Ryan Johansen of the Blue Jackets pulled a kid out of the stands and guided him to a goal to win the breakaway challenge, and the Predators Shea Weber fired the hardest shot with a 108.5 mph blast at the NHL All-Stars skills competition on Saturday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

Ray Whitney, 42, announced his retirement as an NHL player Wednesday, capping a career in which he produced 1,064 points (385 goals, 679 assists) in 1,330 regular-season games.

Whitney entered the league in 1991 with San Jose and also played for Edmonton, Florida, Columbus, Detroit, Carolina, Phoenix and Dallas.

The Kings retired Rob Blake's No. 4 jersey in a pregame ceremony on Saturday night, raising a banner honoring the Hockey Hall of Famer who delivered huge hits and scored big goals on their blue line for parts of 14 NHL seasons.

Brian Elliott stopped 27 shots for his third shutout of the season and 28th of his career as the Blues topped the Maple Leafs 3-0 on Saturday night.

The win was No. 685 for Blues coach Ken Hitchcock, who passed former Maple Leafs coach Pat Quinn and moved into sole possession of fifth place on the career victories list.

After having his No. 9 retired in his Czech Republic hometown of Pardubice last year, followed by a Hockey Hall of Fame induction in November, Dominik Hasek was back in Buffalo on Tuesday night to take part in his latest honor.

The Sabres paid tribute to their star goalie by retiring his No. 39 in a banner-raising ceremony before their home game against the Red Wings.

Blues center David Backes, Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov and Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Jan. 11.

FIRST STAR – DAVID BACKES, C, ST. LOUIS BLUES

Backes led the NHL with five goals and eight points in three games, posting three consecutive multi-point performances to power the Blues (26-13-3, 55 points) to a trio of victories. .

SECOND STAR – SEMYON VARLAMOV, G, COLORADO AVALANCHE

Varlamov went 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average, .962 save percentage and one shutout to lead the Avalanche (18-16-8, 44 points) to three consecutive wins..

THIRD STAR – JONATHAN HUBERDEAU, LW, FLORIDA PANTHERS

Huberdeau shared second in the NHL with five points (3-2—5) in three outings to help the Panthers (20-11-9, 49 points) complete a perfect three-game trip through Western Canada and move within one point of the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. 

Teemu Selanne was determined not to cry when his jersey was retired by the Ducks, and he barely succeeded during an emotional tribute on Sunday.

"Actually the toughest part of keeping the emotions was when I was walking down the stairs," Selanne said, referring to his entrance through a cordon of high-fiving fans. "The whole thing just hit so hard -- plus I have to concentrate so I don't fall down those. What a night. It's very special.''

The Ducks hung Selanne's No. 8 in the rafters to honor the forward who became their franchise scoring leader during his 21-season NHL career. Eight months after Selanne ended a record-setting career, the Ducks celebrated the franchise's most popular player and the 11th-leading goal scorer in NHL history.

"I feel very lucky in so many different ways," Selanne told the sellout crowd.