{coyotes} NHL announces 2011-12 All-Star teams

 

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin and Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber have been voted to the First All-Star Team for the third and second time, respectively, as the National Hockey League released voting results for its postseason All-Star Teams on Wednesday night.

Malkin received First Team honors for the third time in the past five seasons, while Weber captured his second consecutive First Team berth.

Joining Malkin and Weber are four first-time First Team All-Stars: New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, New Jersey Devils left wing Ilya Kovalchuk and Penguins right wing James Neal.

Among those named to the Second Team is Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos, repeating Second Team honors from 2011 after tallying a League-leading and career-high 60 goals. Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara is a postseason All-Star for the sixth time, adding a fourth Second Team berth to his pair of First Team nominations.

Stamkos and Chara are joined on the Second Team by four players who have earned postseason All-Star honors for the first time: Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick, St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, Phoenix Coyotes left wing Ray Whitney and New York Rangers right wing Marian Gaborik.

Voting for the All-Star Team is conducted among representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season.

2011-12 NHL First All-Star Team
		GP	W	L	OT	GAA	SV%	SO
G	Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers	62	39	18	5	1.97	.930	8
		GP	Mins.	G	A	Pts
D	Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators	81	25:19	19	59	78
D	Shea Weber, Nashville Predators	78	26:09	19	30	49
C	Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins	75	21:01	50	50	109
RW	James Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins	80	19:08	40	41	81
LW	Ilya Kovalchuk, New Jersey Devils	77	24:26	37	46	83

2011-12 NHL Second All-Star Team
		GP	W	L	OT	GAA	SV%	SO
G	Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings	69	35	21	13	1.95	.929	10
		GP	Mins.	G	A	Pts
D	Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins	79	25:00	12	40	52
D	Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues	81	24:43	12	39	51
C	Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning	82	22:01	60	37	97
RW	Marian Gaborik, New York Rangers	82	19:30	41	35	76
LW	Ray Whitney, Phoenix Coyotes	82	18:38	24	53	77

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