ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The Dallas Stars, one of the most disappointing teams in the NHL this year, will have three starters in the league's All-Star Game.
The Stars are in 10th place in the Western Conference, but goaltender Marty Turco, right wing Bill Guerin and center Mike Modano were leading vote-getters at their positions in final balloting released Thursday.
Turco had 79,305 votes, Guerin received 86,657 and Modano 86,119, good enough for all three to start in the annual game on Feb. 8 in St. Paul.
Defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey will have three starters on the Eastern squad. Goaltender Martin Brodeur leads the contingent and will be joined by defensemen Scott Stevens and Scott Niedermayer.
Ilya Kovalchuk, who has helped Atlanta move atop the Southeast Division, led all vote-getters in both conferences with 145,380. The 20-year-old Russian will start on one wing opposite Martin St. Louis of Tampa Bay.
