Zemgus Girgensons maintains All-Star vote lead; Kane, Toews gain ground
Voting for the 2015 NHL All-Star Game concludes on Jan. 1, and with the lead that Zemgus Girgensons of the Buffalo Sabres has built up, thanks to his fellow Latvians, he’ll no doubt be a starter in Columbus next month.
But who will join him in the starting five? That remains to be seen, but it’s looking like it’s going to be Zemgus and the Blackhawks, who, oddly enough, I think I saw play a show in New York City last year.
The NHL released the voting totals after five weeks on Tuesday and Girgensons is still your runaway leader with 1,291,186 votes. Patrick Kane (815,990) and Jonathan Toews (803,034) are your next two forwards. On the blueline it’s Duncan Keith (790,922) and Brent Seabrook (641,736) in front. And in net, Corey Crawford (714,471) has a commanding lead over Carey Price (485,856).
According to the NHL, of the over 25 million votes cast, 20-percent have been for Blackhawks, while 10-percent have gone to Sabres, mostly Girgensons. And since the last voting update, Toews earned 229,836 votes, making him the biggest mover of the week. Jaroslav Halak, meanwhile, moved to third place among goaltenders after a 65-percent rise in his totals.
Here's the full voting tallies after Week 5:
FORWARDS
Zemgus Girgensons Buffalo 1,291,186
Patrick Kane Chicago 815,990
Jonathan Toews Chicago 803,034
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 606,670
Patrick Sharp Chicago 462,705
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh 408,254
Marian Hossa Chicago 380,007
Max Pacioretty Montreal 315,703
Tyler Seguin Dallas 265,974
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay 257,313
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit 234,474
Marian Gaborik Los Angeles 223,509
Tomas Plekanec Montreal 214,374
Tomas Tatar Detroit 192,490
Tyler Ennis Buffalo 172,005
Vladimir Tarasenko St. Louis 171,153
Alex Galchenyuk Montreal 148,032
John Tavares NY Islanders 146,296
Alex Ovechkin Washington 144,958
Jakub Voracek Philadelphia 141,486
Rick Nash NY Rangers 139,480
Henrik Zetterberg Detroit 134,745
Martin St. Louis NY Rangers 128,351
Chris Kunitz Pittsburgh 124,307
Jaromir Jagr New Jersey 123,788
Phil Kessel Toronto 116,846
Jamie Benn Dallas 116,730
Filip Forsberg Nashville 115,929
James Neal Nashville 112,488
Claude Giroux Philadelphia 111,108
Gustav Nyquist Detroit 109,273
Patrice Bergeron Boston 104,221
Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 98,442
Brian Gionta Buffalo 94,836
Johnny Gaudreau Calgary 87,774
Ryan Johansen Columbus 86,855
Sean Monahan Calgary 82,288
Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim 81,968
Matt Moulson Buffalo 80,006
Corey Perry Anaheim 78,940
DEFENSEMEN
Duncan Keith Chicago 790,922
Brent Seabrook Chicago 641,736
P.K. Subban Montreal 571,274
Kris Letang Pittsburgh 415,341
Zdeno Chara Boston 386,955
Andrei Markov Montreal 309,228
Shea Weber Nashville 276,468
Mark Giordano Calgary 261,935
Erik Karlsson Ottawa 239,090
Drew Doughty Los Angeles 220,120
Olli Maatta Pittsburgh 211,913
Tyler Myers Buffalo 203,607
Niklas Kronwall Detroit 182,784
Niklas Hjalmarsson Chicago 156,697
TJ Brodie Calgary 149,259
Roman Josi Nashville 139,613
Rasmus Ristolainen Buffalo 123,827
Johnny Boychuk NY Islanders 117,602
Jack Johnson Columbus 113,060
Alex Pietrangelo St. Louis 107,006
Ryan McDonagh NY Rangers 104,703
Lubomir Visnovsky NY Islanders 97,013
Kevin Shattenkirk St. Louis 94,518
Victor Hedman Tampa Bay 93,544
Mark Streit Philadelphia 90,219
Ryan Suter Minnesota 86,363
Brent Burns San Jose 74,833
Andrej Sekera Carolina 72,204
Dion Phaneuf Toronto 68,549
Sami Vatanen Anaheim 65,511
GOALTENDERS
Corey Crawford Chicago 714,471
Carey Price Montreal 485,856
Jaroslav Halak NY Islanders 364,917
Marc-Andre Fleury Pittsburgh 308,952
Henrik Lundqvist NY Rangers 251,244
Pekka Rinne Nashville 246,905
Jhonas Enroth Buffalo 190,006
Sergei Bobrovsky Columbus 169,900
Jonathan Quick Los Angeles 161,338
Tuukka Rask Boston 131,210
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