TAMPA BAY – Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier has been named to his fourth career NHL All-Star Game today, the National Hockey League has announced.  Lecavalier leads the Lightning in goals with 16, power-play goals with five, game-winning goals with four and shots on goal with 144.  He served as the captain of the Eastern Conference team at the 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta and also appeared in the 2007 and 2003 games.

            Reigning NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin, whose recent offensive surge has propelled him to a share of the League goal-scoring lead and the Washington Capitals to first place in the Southeast Division, headlines the 15 players named today to the Eastern Conference roster for the 57th NHL All-Star Game, Sunday, Jan. 25 at Bell Centre in Montreal (6 p.m. ET, CBC, RDS, VERSUS, NHL Radio).

            The potent Eastern Conference lineup also will feature the two players tied with Ovechkin for the League's goal-scoring lead with 27 -- Thomas Vanek of the Buffalo Sabres and Jeff Carter of the Philadelphia Flyers. Each will be making his All-Star debut.

            Reflecting their 29-7-4 record and the franchise's best start to a season since 1929-30, three members of the Boston Bruins have been selected to the Eastern Conference team, goaltender Tim Thomas, defenseman Zdeno Chara and center Marc Savard. Each played a key role in last season's 8-7 East victory at Atlanta, as Savard scored the winning goal at 19:39 of the third period, Thomas stopped 14 of 18 shots in the third period to record the victory and Chara registered one assist and a +3 rating.