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| Date | January 18, 1997 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena | San Jose Arena | |||||||||||||||
| City | San Jose, California | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,442 | |||||||||||||||
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The 47th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 18, 1997 at the San Jose Arena. The final score was Eastern Conference 11, Western Conference 7. This game was originally scheduled for the 1994-95 season, but was cancelled due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.
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The Eastern Conference won the skills competition for the first time since 1992. St. Louis Blues' Al MacInnis won the Hardest Shot event for the third time in his career by slapping the puck at 98.9 mph. Boston Bruins' defenceman Ray Bourque won the Shooting Accuracy event for the fourth time, hitting four targets in seven shots. Florida Panthers' goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck stopped all 10 shots by Mats Sundin and Derian Hatcher in Rapid-Fire Relay to outduel Colorado Avalanche netminder Patrick Roy who made nine saves. In the Power-Play Relay, Vanbiesbrouck allowed only two of six shots to elude him that were taken by Mighty Ducks of Anaheims' Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya to claim the Goaltenders Competition.
Montreal Canadiens' rightwinger Mark Recchi had a hat-trick to lead the Eastern Conference to a 11–7 victory and to be named All-Star M.V.P. Mark Recchi would become the fourth Montreal Canadien to receive the award. A record 10 goals was scored in the second period, including two from hometown favorite San Jose Sharks' rightwinger Owen Nolan in a record eight seconds. Nolan would complete his hat-trick in the third period as he closed in on a breakaway towards Buffalo Sabres' goaltender Dominik Hasek. Nolan pointed in Hasek's direction and then fired the puck high to the glove side to end the West's frustration from not scoring all period despite peppering Hasek with 21 shots.
| Western Conference | Eastern Conference | |
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| Final Score | 7 | 11 |
| Head Coach | Ken Hitchcock (Dallas Stars) | Doug MacLean (Florida Panthers) |
| Honorary Captain | Doug Wilson | Andy Bathgate |
| Lineup | Starting Lineup:
Commissioner's Selection:
Reserves:
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Starting Lineup:
Commissioner's Selection:
Reserves:
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| Scoring Summary |
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| Penalties |
none |
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| Shots on Goal | 12–13–21–46 | 15–15–11–41 |
| Win/Loss | L - Andy Moog | W - Martin Brodeur |