12th National Hockey League All-Star Game explained

Game Name:	12th NHL All-Star Game
Visitor:	All-Star Team
Home:	Montreal Canadiens
Visitor Total:	3
Home Total:	6
Visitor Per1:	0
Visitor Per2:	1
Visitor Per3:	2
Home Per1:	2
Home Per2:	2
Home Per3:	2
Date:	October 4, 1958
Arena:	Montreal Forum
City:	Montreal
Attendance:	13,989
Coaches:	All-Star Team: Milt Schmidt Montreal Canadiens: Toe Blake
Previous:	1957
Next:	1959

The 12th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at the Montreal Forum on October 4, 1958. The hometown Montreal Canadiens defeated the NHL All-Stars 6–3.^[1]

Richard Brothers Lead Canadiens to Victory

Maurice "Rocket" Richard scored the first and last goals of the game, and brother Henri Richard scored the winning goal and added two assists to lead the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens to a 6–3 victory over the all-stars. Andy Bathgate of the New York Rangers scored twice for the All-Stars.

During the game, the Canadiens' Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion had to be helped off the ice, after receiving a crushing body-check from Red Kelly of the Detroit Red Wings. Geoffrion suffered pulled chest and neck muscles,^[1] but was back in the line-up for the Canadiens' home opener a few days later.^[2]

Boxscore

		All-Stars
Final score	6	3
Head coach		Milt Schmidt (Boston Bruins)
Lineup	1 - G Jacques Plante 2 - D Doug Harvey (Captain) 4 - C Jean Beliveau 5 - RW Bernie Geoffrion 6 - C Ralph Backstrom 9 - RW Maurice "Rocket" Richard 10 - D Tom Johnson 12 - LW Dickie Moore 14 - RW Claude Provost 15 - LW Ab McDonald 16 - C Henri Richard 17 - D Jean-Guy Talbot 18 - LW Marcel Bonin 19 - D Al Langlois 20 - C Phil Goyette 21 - D Ian Cushenan 22 - LW Don Marshall 23 - LW Andre Pronovost	First team All-Stars: 1 - G Glenn Hall (Chicago Black Hawks) 4 - D Bill Gadsby (New York Rangers) 9 - RW Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) Second team All-Stars: 3 - D Marcel Pronovost (Detroit Red Wings) 8 - RW Andy Bathgate (New York Rangers) 14 - D Fern Flaman (Boston Bruins) 12 - LW Camille Henry (New York Rangers) Other players: 5 - D Red Kelly (Toronto Maple Leafs) 7 - C Red Sullivan (New York Rangers) 10 - LW Alex Delvecchio (Detroit Red Wings) 11 - RW Jerry Toppazzini (Boston Bruins) 15 - C Billy Harris (Toronto Maple Leafs) 16 - LW Dick Duff (Toronto Maple Leafs) 17 - RW Ed Litzenberger (Chicago Black Hawks) 18 - C Don McKenney (Boston Bruins) 19 - D Doug Mohns (Boston Bruins) 20 - C Bob Pulford (Toronto Maple Leafs) 24 - D Dollard St. Laurent (Chicago Black Hawks)
Scoring summary	M. Richard (Harvey, Moore) 9:19 first (power-play) Geoffrion (H. Richard) 16:20 first Marshall (Provost) 2:33 second (short-handed) H. Richard (Talbot, Moore) 5:08 second McDonald (Provost, Marshall) 7:43 third (power-play) M. Richard (Moore, H. Richard) 16:04 third	Pulford (Toppazzini, Harris) 11:39 second Bathgate (Litzenberger, Henry) 3:55 third Bathgate (Pulford, Sullivan) 13:54 third (power-play)
Penalties	Harvey 11:41 first Turner 2:24 second Provost 12:52 third	Henry 7:29 first Mohns 4:25 third Duff 7:36 third
Win/Loss		Glenn Hall

Montreal

17	11	11	39
All-Stars	7	8	12	27

• Referee: Eddie Powers
• Linesmen: George Hayes and William Morrison
• Attendance: 13,989

Notes and References

1. Book: Hollander, Zander . The Complete Encyclopedia of Hockey . 1983 . Doubleday Canada . Toronto . 0-385-19185-5.
2. Web site: NHL All-Star Game History . 2009-10-17.