"When she took off I was like, 'Wow!' I thought she might have won, the way she was moving. She replaced injured Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon (bruised foot) and became the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Skills, finishing seventh. Women's National Team, begin the event with a time of 14.346. McDavid said he drew inspiration watching Kendall Coyne Schofield, a forward for the U.S. For me, the first thing I do when I know I have to do the fastest skater is check my edges and make sure there's no nicks or anything like that." Credit to him for going out there and putting up another pretty good time. Heiskanen got up and tried again, this time finishing his lap in 13.914. McDavid said he was concerned when he saw Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen, the second skater, take a hard fall on the second turn and slam into the sideboards. " put up a pretty good time, so I knew I had to skate well." "There were some fast times tonight, actually," he said. McDavid said he "absolutely" felt pressure to win again. Personally, I like doing it and it's always fun." Some guys like doing it, some guys don't. "It's always a fun event to participate in. "It's fun," McDavid said of making history. The last of the eight participants, he completed his lap around the rink in 13.378 seconds, defeating Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel (13.582) by. McDavid became the first player to win the event three times and won it for the third straight year. "If I was skating it would be flopping around everywhere. "It would have been tough with my long hair," the Edmonton Oilers center said.
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