But wait, there's more: His shootout move had the puck literally sticking to his stick blade, defying gravity as he spun around and scored.
"Gibby double-folded it, so I couldn't see at all, actually," said Zegras. He also had Anaheim teammate John Gibson blindfold him before the shot attempt. It wouldn't be Trevor Zegras if it didn't get a little extra. He had NHL mascots throw dodgeballs at him during his shootout attempt. Like any 20-year-old would, he used the opportunity to pay homage to the 2004 sports comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story." Zegras skated out dressed as Vince Vaughn's character, Peter La Fleur of the Average Joes. Zegras wasn't voted into the All-Star Game, but the NHL invited him to take part in the skills competition thanks to the rookie's highlight-reel lacrosse goals and behind-the-net lob pass this season. Ovechkin's reaction, over Twitter? "Not bad!" "I only found out yesterday that I was going to do this challenge, so I got an idea from the NHL people that this was something that I could do," said Kaprizov, through an interpreter. Kaprizov honored him by taking his shootout attempt in an Ovechkin jersey and ending it with a homage to the Capitals captain's "hot stick" celebration he performed when he scored his 50th goal in the 2008-09 season. Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin couldn't attend the All-Star Game after entering the NHL COVID protocol on Tuesday. Here's a look at the goals, which were judged by a celebrity panel, with the players involved explaining their inspiration and execution. It's an event that's had players dress up like Superman and Chewbacca that's seen players use two sticks to score while wearing sunglasses and that's had everyone from players' children to country music stars take part in shot attempts.įriday night's event at T-Mobile Arena set a new standard for hockey weirdness. But on Friday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the oddest competitions in the event's history was held for the first time since 2016: The Breakaway Challenge, a prop comedy trick shot event. LAS VEGAS - The NHL All-Star Skills Competition has its traditional events like hardest shot and fastest skater. NHL, New Jersey Devils, Anaheim Ducks, Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks, Vegas Golden Knights NHL All-Star: Here's what you missed from Breakaway Challenge's return
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