Matt Slocum, Associated Press Even Eastern Conference coach Lindy Ruff was a fan at the All-Star Game, pulling out a camera during the second period Wednesday night in Dallas for a little home movie footage.

1. Stand up The best players of All-Star Game

LW Brian Rolston, Minnesota Wild
2 goals 2 assists.....+5
Along with Daniel Briere and Yanic Perreault, Rolston was one of three players with a plus-5.

C Daniel Briere, Buffalo Sabres
1 goal 4 assists.....+5
Briere joined Rick Martin (1977) as the only Sabres to claim an All-Star game MVP award.

RW Marian Hossa, Atlanta Thrashers
0 goals 4 assists.....+3
The Thrashers' lone representative, Hossa fell one assist short of tying an All-Star game record.

D Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins
2 goals 0 assists.....even
Chara fell one goal short of being the first blueliner with a hat trick in an All-Star game.

G Marty Turco, Dallas Stars
1-0-0..... 12 saves
Turco's greatest contribution to the contest was his sharp on-ice commentary in the third period.

D Lubomir Visnovsky, Los Angeles Kings
1 goal 1 assist.....+4
Visnovsky was the first King since 2001 (Zigmund Palffy and Luc Robitaille) to score an All-Star goal.

2. Calder comparison

How young Penguins standout Evgeni Malkin compares to last season's leading Calder Cup contenders Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin at similar stages of their rookie seasons (Through Thursday):

Evgeni Malkin: '06-07
42 games....., 24 goals, 28 assists, +4
The skinny: Malkin tied Mario Lemieux's franchise record for points in a game by a rookie when he had five assists in an 8-2 rout of the Maple Leafs Saturday. He failed to score in the YoungStars game Tuesday.

Sidney Crosby: '05-06
42 games....., 21 goals, 27 assists, -6
The skinny: Crosby was held without a point in a 3-1 loss to the Oilers, Jan. 10, 2006.

Alexander Ovechkin: '05-06
42 games....., 27 goals, 25 assists, -4
The skinny: Ovechkin scored the Capitals' goal in a 4-1 loss in Dallas, Jan. 12, 2006.

3. A car or the Cup?

Buffalo's Daniel Briere might want to find the trade-in value of the Dodge Nitro he won for being MVP of the All-Star Game. Since the first All-Star Game MVP was awarded in 1962, only seven players have won that award and went on to win a more important trophy that same season--the Stanley Cup:

4. He said what?

-- Wade Belak,Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman on surpassing 1,000 career penalty minutes in an 8-2 loss to the Penguins Saturday.

5. The fan's hat trick

Stars at Ducks 3:30 p.m. Sunday
In the first of an important three-game "series" against Pacific Division rivals, Philipe Boucher and the Stars take on Andy McDonald and the Ducks.

Senators at Canadiens 7:30 p.m. Monday
Sergei Samsonov and the Canadiens might still be smarting from the 8-3 drubbing they suffered at the hands of Mike Comrie and the Senators Jan. 13.

Stars at Sharks 10:30 p.m. Tuesday
Mike Ribeiro, Marty Turco and the Stars visit Patrick Marleau, Evgeni Nabokov and the Sharks for the first of two games in a row at the HP Pavilion.