Hedman, Kyrou, Aho Come Up Big In Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis’ Jordan Kyrou (KY’-roo) was the Fastest Skater during the NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor Friday night. Carolina’s Sebastian Aho (AH’-hoh) won the Accuracy Shooting contest at T-Mobile Arena on a night when the biggest impressions were left by the Sin City settings and showmanship. Columbus’ Zach Werenski won the Fountain Face-Off, in which the All-Stars stood on a floating platform in the middle of the Bellagio casino’s famous fountains up the Strip and shot light-up pucks at a series of targets all around them. Several more All-Stars then played a game called 21 in ’22, in which they shot at a 35-foot outdoor wall of oversized playing cards in a version of blackjack. Dallas’ Joe Pavelski won that competition by getting closest to 21.