Top NHL players will showcase their skills at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Friday.
The event (7:30 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPN. But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills Competition online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills Competition live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Fubo credentials to log in and watch.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 30-plus other live TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” package, which you can include with your free three-day trial:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills Competition live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Sling credentials to log in and watch.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills Competition live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials (may still be listed as AT&T on the list of cable providers) to log in and watch.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 90+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills Competition live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Vidgo credentials to log in and watch.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes both ESPN+ and Disney+ as part of their special bundle:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills Competition live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Hulu credentials to log in and watch.
NHL All-Star Skills Competition 2022 Preview
The NHL All-Star Skills competition returns for the first time since COVID-19 some new twists in Las Vegas.
NHL players will compete in two new Las Vegas-themed events. Seven players will try their hand at The Fountain Face-Off, and another five will take aim at the 21 in 22 on Las Vegas Boulevard.
In the Fountain Face-Off, players take boats to mini rinks by the Fountains of Bellagio, Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal described. Players “shoot pucks into five targets in the least amount of time,’ he wrote.
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The lineup includes Columbus’ Zach Werenski, Montreal’s Nick Suzuki, Vegas’ Mark Stone, Nashville’s Roman Josi, Florida’s Jonathan Huberdeau, Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux, and Seattle’s Jordan Eberle. Former Olympic women’s hockey star Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson will also compete.
“It’d be pretty cool to do some of the stuff that they’re doing on the Strip like the Bellagio and all that,” Stone said per Ben Gotz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
NHL stars taking aim at the 21 in 22 will fire pucks at oversized playing cards to reach a score of 21 in the lowest shot total. Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk, Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos, Dallas’ Joe Pavelski, Toronto’s Austin Matthews, and Colorado’s Nazem Kadri will compete in the event.
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Besides the new events, the NHL brought back the Breakaway Challenge from a six-year hiatus. Other returning events include Accuracy Shooting, Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot, and Save Streak.
Edmonton’s Leon Draisatil took third in the 2020 accuracy shooting event, which involves firing pucks at four corner targets in the net. The league’s second-leading scorer with 33 goals looks to finish two spots higher this time.
He faces a tough field that includes Anaheim’s Troy Terry, Vegas’ Jonathan Marchessault, Pittsburgh’s Clayton Keller, Calgary’s Jake Guentzel, Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin, Boston’s Patrice Bergeron, and Carolina’s Sebastian Aho.
Anaheim’s star rookie Trevor Zegras will compete in the first breakaway challenge since 2016. Zegars has 32 points for the Ducks in 42 games this season.
Other players in the event include Vegas’ Alex Pietrangelo, Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov, New Jersey’s Jack Hughes, and Chicago’s Alex DeBrincat. Former professional hockey players Manon Rheaume and Wyatt Russell will also compete.
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Fastest skater features two previous event winners. Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers won three straight from 2017 to 2019. Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings won it in 2016.
“I’ll be a little nervous,” Larkin said per MLive.com’s Ansar Khan. “I don’t want to blow a tire or something. I guess you can’t think like that. There’s a lot of really fast players. Just hopefully put a smooth run together and whatever happens, happens.”
Fellow competitors include Colorado’s Cale Makar, St. Louis’ Jordan Kyrou, Washington’s Evgeny Kuznetsov, Los Angeles’ Adrian Kempe, Winnipeg’s Kyle Connor, and Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers.
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The hardest shot competition has a new-look field with Washington’s Tom Wilson, San Jose’s Timo Meier, Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman, and Adam Pelech of the New York Islanders. Fellow Islanders defenseman Zdeno Chara holds the event record of 108.8 mph.
Save streak brings together seven of the league’s top goalies to see who can stop the most consecutive shots. The lineup includes Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy, Minnesota’s Cam Talbot, Nashville’s Juuse Saros, Pittsburgh’s Tristan Jarry, Anaheim’s John Gibson, Vancouver’s Thatcher Demko, Toronto’s Jack Campbell, and Carolina’s Frederick Andersen.