The top moments from NHL All-Star skills competition

Saturday's All- Star Weekend skills competition was full of talent, that's obvious. Surprisingly, it wasn't just hockey talent though.

We saw comedy, theatre, dancing . . . and that was just in Brent Burns breakaway challenge. 

All-Star Weekend is for the fans, and the player's didn't let us down.

Here are some of the best moments from Saturday's skills competition:

1. When Detroit Red Wings rookie Dylan Larkin broke the record for fastest lap around the full rink in his All-Star weekend debut. He whizzed by in 13.172 seconds, topping the record of 13.386 seconds set in 1996 by Mike Gartner.  

Rookie Dylan Larkin breaks fastest lap record in skills challenge https://t.co/fpDH8Wwp9t http://pic.twitter.com/aYkAQ5Kky5

— @hockeynight

2. When Brent Burns son, "lil burns", showed off his sweet victory dance after helping his dad score in the breakaway challenge.  

LIL BURNS http://pic.twitter.com/XxWqVzPFT9

— @PeteBlackburn

3. All eyes were on fan favourite John Scott at his all-star debut, and he did not disappoint. 

Hearts melted when cameras showed Scott having a pregame chat with his little girl.

John Scott with his daughter at the all-star competition. This is what it's all about. http://pic.twitter.com/h3XrJZrVNF

— @BradyTrett

And fans showed their love and support with a standing ovation prior to his first go at the hardest shot competition.

JOHN SCOTT WITH THE STANDING OVATION. #Sens @RealJohnScott #JohnScott #NHLAllStar #SENSTALKYOUTUBE http://pic.twitter.com/Dl6HXMnNin

— @senstalk1992

And finally, Scott provided some comic relief when he reacted to scandalized Patrick Kane being booed by fans.

4. When Nashville's own Shea Weber was given one more chance to break the hardest shot record when fans chanted "One More Shot", loudly and proudly. He won the hardest shot at 108.1 mph, but Zdeno Chara's record of 108.8 mph set in 2012 still stands. 

What does 108.1mph look like? A blur. #NHLAllStarhttps://t.co/9LKhGIrPHL

— @NHL

5. When beauty and the beast stole the show. Brent Burns and P.K. Subban both let their freak flags fly in order to secure the fan-voted breakaway challenge. They both pulled out all the stops on their final shot, with Burns channeling Star Wars and being christened the "Wookie of the year", and Subban donning a wig and Panthers jersey in an ode to the mullet master himself, Jaromir Jagr. 

Caption this... #allstarweekend https://t.co/VnxQrYuiFG http://pic.twitter.com/jk25XSt9M3

— @cbcsports

Subban may have won the fan vote, but the fans were the real winners we'd say. 

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What was your favourite moment of the skills competiton? Let us know in the comments or via @CBCSports.

And be sure to stream live the All-Star Game Sunday at 5 P.M. ET on the CBC Sports app. 

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