New NHL All-Star Skills Format to Feature $1 Million Winner-Take-All Prize
2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook to Showcase 12 Select Players Competing in Eight Skills Events
The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced details for the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook, which will take place at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 2 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto during the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend. A revamped format for the NHL All-Star Skills will feature 12 NHL All-Stars competing for points in eight events, with the NHL All-Star who accumulates the most points taking home a prize of $1 million (USD).
Each Player will compete in four of the first six events listed below, earning points for their respective finish in each event.
- 1. Fastenal NHL Fastest Skater
- 2. Rogers NHL Hardest Shot
- 3. Upper Deck NHL Stick Handling
- 4. NHL One Timers
- 5. NHL Passing Challenge
- 6. Cheetos NHL Accuracy Shooting
- 7. Honda NHL Shootout (top 8 point-earners advance)
- 8. Pepsi NHL Obstacle Course (top 6 point-earners advance)
The top eight point-earners will advance to the seventh event of the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: the Honda NHL Shootout, where each Player will choose which goalie they shoot against. Following the Honda NHL Shootout, the top six point-earners will advance to the eighth and final event: the Pepsi NHL Obstacle Course, where the point totals are doubled.
| Points Breakdown – 2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook | |
| First Seven Events | Pepsi NHL Obstacle Course |
| 1st – 5 points | 1st – 10 points |
| 2nd – 4 points | 2nd – 8 points |
| 3rd – 3 points | 3rd – 6 points |
| 4th – 2 points | 4th – 4 points |
| 5th – 1 point | 5th – 2 points |
| 6th – 0 points | 6th – 0 points |
The NHL All-Star with the most points accumulated after the eight events will be crowned the winner of the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook and will earn $1 million.
The 2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook will take place at 7 p.m. ET and be broadcast exclusively on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada, and on ESPN and ESPN+ in the United States.
More details on the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook, including complete descriptions of each event and how participants will be determined, will be announced when available.
The 2024 NHL® All-Star Weekend will be hosted by the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena, and will include NHL All-Star Thursday on Feb. 1, NHL All-Star Skills™ presented by DraftKings Sportsbook on Friday, Feb. 2, and the Honda (U.S.) / Rogers (Canada) NHL® All-Star Game on Saturday, Feb. 3. In addition, the 2024 NHL All-Star Fan Vote presented by MassMutual will return in January, enabling fans to select 12 Players to complete the All-Star rosters.