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All-Star Skills Competition: How to Watch and Open Thread

The All-Star festivities kick off this evening at Staples Center, as Braden Holtby and Alex Ovechkin join their Metropolitan Division compatriots in a battle of skills against the rest of the League.

When: Saturday, January 28 at 7:00 pm ET
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
How to Watch: NBCSN (US); CBC, Sportsnet, TVA (Canada)

Players from each of the four divisions will take part in six contests -

  • Challenge Relay
  • Four Line Challenge
  • Accuracy Shooting
  • Fastest Skater
  • Hardest Shot
  • Shootout

Ovechkin will be taking part in three events tonight, with a spot in the Challenge Relay, the unenviable task of facing off against Shea Weber in the Hardest Shot, and wrapping it all up in the Shootout.