30th National Hockey League All-Star Game explained

Game Name:30th NHL All-Star Game
Visitor:Wales
Home:Campbell
Visitor Total:4
Home Total:3
Visitor Per1:1
Visitor Per2:1
Visitor Per3:2
Home Per1:1
Home Per2:1
Home Per3:1
Date:January 25, 1977
Arena:Pacific Coliseum
City:Vancouver
Mvp:Rick Martin (Buffalo)
Attendance:15,607
Next:1978
Previous:1976

The 30th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, home of the Vancouver Canucks, on January 25, 1977. Wales Conference All-Star team defeated the Campbell Conference for the third consecutive year. Rick Martin scored two goals in the third period including the game-winning goal with under two minutes to play, and was voted most valuable player.

Team Lineups

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Wales Conference All-Stars

Nat.Player Pos.Team
Goaltenders
29 Montreal Canadiens
30 Buffalo Sabres
Defencemen
2 Toronto Maple Leafs
5 Montreal Canadiens
6 Buffalo Sabres
18 Montreal Canadiens
19 Montreal Canadiens
21 Toronto Maple Leafs
22 Boston Bruins
Forwards
7 LW Buffalo Sabres
8 C Boston Bruins
9 RW Toronto Maple Leafs
10 RW Montreal Canadiens
12 C Buffalo Sabres
14 LW Detroit Red Wings
15 C Washington Capitals
16 C Los Angeles Kings
20 RW Pittsburgh Penguins
23 LW Montreal Canadiens
25 RW Cleveland Barons
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Campbell Conference All-Stars

Nat.Player Pos.Team
Goaltenders
1 Philadelphia Flyers
30 New York Islanders
Defencemen
2 Vancouver Canucks
3 Philadelphia Flyers
4 Chicago Black Hawks
5 New York Islanders
14 Philadelphia Flyers
20 Philadelphia Flyers
Forwards
7 RW New York Rangers
8 C St. Louis Blues
10 RW Colorado Rockies
11 C Atlanta Flames
12 RW Philadelphia Flyers
15 RW New York Rangers
16 C Philadelphia Flyers
17 C Minnesota North Stars
19 C Philadelphia Flyers
23 RW New York Islanders
27 LW Atlanta Flames
77 C New York Rangers


G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Centre; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing

Game summary

Score TeamGoalscorer (Assist(s))To,e
First period
1 0-1 Campbell Vail (Potvin) 2:54
2 1-1 Wales McDonald (Gainey - McNab) 6:22
Penalties : Campbell bench 15:32 ;
Dornhoefer (Cam.) 16:24 ; Lapointe (Wal.) 16:24
Second period
3 1-2 Campbell MacLeish (Nystrom - Potvin) 11:56
4 2-2 Wales McDonald (Perreault - Robinson) 19:27
Penalties : Potvin (Cam.) 4:11 ; Lapointe (Wal.) 5:08 ;
Paiement (Cam.) 8:34 ; Joe Watson (Cam.) 14:02
Third period
5 3-2 Wales Martin (Dionne - Robinson) 4:00
6 3-3 Campbell Esposito (Gilbert - Dornhoefer) 12:23
7 4-3 Wales Martin (Dionne - Lafleur) 18:04
Penalties : Russell (Cam.) 3:17 ; Salming (Wal.) 15:48
Goaltenders :

Shots on goal :

Referee : Bruce Hood

Linesmen : Matt Pavelich, Ron Finn

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