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 Wales Conference All-Stars Coach: Scotty Bowman (Montreal Canadiens) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 29 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens 30 Gerry Desjardins Buffalo Sabres Defencemen 2 Ian Turnbull Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Guy Lapointe Montreal Canadiens 6 Jim Schoenfeld Buffalo Sabres 18 Serge Savard Montreal Canadiens 19 Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens 21 Borje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs 22 Brad Park Boston Bruins Forwards 7 Rick Martin LW Buffalo Sabres 8 Peter McNab C Boston Bruins 9 Lanny McDonald RW Toronto Maple Leafs 10 Guy Lafleur RW Montreal Canadiens 12 Gilbert Perreault C Buffalo Sabres 14 Nick Libett LW Detroit Red Wings 15 Guy Charron C Washington Capitals 16 Marcel Dionne C Los Angeles Kings 20 Jean Pronovost RW Pittsburgh Penguins 23 Bob Gainey LW Montreal Canadiens 25 Al MacAdam RW Cleveland Barons Campbell Conference All-Stars Coach: Fred Shero (Philadelphia Flyers) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 1 Bernie Parent Philadelphia Flyers 30 Glenn Resch New York Islanders Defencemen 2 Harold Snepsts Vancouver Canucks 3 Tom Bladon Philadelphia Flyers 4 Phil Russell Chicago Black Hawks 5 Denis Potvin New York Islanders 14 Joe Watson Philadelphia Flyers 20 Jim Watson Philadelphia Flyers Forwards 7 Rod Gilbert RW New York Rangers 8 Garry Unger C St. Louis Blues 10 Wilf Paiement RW Colorado Rockies 11 Tom Lysiak C Atlanta Flames 12 Gary Dornhoefer RW Philadelphia Flyers 15 Don Murdoch RW New York Rangers 16 Bobby Clarke C Philadelphia Flyers 17 Tim Young C Minnesota North Stars 19 Rick MacLeish C Philadelphia Flyers 23 Bob Nystrom RW New York Islanders 27 Eric Vail LW Atlanta Flames 77 Phil Esposito C New York Rangers G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Centre; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing
Game summary # Score Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) To,e First period1 0-1 Campbell Vail (Potvin) 2:542 1-1 Wales McDonald (Gainey - McNab) 6:22 Penalties : Campbell bench 15:32; Dornhoefer (Cam.) 16:24; Lapointe (Wal.) 16:24 Second period3 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 period5 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 : Wales : Dryden (31:27 minutes), Desjardins (28:33 minutes). Campbell : Parent (31:27 minutes), Resch (27:41 minutes).
Shots on goal : Wales (36) 14 - 10 - 12 Campbell (25) 10 - 08 - 07
Referee : Bruce Hood
Linesmen : Matt Pavelich, Ron Finn
See also 1976–77 NHL season
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