Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons is the top vote-getter, but the Chicago Blackhawks are dominating the NHL All-Star Game fan voting with with a little more than a week remaining.
Girgensons has received a league-high 1.2 million votes, according to totals released Tuesday by the league. His support comes largely from his native Latvia.
Blackhawks defensemen Duncan Keith (790,922) and Brent Seabrook (641,736) are 1-2 among defensemen, Corey Crawford (714,471) leads all goaltenders and winger Patrick Kane (815,990) and center Jonathan Toews (803,034) are 2-3 behind Girgensons among the forwards.
More than 25 million votes have been cast so far.
Balloting ends Jan. 1. The NHL All-Star Game will be played Jan. 25 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
