39th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 39th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played on February 9, 1988 in St. Louis . The game took place at the St. Louis Arena , home of the host St. Louis Blues . The All-Stars of the Prince of Wales Conference beat those of the Campbell Conference 6: 5 in overtime . The game saw 17,878 spectators. Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins was named MVP .

Points records

Both Mario Lemieux , who was involved in all of his team's goals with three goals and three assists , and Mats Näslund with five assists (including all three goals from Lemieux) have set scorer records in an All-Star game, the same today are still valid.

The teams

Wales Conference All-Stars Head Coach: Mike Keenan ( Philadelphia Flyers ) # country player Item team goalkeeper 27 Ron Hextall Philadelphia Flyers 33 Patrick Roy Montréal Canadiens defender 2 Mark Howe Philadelphia Flyers 5 Denis Potvin New York Islanders 7th Paul Coffey Pittsburgh Penguins 19th Larry Robinson Montréal Canadiens 29 Kjell Samuelsson Philadelphia Flyers 77 Ray Bourque Boston Bruins attacker 8th Cam Neely RW Boston Bruins 9 Kirk Muller C. New Jersey Devils 11 Kevin Dineen RW Hartford Whalers 12 Mike Gartner RW Washington Capitals 15th Pat LaFontaine C. New York Islanders 16 Michel Goulet LW Québec Nordiques 20th Dave Poulin C. Philadelphia Flyers 21st Christian Ruuttu C. Buffalo Sabers 25th Mats Näslund LW Montréal Canadiens 26th Peter Šťastný C. Quebec Nordiques 28 Tomas Sandström RW New York Rangers 66 Mario Lemieux C. Pittsburgh Penguins

Campbell Conference All-Stars Head Coach: Glen Sather ( Edmonton Oilers ) # country player Item team goalkeeper 30th Mike Vernon Calgary Flames 31 Grant drove Edmonton Oilers defender 2 Al MacInnis Calgary Flames 3 Brad McCrimmon Calgary Flames 4th Kevin Lowe Edmonton Oilers 5 Rob Ramage St. Louis Blues 21st Gary Suter Calgary Flames 33 Al Iafrate Toronto Maple Leafs attacker 8th Greg Adams C. Vancouver Canucks 9 Glenn Anderson LW Edmonton Oilers 10 Dale Hawerchuk C. Winnipeg Jets 11 Mark Messier LW Edmonton Oilers 17th Jari Kurri RW Edmonton Oilers 18th Denis Savard C. Chicago Blackhawks 19th Steve Yzerman C. Detroit Red Wings 20th Luc Robitaille LW Los Angeles Kings 23 Brian Bellows RW Minnesota North Stars 24 Bob Probert LW Detroit Red Wings 25th Joe Nieuwendyk C. Calgary Flames 99 Wayne Gretzky C. Edmonton Oilers G = goalkeeper; D = defender; C = center; LW / RW = winger

Course of the game

Wales Conference All-Stars 6 - 5 (OT) Campbell Conference All-Stars

All Star Game MVP : Mario Lemieux (3 goals, 3 assists)

team	time	was standing	scorer	Submitter	Submitter
1st third
	3:25	0-1	Dale Hawerchuk	Brian Bellows	Joe Nieuwendyk
	14:45	1-1	Tomas Sandström	Mario Lemieux	Mats Näslund
	18:46	1-2	Wayne Gretzky	Bob Probert
2nd third
	24:28	2–2	Mike Gartner	Mario Lemieux
	30:08	3–2	Peter Šťastný	Mario Lemieux	Mats Näslund
	31:34	4-2	Mario Lemieux	Mats Näslund
	35:09	4-3	Luc Robitaille	Denis Savard	Kevin Lowe
3rd third
	45:19	4-4	Denis Savard	Luc Robitaille	Glenn Anderson
	48:07	5-4	Mario Lemieux	Mats Näslund	Kevin Dineen
	56:28	5-5	Luc Robitaille	Glenn Anderson	Denis Savard
Overtime
	61:08	6-5	Mario Lemieux	Mats Näslund	Kevin Dineen

Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Randy Mitton
Spectators: 17,878

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