26th National Hockey League All-Star Game

26th NHL All-Star Game
1 2 3 Total
West 0 2 2 4
East 0 3 2 5
Date January 30, 1973
Arena Madison Square Garden
City New York City
Attendance 16,986
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The 26th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in the Madison Square Garden in New York City, home of the New York Rangers, on January 30, 1973. It was the first time that the All-Star Game was held in New York. The East Division All-Stars defeated the West Division All-Stars 5–4. Greg Polis was named the game's most valuable player.

Contents

League business

Clarence Campbell, president of the NHL announced that the NHL was expanding to Kansas City and Washington, D.C.[1]

Team Lineups

East Division All-Stars

# Nat. Player Pos. Team
Goaltenders
1 Ed Giacomin New York Rangers
30 Gilles Villemure New York Rangers
Defencemen
2 Brad Park New York Rangers
3 Gary Bergman Detroit Red Wings
4 Bobby Orr Boston Bruins
5 Guy Lapointe Montreal Canadiens
18 Serge Savard Montreal Canadiens
20 Dallas Smith Boston Bruins
Forwards
6 Rick Martin LW Buffalo Sabres
7 Phil Esposito C Boston Bruins
8 Ken Hodge RW Boston Bruins
9 Bobby Schmautz RW Vancouver Canucks
12 Yvan Cournoyer RW Montreal Canadiens
14 Dave Keon C Toronto Maple Leafs
15 Rene Robert RW Buffalo Sabres
17 Ed Westfall RW New York Islanders
19 Jean Ratelle C New York Rangers
21 Paul Henderson LW Toronto Maple Leafs
25 Jacques Lemaire C Montreal Canadiens
27 Frank Mahovlich LW Montreal Canadiens

West Division All-Stars

# Nat. Player Pos. Team
Goaltenders
1 Tony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks
30 Rogie Vachon Los Angeles Kings
Defencemen
2 Bill White Chicago Black Hawks
3 Terry Harper Los Angeles Kings
4 Gilles Marotte Los Angeles Kings
5 Barry Gibbs Minnesota North Stars
6 Barclay Plager St. Louis Blues
14 Randy Manery Atlanta Flames
Forwards
7 Pit Martin C Chicago Black Hawks
8 Jim Pappin RW Chicago Black Hawks
9 Garry Unger C St. Louis Blues
10 Dennis Hull LW Chicago Black Hawks
11 J. P. Parise LW Minnesota North Stars
12 Gary Dornhoefer RW Philadelphia Flyers
16 Bobby Clarke C Philadelphia Flyers
17 Bob Berry LW Los Angeles Kings
21 Stan Mikita C Chicago Black Hawks
22 Greg Polis LW Pittsburgh Penguins
23 Joey Johnston LW California Golden Seals
26 Lowell MacDonald $W Pittsburgh Penguins

G = Goaltenders; D = Defenceman; C = Center; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing

Source: Podnieks[2]

Game summary

# Score Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) Time
First period
No scoring
Penalties : Orr(East) 11:11, Bergman(East) 14:52
Second period
1 1-0 West Polis (Clarke, MacDonald) 0:55
2 1-1 East Robert (Park) 3:56
3 1-2 East Mahovlich (unassisted) 16:27
4 1-3 East Henderson (Esposito, Hodge) 19:12
5 2-3 West P. Martin (Hull, Pappin) 19:29
Penalties : Hodge(East) 6:26
Third period
6 2-4 East Lemaire (Mahovlich, Lapointe) 3:19
7 3–4 West Polis (Harper) 4:27
8 4–4 West Harper (Mikita) 9:27
9 4-5 East Schmautz (Savard) 13:59
Penalties : White(West) 10:03

Goaltenders :

Shots on goal :

Referee : Lloyd Gilmour

Linesmen : Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico

Source: Podnieks[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Podnieks 2000, p. 125.
  2. ^ a b Podnieks 2000, p. 130.