COLUMBUS, Ohio - Shea Weber shot faster missing the net than any other player did hitting it. When he hit the net, it was even better.The Nashville Predators captain won the Hardest Shot competition at Saturday nights all-star skills competition by clocking in at 108.5 mph. Weber was just short of the record of 108.8 mph set by the Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara at the last all-star weekend in 2012 in Ottawa.You never really know how hard it is until it registers, Weber said. Its different, too. In a game you dont really see that. Guys dont skate right into a puck and take a slap shot. Guys are one-timers or standing still and taking it in different situations.In game situations, players would have to get in the way of that kind of shot.Everybody cringed, said all-star captain Nick Foligno of the host Columbus Blue Jackets, whose team beat Jonathan Toewss 25-19 to win the skills competition. Wouldnt ever want to have to block that.Webers 101.8 mph blast that missed the net and didnt count was better than anyone elses best attempt. Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin shot 101.4 twice, while Dustin Byfuglien of the Winnipeg Jets topped out at 97.3.Without Chara in the competition, Weber was the favourite going in. But he considers Chara the king.Hes the guy to beat all the time, hes got the big shot, Weber said. Honestly I was nervous because theres some guys out there that can rip it.Webers previous best was around 106 mph. Hes not sure if hell ever beat Charas record but thinks its possible.I just want to keep getting better every year, Weber said. I think as kids we strive to get better at everything we do. Its no different now. You dont want to get worse. You want to continually get better.Fastest skater: After being traded for him at Fridays all-star draft, Phil Kessel beat Tyler Seguin in their head-to-head heat. With the Toronto Maple Leafs on a six-game losing streak, it was Kessels first win in a while.Youre cold ... Youre trying not to fall and embarrass yourself, right? Kessel said.Rookie Jonathan Drouin of the Tampa Bay Lightning had the fastest time at 13.103 seconds. Sportvisions player tracking technology was used as part of the competition, as it will in Sundays game.Breakaway challenge: Ryan Johansen stole the show by bringing out 7-year-old Cole Vogt, son of Columbus Blue Jackets trainer Mike Vogt, to help him score and by getting teammates to do the Flying V from the Mighty Ducks movies. Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers followed that by bringing out 21-year-old Johnny Gaudreau of the Calgary Flames to help him.I think that little kid was bigger than him. Lets be honest, Voracek said of Gaudreau. That was the plan. It was funny.Gaudreau, who wanted to light his stick on fire for the event because he plays for the Flames, was added to the all-star game as an injury replacement. Tyler Johnson of the Tampa Bay Lightning missed the skills competition with a lower-body injury, and will likely be out for Sundays game.Johansen won the breakaway challenge as a result of an online fan vote.Accuracy shooting: Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane needed just five shots to hit all four targets. Hes no Ray Bourque, but Kane won the competition by doing so in 13.529 seconds.Skills challenge relay: Steven Stamkos showed off his absurd ability to hit the net on one-timers from a sharp angle, and goaltenders Jaroslav Halak, Carey Price, Marc-Andre Fleury and Roberto Luongo got to try their hand at shooting and scoring on an empty net in a segment made for the likes of Martin Brodeur, Chris Osgood and Ron Hextall.Shootout: Kessel kept his good weekend going by scoring on Corey Crawford, and former Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash heard the boos from local fans. Nash asked for a trade out of Columbus and is tied for the NHL lead in goals for the Rangers.Thats how its been for the last three years, so I expected it, Nash said. In one ear and out the other. Its an all-star game. Theres nothing I can do about it.---Follow @SWhyno on Twitter Los Angeles Lakers Shirts . Ending a nine-game losing streak? That gave the Milwaukee Bucks veteran forward a reason to smile. 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The 26-year-old Boll had two goals and one assist with 126 penalty minutes in 54 games with the Blue Jackets in 2011-12.Breda, Netherlands (SportsNetwork.com) - AZ Alkmaar climbed all the way up to fifth place in the Eredivisie table on Saturday thanks to a 1-0 victory at NAC Breda. The match was scoreless until the 57th minute when Nemanja Gudelj provided what turned out to be the lone goal of the match, lifting AZ Alkmaar to 18 points on the season and out of the bottom-half of the table. NAC Breda remains on 10 points, keeping the club third from bottom. Den Haag almost squandered a two-goal lead against Willem II on Saturday, but a late penalty from Roland AAlberg granted the club a 3-2 victory.dddddddddddd Mathias Gehrt and Michiel Kramer provided first-half goals for Den Haag only to see Stijn Wuytens and Samuel Armenteros brings visiting Willem II level in the second period. But Alberg converted from the spot in the 74th minute to hand Den Haag the win, bringing the club to 13 points on the season. Elsewhere in the Dutch top flight on Saturday, Zwolle climbed to fourth place with a 2-0 victory over Groningen while Heerenveen and Go Ahead Eagles split the points in a 2-2 draw. ' ' '