31. National Hockey League All-Star Game
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
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 | |||||
1:25 | 1–0 | Bill Barber | |||
12:12 | 2–0 | Denis Potvin | Bobby Clarke | ||
2nd third | |||||
39:32 | 2–1 | Darryl Sittler | Larry Robinson | Brad Park | |
3rd third | |||||
58:21 | 2–2 | Rick Martin | Marcel Dionne | Terry O'Reilly | |
Overtime | |||||
63:55 | 2-3 | Gilbert Perreault | Steve Shutt | Börje Salming |
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- NHL Guide 1978/79: Pages 88 and 89