31. National Hockey League All-Star Game

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The 31st National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on January 24, 1978 in Buffalo , New York . The hosts of the game were the Buffalo Sabers for the first time .

The event, which was held in the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium , was attended by the best players in the National Hockey League . The teams were separated after the two NHL conferences. The stadium was home to 16,433 spectators for a combined revenue of $ 118,601.

The teams

NHL Campbell Conference.gif Campbell Conference All-Stars

Head Coach : Fred Shero , Philadelphia Flyers

# country player Item team
goalkeeper
31 CanadaCanada Billy Smith New York Islanders
35 CanadaCanada Wayne Stephenson Philadelphia Flyers
defender
2 CanadaCanada Bob Dailey Philadelphia Flyers
3 CanadaCanada Tom Bladon Philadelphia Flyers
4th CanadaCanada Carol Vadnais New York Rangers
5 CanadaCanada Denis Potvin New York Islanders
6th CanadaCanada Barry Beck Colorado Rockies
20th CanadaCanada Jimmy Watson Philadelphia Flyers
attacker
7th CanadaCanada Bill Barber LW Philadelphia Flyers
8th CanadaCanada Wilf Paiement RW Colorado Rockies
9 CanadaCanada Clark Gillies LW New York Islanders
10 CanadaCanada Bill Clement C. Atlanta Flames
11 CanadaCanada Dennis Ververgaert RW Vancouver Canucks
12 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Ivan Boldirev C. Chicago Black Hawks
16 CanadaCanada Bobby Clarke C. Philadelphia Flyers
17th CanadaCanada Garry Unger C. St. Louis Blues
19th CanadaCanada Bryan Trottier C. New York Islanders
21st SwedenSweden Roland Eriksson C. Minnesota North Stars
22nd CanadaCanada Mike Bossy RW New York Islanders
77 CanadaCanada Phil Esposito C. New York Rangers

NHL Wales Conference.gif Wales Conference All-Stars

Head Coach : Scotty Bowman , Montréal Canadiens

# country player Item team
goalkeeper
29 CanadaCanada Ken Dryden Montréal Canadiens
1 CanadaCanada Rogatien Vachon Los Angeles Kings
defender
18th CanadaCanada Serge Savard Montréal Canadiens
19th CanadaCanada Larry Robinson Montréal Canadiens
21st SwedenSweden Börje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs
22nd CanadaCanada Brad Park Boston Bruins
28 United StatesUnited States Reed Larson Detroit Red Wings
attacker
6th CanadaCanada Jean Pronovost RW Pittsburgh Penguins
7th CanadaCanada Rick Martin LW Buffalo Sabers
8th CanadaCanada Steve Shutt LW Montréal Canadiens
9 CanadaCanada Lanny McDonald RW Toronto Maple Leafs
10 CanadaCanada Guy Lafleur RW Montréal Canadiens
11 CanadaCanada Gilbert Perreault C. Buffalo Sabers
12 CanadaCanada Bob Sirois RW Washington Capitals
14th CanadaCanada Yvan Cournoyer RW Montréal Canadiens
16 CanadaCanada Marcel Dionne C. Los Angeles Kings
20th CanadaCanada Dennis Maruk LW Cleveland Barons
23 CanadaCanada Bob Gainey LW Montréal Canadiens
24 CanadaCanada Terry O'Reilly RW Boston Bruins
27 CanadaCanada Darryl Sittler C. Toronto Maple Leafs

Fat: player in the starting line-up

G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

Course of the game

Campbell Conference All-Stars 2 - 3 Wales Conference All-Stars

All-Star Game MVP : Billy Smith (no clean sheet)

team time was standing scorer Submitter Submitter
1st third
NHL Campbell Conference.gif 1:25 1–0 Bill Barber
NHL Campbell Conference.gif 12:12 2–0 Denis Potvin Bobby Clarke
2nd third
NHL Wales Conference.gif 39:32 2–1 Darryl Sittler Larry Robinson Brad Park
3rd third
NHL Wales Conference.gif 58:21 2–2 Rick Martin Marcel Dionne Terry O'Reilly
Overtime
NHL Wales Conference.gif 63:55 2-3 Gilbert Perreault Steve Shutt Börje Salming

swell

  • NHL Guide 1978/79: Pages 88 and 89