Write-in Price leads all goalies in All-Star Game voting

TSN.ca Staff

11/23/2010 3:42:06 PM

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price may not be on the 2011 NHL All-Star Fan ballot, but that hasn't stopped his fans from showing their support.

Price, who was left off the official ballot last week, leads all goaltenders with 71,199 write-in votes. Flyers rookie netminder Sergei Bobrovsky sits second with 58,101, while Detroit's Jimmy Howard has received support with 31,537 write-in votes.

The 23-year-old Price has a 12-7-1 record this season with a 2.05 goals-against average, a .932 save percentage and four shutouts. For his efforts, he earned top billing in the three-star selections last week and was named the team's MVP for the month of October.

The Canadiens also have three forwards in the top 15; Michael Cammalleri (9th), Tomas Plekanec (13th) and Brian Gionta (15th). P.K. Subban is the top Canadiens vote-getter among defenceman (9th) with 41,268 and Andrei Markov (17th) with 24,140 votes.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith are the leaders in the first week of voting, with 118,755 and 82,968, respectively.

Rounding out the top five in votes are Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom (80,723 votes), Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (80,169 votes) and Jonathan Toews of the Blackhawks (79,953 votes).

The all-star game will be played in Raleigh on Jan. 30 with a new format. Captains will select the two teams from the pool of available players in a live draft.

Fan balloting will account for six players -- one to start at each position -- while the NHL's hockey operations staff will select the others.

2011 NHL All-Star Fan Balloting

(As of 11/22/10)

Forwards:

Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 118,755 
Alex Ovechkin Washington 80,169 
Jonathan Toews Chicago 79,953 
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay 78,833 
Patrick Kane Chicago 63,969 
Mike Richards Philadelphia 59,808 
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit 59,372 
Marian Hossa Chicago 57,324 
Michael Cammalleri Montreal 56,569 
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh 56,255 
*Claude Giroux Philadelphia 54,215 
Danny Briere Philadelphia 52,365 
*Tomas Plekanec Montreal 48,749 
Henrik Zetterberg Detroit 47,302 
Brian Gionta Montreal 40,214 
Eric Staal Carolina 38,141 
Jeff Carter Philadelphia 38,116 
Johan Franzen Detroit 34,281 
Nicklas Backstrom Washington 32,336 
Henrik Sedin Vancouver 30,401 
Daniel Sedin Vancouver 27,528 
*Alexander Semin Washington 27,304 
*Patrick Sharp Chicago 23,522 
Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 23,419 
Joe Thornton San Jose 20,445 
Marian Gaborik NY Rangers 19,454 
*Sean Avery NY Rangers 17,494 
Teemu Selanne Anaheim 17,264 
Phil Kessel Toronto 16,907 
*Jeff Skinner Carolina 16,652 
Patrick Marleau San Jose 16,078 
*Chad LaRose Carolina 15,214 
Dany Heatley San Jose 15,173 
Paul Stastny Colorado 15,152 
Patrice Bergeron Boston 15,020 
Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim 13,862 
Bobby Ryan Anaheim 13,393 
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay 12,852 
T.J. Oshie St. Louis 12,555 
Ryan Smyth Los Angeles 12,506 
Rick Nash Columbus 11,862 
Derek Roy Buffalo 11,735 
Jarome Iginla Calgary 11,669 
David Krejci Boston 10,856 
Milan Hejduk Colorado 10,631 
Corey Perry Anaheim 10,343 
Thomas Vanek Buffalo 10,247 
Zach Parise New Jersey 10,232 
*Brandon Dubinsky NY Rangers 9,850 
*Chris Stewart Colorado 9,762 
*Paul Bissonnette Phoenix 9,591 
Brad Richards Dallas 9,238 
Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa 9,071 
Mikko Koivu Minnesota 8,054 
*Ryan Kesler Vancouver 8,020 
*Jussi Jokinen Carolina 8,013 
Ilya Kovalchuk New Jersey 7,669 
R.J. Umberger Columbus 7,470 
*Justin Williams Los Angeles 6,770 
Jason Spezza Ottawa 6,751 
John Tavares NY Islanders 6,176 
*Ryan Callahan NY Rangers 6,000 
*Nathan Horton Boston 5,818 
Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay 5,664 
*Maxime Talbot Pittsburgh 5,144 
*David Perron St. Louis 4,771 
Ales Hemsky Edmonton 4,637 
Shane Doan Phoenix 4,499 
*Milan Lucic Boston 4,372 
*Dustin Brown Los Angeles 4,076 
Brenden Morrow Dallas 3,780 
David Booth Florida 3,463 
  
Defencemen:
 
Duncan Keith Chicago 82,968 
Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit 80,723 
Chris Pronger Philadelphia 78,003 
Drew Doughty Los Angeles 63,999 
Kimmo Timonen Philadelphia 61,951 
Mike Green Washington 56,104 
Brent Seabrook Chicago 54,419 
*Kris Letang Pittsburgh 50,153 
*P.K. Subban Montreal 41,268 
Zdeno Chara Boston 41,081 
Brian Rafalski Detroit 40,901 
Dustin Byfuglien Atlanta 35,469 
Marc Staal NY Rangers 28,570 
Paul Martin Pittsburgh 27,970 
Dan Boyle San Jose 27,794 
Shea Weber Nashville 25,516 
Andrei Markov Montreal 24,140 
Joni Pitkanen Carolina 23,335 
Brian Campbell Chicago 21,692 
Sergei Gonchar Ottawa 21,186 
Dion Phaneuf Toronto 18,360 
*Tim Gleason Carolina 16,034 
Dan Hamhuis Vancouver 13,757 
Tomas Kaberle Toronto 13,284 
*John-Michael Liles Colorado 10,992 
*Jack Johnson Los Angeles 10,201 
*Josh Gorges Montreal 9,357 
Stephane Robidas Dallas 8,069 
*Brooks Orpik Pittsburgh 7,736 
Tobias Enstrom Atlanta 7,259 
*John Carlson Washington 7,176 
Ryan Suter Nashville 7,170 
Ed Jovanovski Phoenix 6,692 
*Dan Girardi NY Rangers 6,593 
*Christian Ehrhoff Vancouver 6,100 
Marek Zidlicky Minnesota 5,686 
Jay Bouwmeester Calgary 5,549 
*Tyler Myers Buffalo 5,126 
*Lubomir Visnovsky Anaheim 5,095 
*Joe Corvo Carolina 5,016 
*Alexander Edler Vancouver 4,602 
*Douglas Murray San Jose 4,572 
*Luke Schenn Toronto 4,562 
*Cam Fowler Anaheim 4,272 
*Erik Johnson St. Louis 4,244 
*Adam Foote Colorado 3,390 
*Alex Goligoski Pittsburgh 3,388 
*Niklas Hjalmarsson Chicago 3,135 
Bryan McCabe Florida 2,874 
*Brent Burns Minnesota 2,843 
*Johnny Boychuk Boston 2,826 
*Erik Karlsson Ottawa 2,598 
Mark Streit NY Islanders 2,500 
  
Goaltenders:

*Carey Price Montreal 71,199 
*Sergei Bobrovsky Philadelphia 58,101 
Tim Thomas Boston 47,646 
Jaroslav Halak St. Louis 47,483 
Marc-Andre Fleury Pittsburgh 44,111 
Ryan Miller Buffalo 39,764 
*Jimmy Howard Detroit 31,537 
Cam Ward Carolina 29,460 
Jonathan Quick Los Angeles 29,175 
Roberto Luongo Vancouver 28,836 
Henrik Lundqvist NY Rangers 24,245 
Antti Niemi San Jose 18,695 
*Michal Neuvirth Washington 15,054 
*Marty Turco Chicago 13,180 
Martin Brodeur New Jersey 12,648 
Craig Anderson Colorado 11,344 
Jean-Sebastien Giguere Toronto 9,944 
Niklas Backstrom Minnesota 9,421 
Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary 7,615 
Ilya Bryzgalov Phoenix 7,292 
Pekka Rinne Nashville 6,825 
*Jonas Hiller Anaheim 5,929 
*Antero Niittymaki San Jose 5,882 
Nikolai Khabibulin Edmonton 3,778 
Tomas Vokoun Florida 3,385 

* Write-in vote