▁ 3 - on - 3 ▁and ▁going ▁directly ▁to ▁a ▁shoot out ▁if ▁tied ▁after ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes . ▁The ▁winning ▁team , ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁All - St ars , ▁split ▁$ 1 ▁million . ▁ ▁Sk ills ▁Compet ition ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁N HL ▁All - Star ▁Sk ills ▁Compet ition ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁As ▁with ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁event ▁featured ▁the ▁Sk ills ▁Challenge ▁Rel ay , ▁accuracy ▁shooting , ▁fast est ▁sk ater , ▁hard est ▁shot , ▁and ▁shoot out ▁challeng es . ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁break away ▁competition ▁was ▁dropped ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁event , ▁the ▁Four ▁Line ▁Challenge , ▁in ▁which ▁four ▁shoot ers ▁from ▁each ▁team ▁took ▁sh ots ▁at ▁the ▁goal ▁from ▁various ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁ice . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁the ▁Sk ills ▁Compet ition ▁had ▁a ▁direct ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁itself ; ▁the ▁winning ▁team ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁select ▁their ▁semi - final ▁oppon ent ▁during ▁the ▁tournament , ▁and ▁whether ▁they ▁would ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁or ▁second ▁semif inal . ▁ ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁Division ▁won ▁the ▁competition ▁with ▁ 9 ▁points , ▁Pacific ▁Division ▁with ▁ 7 , ▁Metropolitan ▁Division ▁with ▁ 5 , ▁and ▁Central ▁Division ▁with ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁Rost ers ▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁repeat ▁of ▁the ▁ 2