{allcanada} Jagr, Tavares set East roster for All-Star Skills

 

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Eastern Conference All-Star captains Jaromir Jagr and John Tavares on Friday got to experience a bit of what their coaches go through.

Jagr, who was voted captain of the Atlantic Division team, and Tavares, picked as the Metropolitan Division captain, met to fill out the roster for the Eastern Conference for the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN, CBC, TVA Sports).

Both captains will take place in the DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting competition, along with the Washington Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom, Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers and Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

They also will be on two six-player teams for the Discover NHL Shootout relay. Jagr's group will include his Florida Panthers teammates Aaron Ekblad and Roberto Luongo, along with Malkin, Ryan O'Reilly of the Buffalo Sabres and Leo Komarov of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tavares will go with Giroux, Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings, the Penguins' Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators, Brandon Saad of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Cory Schneider of the New Jersey Devils.

Here is how the full Eastern Conference All-Stars Skills Competition roster will look:

Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater: Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings), Brandon Saad (Columbus Blue Jackets), Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators), Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge: Evgeny Kuznetsov (Washington Capitals), Brandon Saad (Columbus Blue Jackets), P.K. Subban (Montreal Canadiens), Cory Schneider (New Jersey Devils)

DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting: John Tavares (New York Islanders), Evgeny Kuznetsov (Washington Capitals), Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Flyers), Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins), Nicklas Backstrom (Washington Capitals), Jaromir Jagr (Florida Panthers)

AMP Energy NHL Hardest Shot: Aaron Ekblad (Florida Panthers), Justin Faulk (Carolina Hurricanes), P.K. Subban (Montreal Canadiens), Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)

Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay

One-timer right shooters: Aaron Ekblad (Florida Panthers), Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins), Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)

One-timer passer: Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)

Mini-net passer: Nicklas Backstrom (Washington Capitals)

Puck control relay: Justin Faulk (Carolina Hurricanes)

Stick Handling: Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Flyers)

Goalie Goals: Braden Holtby (Washington Capitals)

One-timer left shooters: Ryan McDonagh (New York Rangers), Leo Komarov (Toronto Maple Leafs), Ryan O'Reilly (Buffalo Sabres)

One-timer passer: Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Mini-net passer: Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)

Stick handling: Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings)

Goalie Goals: Ben Bishop (Tampa Bay Lightning)

Discover NHL Shootout: Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins), Jaromir Jagr (Florida Panthers), P.K. Subban (Montreal Canadiens), Ryan O'Reilly (Buffalo Sabres), Leo Komarov (Toronto Maple Leafs), Aaron Ekblad (Florida Panthers), Roberto Luongo (Florida Panthers)

Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins), Nicklas Backstrom (Washington Capitals), Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning), Evgeny Kuznetsov (Washington Capitals), Ryan McDonagh (New York Rangers), Justin Faulk (Carolina Hurricanes), Braden Holtby (Washington Capitals)

Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Flyers), Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings), John Tavares (New York Islanders), Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins), Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators), Brandon Saad (Columbus Blue Jackets), Cory Schneider (New Jersey Devils)

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