NHL SUPER SKILLS PREDICTIONS

Here are my picks for all of tonight's events. The festivities kick off at 7:00 on Versus. All of the contestants will be listed under the event, with the winner in italics.

NHL Fastest Skater
Zach Parise (NJ)
Brian Campbell (CHI)
Jeff Carter (PHI)
Jay Bouwmeester (FLA)
Mason Raymond (VAN)
Andrew Cogliano (EDM)

Fan Fave Breakaway Challenge
Patrick Kane (CHI)
Ryan Getzlaf (ANA)
Martin St. Louis (TB)
Alexei Kovalev (MTL)
Steven Stamkos (TB)
Alexander Ovechkin (WAS)

Accuracy Shooting
Jonathan Toews (CHI)
Ilya Kovalchuk (ATL)
Mike Modano (DAL)
Jarome Iginla (CGY)
Evgeni Malkin (PIT)
Dany Heatley (OTT)
Marc Savard (BOS)
Tomas Kaberle (TOR)

Hardest Shot
Zdeno Chara (BOS)
Sheldon Souray (EDM)
Mark Streit (NYI)
Shea Weber (NSH)
Mike Komisarek (MTL)
Vincent Lecavalier (TB)

Elimination Shootout
Since there are 36 shooters taking part in this event against Tim Thomas, Henrik Ludqvist, Niklas Backstrom, and JS Giguere, I won't list them all here. But I do believe the winner of this event will be: Zach Parise

And finally....

NHL YoungStars Game
Sophomores defeat Rookies
Game MVP: Devin Setoguchi (SJ)

Of course, none of these events really mean anything, save for the $18,000 one lucky charity will receive after the winner of the hardest shot comptetition is determined. But its a fun event for the league to showcase some of the superstar talent, and provides a nice break for the players in the middle of the season.