from Tracey Myers of the NHL website,

Dylan Larkin played in the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Game as if it were a regular-season game.

The Detroit Red Wings forward was all over the ice, not taking any shift lightly. The end result? Quite a bit of scoring.

Larkin had two goals and an assist for the Atlantic Division in a 10-6 win against the Metropolitan Division in the second semifinal at FLA Live Arena on Saturday. He then scored a hat trick in a 7-5 win against the Central Division in the final.

"It was a great experience, just playing with these guys and hanging out with them in the locker room," Larkin said. "The Tkachuks (Florida Panthers forward Matthew and Ottawa Senators forward Brady) led the way with the locker room talk how we were going to play pretty hard, and we did. It was way more fun winning it and having fun, guys scoring goals and doing what it takes. It was a great time."

More so than on Friday, when Larkin said he caught some flak after finishing his heat in the Upper Deck NHL Fastest Skater in 14.558 seconds, fourth among the five contestants. He did not qualify for the final.

"I got nervous about it, and I came back and someone said to me, 'Oh, you weren't trying,'" Larkin said. "I was, so I kind of got a little bit upset about that, and I wanted to get out there and skate and be competitive and have fun doing it. So, it was just fun to skate."

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