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January 5, 2009, Monday
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ONLY Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin prevented the Montreal Canadiens from an NHL All-Star sweep.
The NHL announced the starting lineups for the mid-season classic on Saturday, and the host Canadiens filled four of the six slots for the Eastern Conference.
Crosby and Malkin, teammates and linemates with the defending East champion Pittsburgh Penguins, both broke the record for the most votes and claimed two forward positions. They will be joined up front by Montreal's Alex Kovalev.
Crosby, elected as a starter for the third time, garnered 1,713,021 votes ?? shattering Jaromir Jagr's 2000 record of 1,020,736. Malkin was second with more than 1.5 million votes.
At one point during the voting process, the Canadiens led in all six positions. Still, the NHL's greatest team will be well represented as it celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Besides the Penguins and Canadiens, only the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks of the Western Conference are represented in the starting lineups.
Montreal's Andrei Markov and Mike Komisarek will start on defense, and Canadiens teammate Carey Price will be in goal on home ice at the Bell Center on January 25.
Another pair of teammates dominated the voting for the Western Conference as 20-year-old Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews of the upstart Blackhawks were the two leading vote-getters.
Kane, last season's rookie of the year, earned 100,000 more votes than Toews - a rookie of the year finalist. Ryan Getzlaf of the Ducks will be the third forward on the starting line.
Brian Campbell, Chicago's key free-agent acquisition last summer, finished first among defenseman and will be an All-Star starter for the second time in three years. This marks the first time he will suit up for the West after playing for the East squad while a member of the Buffalo Sabres.
He will team with Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer on the blue line in front of Anaheim goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
The NHL announced the starting lineups for the mid-season classic on Saturday, and the host Canadiens filled four of the six slots for the Eastern Conference.
Crosby and Malkin, teammates and linemates with the defending East champion Pittsburgh Penguins, both broke the record for the most votes and claimed two forward positions. They will be joined up front by Montreal's Alex Kovalev.
Crosby, elected as a starter for the third time, garnered 1,713,021 votes ?? shattering Jaromir Jagr's 2000 record of 1,020,736. Malkin was second with more than 1.5 million votes.
At one point during the voting process, the Canadiens led in all six positions. Still, the NHL's greatest team will be well represented as it celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Besides the Penguins and Canadiens, only the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks of the Western Conference are represented in the starting lineups.
Montreal's Andrei Markov and Mike Komisarek will start on defense, and Canadiens teammate Carey Price will be in goal on home ice at the Bell Center on January 25.
Another pair of teammates dominated the voting for the Western Conference as 20-year-old Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews of the upstart Blackhawks were the two leading vote-getters.
Kane, last season's rookie of the year, earned 100,000 more votes than Toews - a rookie of the year finalist. Ryan Getzlaf of the Ducks will be the third forward on the starting line.
Brian Campbell, Chicago's key free-agent acquisition last summer, finished first among defenseman and will be an All-Star starter for the second time in three years. This marks the first time he will suit up for the West after playing for the East squad while a member of the Buffalo Sabres.
He will team with Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer on the blue line in front of Anaheim goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
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