Penguins' center Sidney Crosby continues to lead Eastern Conference players in NHL all-star balloting, pulling in 381,941 votes. Tampa Bay center Vincent Lecavalier has moved into second place among Eastern forwards with 168,792, followed by Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson (168,782). Crosby, Lecavalier and Ottawa Senators' right winger Daniel Alfredsson (168,782) are the top vote-getters among forwards in the Eastern Conference. Andrei Markov of Montreal (247,246) and Boston's Zdeno Chara (197,042) lead defensemen in the balloting, while New Jersey's Martin Brodeur (149,067) is in first place among goalies. Ryan Whitney of the Penguins remains seventh among Eastern defensemen with 104,737, and center Evgeni Malkin (63,779) has slipped to 11th among the conference's forwards.