Watch the skills competition here.
The two representatives of the Los Angeles Kings will be busy on Saturday, trying to help the Western Conference win the All-Star Skills Competition. (Oops, sorry, that’s the HONDA All-Star Skills Competition. It’s all about the sponsors.)
Jonathan Quick will play a role in the Breakaway Challenge, attempting to stop Brandon Saad, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and PK Subban’s escalating absurd shootout attempts. In addition to passing for the accuracy challenge, Drew Doughty will be shooting in the Skills Challenge Relay and taking a shootout attempt in the competition-ending free-for-all.
[EDIT: Quick has switched spots with Rinne, presumably because he would have tried his hardest to stop every shot. He’ll now be in the Shootout Challenge.]
Here’s the full Western Conference lineup, as chosen by the captains.
Discover NHL Shootout
Round 1: Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks; Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche, Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks; Mark Giordano, Calgary Flames; Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues; Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks; Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild
Round 2: Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks; Taylor Hall, Edmonton Oilers; Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars; James Neal, Nashville Predators; Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames; Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets; John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks
Round 3: John Scott; Shea Weber, Nashville Predators; Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars; Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks; DREW DOUGHTY, LOS ANGELES KINGS; Roman Josi, Nashville Predators; JONATHAN QUICK, LOS ANGELES KINGS