January 8th, Part II

THREE PLAYERS FROM HIGH-FLYING RED WINGS VOTED TO STARTING LINEUP IN XM / NHL ALL-STAR FAN BALLOTING, PRESENTED BY 2K SPORTS

Penguins' Crosby Tops All Vote-Getters For Second Consecutive Season; Eight of 12 Berths Go To First-Time Starters


NEW YORK (January 8, 2008) -- National Hockey League fans have rewarded the Detroit Red Wings' record-setting start to the season by voting a League-high three Red Wings to All-Star starting berths in 2008 XM/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, presented by 2K Sports. Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and forwards Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk will start for the Western Conference in the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, Sunday, Jan. 27 at Philips Arena in Atlanta (6 p.m., ET, VERSUS, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio).

Lidstrom led all Western Conference players with 477,787 votes and will be making his eighth consecutive All-Star Game start, while Zetterberg (326,244) and Datsyuk (303,309) are among the eight first-time starters in this year's lineups. The Red Wings (32-8-3, 67 points) hold a commanding 15-point lead in the Western Conference standings and became the first club in League history to post 30 victories in the first half of the season following a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars Jan. 2.

Joining the three Red Wings in the Western Conference lineup are Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla (244,538) and defenseman Dion Phaneuf (307,358), each making his first career start, and the Vancouver Canucks' Roberto Luongo (263,221), who was voted the Western Conference starter in goal for the second consecutive year.

Reigning NHL MVP and scoring champion Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who led all vote-getters for the second consecutive season with 507,274 votes, heads the list of six Eastern Conference starters. Crosby's linemates will be current NHL scoring leader Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning (224,661) and Ottawa Senators right wing Daniel Alfredsson (224,483), each of whom will make his first career start.

Voted to the Eastern Conference blueline are Andrei Markov of the Montreal Canadiens (316,136) and Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins (271,272), also first-time starters. The goaltender will be Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils (220,392), who captured his fourth career All-Star starting berth and will be making his 10th appearance overall, tied with the Red Wings' Lidstrom for the most among the players announced today.

The 2007-08 season marked the 20th year in which fans determined the starting lineups for the NHL All-Star Game. From Nov. 13 through Jan. 2, fans around the world were able to vote online at NHL.com for six Eastern Conference All-Stars and six Western Conference All-Stars: three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender for each team. In addition, U.S. fans could cast votes through Verizon Wireless cell phones. The top three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender from each Conference comprised the starting lineups.

Complete rosters for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, selected by the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department in conjunction with League general managers, will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 10 (Western Conference) and Friday, Jan. 11 (Eastern Conference).


2008 Eastern Conference All-Star Team Starting Lineup

Position--Player--NHL Club--Votes--A-S Game--A-S Start

Goal--Martin Brodeur--New Jersey--220,392--10th--4th
Defense--Andrei Markov--Montreal--316,136--1st--1st
Defense--Zdeno Chara--Boston--271,272--3rd--1st
Forward--Sidney Crosby--Pittsburgh--507,274--2nd--2nd
Forward--Vincent Lecavalier--Tampa Bay--224,661--3rd--1st
Forward--Daniel Alfredsson--Ottawa--224,483--5th--1st


2008 Western Conference All-Star Team Starting Lineup

Position--Player--NHL Club--Votes--A-S Game--A-S Start

Goal--Roberto Luongo--Vancouver--263,221--3rd--2nd
Defense--Nicklas Lidstrom--Detroit--477,787--10th--8th
Defense--Dion Phaneuf--Calgary--307,358--2nd--1st
Forward--Henrik Zetterberg--Detroit--326,244--*2nd--1st
Forward--Pavel Datsyuk--Detroit--303,309--2nd--1st
Forward--Jarome Iginla--Calgary--244,538--4th--1st

* includes selection to 2007 All-Star Game (missed game due to injury)


2008 XM/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, Presented by 2K Sports FINAL RESULTS

Eastern Conference Goaltenders

Martin Brodeur New Jersey 220,392

Henrik Lundqvist NY Rangers 175,350
Cristobal Huet Montreal 170,215
Martin Biron Philadelphia 123,025
Ryan Miller Buffalo 90,146
Ray Emery Ottawa 56,293
Rick DiPietro NY Islanders 55,395
Cam Ward Carolina 42,753
Olaf Kolzig Washington 34,712
Tomas Vokoun Florida 28,029


Eastern Conference Forwards

Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 507,274
Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay 224,661
Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa 224,483

Daniel Briere Philadelphia 188,740
Alex Ovechkin Washington 177,574
Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 173,629
Dany Heatley Ottawa 134,782
Saku Koivu Montreal 112,794
Maxim Afinogenov Buffalo 111,425
Chris Drury NY Rangers 92,337
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh 79,566
Mats Sundin Toronto 77,814
Jason Blake Toronto 72,905
Jaromir Jagr NY Rangers 72,646
Alex Kovalev * Montreal 67,340
Simon Gagne Philadelphia 63,074
Jason Spezza Ottawa 62,595
Marian Hossa Atlanta 58,991
Thomas Vanek Buffalo 56,936
Mike Richards * Philadelphia 55,145
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay 47,798
Patrik Elias New Jersey 47,536
Brendan Shanahan NY Rangers 46,016
Vyacheslav Kozlov Atlanta 39,528
Eric Staal Carolina 35,179
Marc Savard Boston 27,870
Bill Guerin NY Islanders 27,097
Scott Gomez NY Rangers 26,936
Olli Jokinen Florida 25,959
Justin Williams Carolina 21,532
Brian Gionta New Jersey 20,752
Brad Richards Tampa Bay 15,458

* write-in candidate


Eastern Conference Defensemen

Andrei Markov Montreal 316,136
Zdeno Chara Boston 271,272

Brian Campbell Buffalo 205,332
Tomas Kaberle Toronto 193,634
Kimmo Timonen Philadelphia 156,471
Wade Redden Ottawa 150,284
Jay Bouwmeester Florida 140,058
Ryan Whitney Pittsburgh 138,655
Bryan McCabe Toronto 111,154
Dan Boyle Tampa Bay 106,203
Chris Phillips Ottawa 103,203
Henrik Tallinder Buffalo 86,070


Western Conference Goaltenders

Roberto Luongo Vancouver 263,221

Pascal Leclaire Columbus 180,381
Dominik Hasek Detroit 119,465
J-S Giguere Anaheim 102,051
Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary 84,416
Niklas Backstrom Minnesota 79,727
Evgeni Nabokov San Jose 58,434
Nikolai Khabibulin Chicago 53,217
Marty Turco Dallas 47,680


Western Conference Forwards

Henrik Zetterberg Detroit 326,244
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit 303,309
Jarome Iginla Calgary 244,538

Mike Cammalleri Los Angeles 165,042
Joe Sakic Colorado 162,489
Joe Thornton San Jose 147,795
Jonathan Cheechoo San Jose 143,375
Marian Gaborik Minnesota 139,828
Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim 132,180
Jason Arnott Nashville 127,288
Rick Nash Columbus 118,240
Paul Stastny Colorado 113,928
Mike Modano Dallas 98,086
Paul Kariya St. Louis 76,703
Shane Doan Phoenix 75,595
Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 64,856
Markus Naslund Vancouver 54,788
Ryan Smyth Colorado 50,222
Ales Hemsky Edmonton 49,680
Henrik Sedin Vancouver 47,797
Daniel Sedin Vancouver 46,795
Martin Havlat Chicago 46,321
Milan Hejduk Colorado 42,255
Andy McDonald St. Louis 35,196
Keith Tkachuk St. Louis 32,576
Patrick Marleau San Jose 31,268
Brian Rolston Minnesota 27,423
Daymond Langkow Calgary 26,157
Brenden Morrow Dallas 23,991
Patrick Kane * Chicago 18,589
David Legwand Nashville 13,881

* write-in candidate


Western Conference Defensemen

Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit 477,787
Dion Phaneuf Calgary 307,358

Chris Pronger Anaheim 206,590
Rob Blake Los Angeles 177,113
Francois Beauchemin Anaheim 151,746
Brian Rafalski Detroit 139,492
Sergei Zubov Dallas 101,585
Sheldon Souray Edmonton 97,539
Scott Hannan Colorado 96,621
Ed Jovanovski Phoenix 91,644
Mattias Ohlund Vancouver 88,579
Lubomir Visnovsky Los Angeles 53,250
Robyn Regehr Calgary