Weber captures hardest shot title for 3rd straight year

Shea Weber's slap shot will not be matched.

The Montreal Canadiens defenseman delivered a shot registering at 102.8 mph to win the hardest shot competition for the third straight season.

Despite the win, the shot was Weber's lowest winning mark and the lowest speed to win the event since Zdeno Chara won in 2007 with a shot that hit 100.4 mph.

Division Player Shot Speed
Atlantic Victor Hedman 94.2 mph
Atlantic Shea Weber 102.8 mph
Metro Seth Jones 98.1 mph
Metro Alex Ovechkin 97.8 mph
Central Patrik Laine 101.7 mph
Central Nathan MacKinnon 92.3 mph
Pacific Brent Burns 97.7 mph
Pacific Drew Doughty 94.6

Weber secures two points for the Atlantic Division, winning his heat over Alex Ovechkin and with the top overall shot.

The Metropolitan scored a point with Seth Jones beating Victor Hedman. The Central earned one point on the back of Patrik Laine who scored the second-fastest shot at 101.7 mph, while Drew Doughty bested Nathan MacKinnon to grab a point for the Pacific.

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