LAS VEGAS — Connor McDavid had the prospect to make NHL historical past Friday night time — if he had received the quickest skater problem of the annual abilities competitors for a fourth time. However the Oilers star was edged out by the Blues’ Jordan Kyrou, the Kings’ Adrian Kempe and … the Rangers’ Chris Kreider.
Ending in third place, Kreider skated his lap in 13.664 seconds, which isn’t that removed from the 13.509 he recorded in his final look, two years in the past. McDavid, who received from 2017-19, wasn’t far behind, rounding the ice in 13.690 seconds for fourth. In 2020, McDavid got here in second behind the Islanders’ Mathew Barzal with a time of 13.215 seconds.
Slotting in after McDavid, the Avalanche’s Cale Makar accomplished his lap in 13.834 seconds. Winnipeg winger Kyle Connor got here in sixth (13.851), whereas the Pink Wings’ Dylan Larkin completed seventh (14.116) and the Capitals’ Evgeny Kuznetsov got here in final.
Kreider, 30, was the oldest participant within the quickest skater competitors. Whereas Kuznetsov is 29, the remainder of the skaters had been 23-25.
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