike Knuble Pregame: Mike, Knuble, Mike Knuble, and Maybe a Sentence about the Nashville Predators

“Kanooblian” by Mark Burrier. See Rare Words for more of Mark’s art.

Mike Knuble will play his 1000th NHL game on Tuesday night. And I get to write the pregamer! Woohoo!

There’s a team. They’re from Nashville. That’s where Steve Earle got busted for dope the first 40 times, and it’s where my girlfriend Hayley Williams lives right now. The Predators are 17-11-4. Their new guitar pick logo is awesome. They beat the Caps 3-1 last month, and their home jerseys harshed my rods and cones. Faith Hill hates Carrie Underwood. The Preds are just barely inside the playoff picture right now. D-man Shea Weber is insanely good (24 points, plus-15) and will get even better. But enough about them, let’s talk Kanooble!

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By Peter Hassett 12 years ago

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Sometimes a good protest comes in T-shirt form.

A few months ago, while Capitals fans and myself eagerly awaited the announcement of the Canadian Olympic Team, we only wanted General Manager Steve Yzerman to say one name. We heard Crosby. We groaned. We heard Brodeur. We nodded. We saw baby pictures. We vomited.

And then Stevie Y announced the Defenseman.

We heard Dan Boyle and Drew Doughty. Then Duncan Keith and Scott Niedermayer. Next was Chris Pronger and Brent Seabrook. And then… the 7th and final defenseman… Shea Weber?

After all the days that have passed since, we here at RMNB have still struggled to understand how Canada’s Best Defenseman, Mike Green, was left off the roster. Even as recently as Friday Night during the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, I professed to Daniel that Mike Green’s Defensive Acumen was at worst an 8 out of 10 – but more realistically a 9. And I said “EASILY” too. This prompted Daniel to investigate my claims as he was quite suspicious. Below are Daniel’s findings. How has Mike Green stacked up against his fellow countrymen and the rest of the NHL this year? See for yourself below the jump. You might be surprised.

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By Ian Oland 14 years ago

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