Connor McDavid wins NHL all-star skills competition in Toronto, $1M US prize

Connor McDavid helped the NHL revamp its sagging skills competition.

The Edmonton Oilers captain then went out and won the $1-million US prize.

McDavid won the fastest skater, stickhandling, shooting accuracy and obstacle course events Friday after assisting the league in re-imagining a part of the all-star weekend that had lost much of its lustre in recent years.

Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar finished second. David Pastrnak (Boston), Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado), Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton), Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay), Auston Matthews (Toronto), William Nylander (Toronto), Elias Pettersson (Vancouver), Mathew Barzal (New York Islanders), J.T. Miller (Vancouver) and Quinn Hughes (Vancouver) made up the rest of the field.

Connor McDavid (<a href="https://twitter.com/cmcdavid97?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cmcdavid97</a>) wins the final event to win the 2024 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLAllStar</a> Skills!