The 29th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, home of the Philadelphia Flyers, on January 20, 1976. The Wales Conference All-Star team defeated the Campbell Conference 7–5 after opening up a 6–1 lead in the second period. Peter Mahovlich was voted most valuable player of the game after scoring a goal and three assists.
Team Lineups Wales Conference All-Stars Coach: Floyd Smith (Buffalo Sabres) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 1 Wayne Thomas Toronto Maple Leafs 29 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens Defencemen 2 Larry Robinson Montreal Canadiens 3 Dave Burrows Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Jerry Korab Buffalo Sabres 5 Guy Lapointe Montreal Canadiens 21 Borje Salming Toronto Maple Leafs 22 Brad Park Boston Bruins Forwards 6 Bill Clement C Washington Capitals 7 Rick Martin LW Buffalo Sabres 8 Dan Maloney LW Detroit Red Wings 9 Pierre Larouche C Pittsburgh Penguins 10 Guy Lafleur RW Montreal Canadiens 11 Craig Ramsay LW Buffalo Sabres 12 Al MacAdam RW California Golden Seals Gregg Sheppard C Boston Bruins 16 Marcel Dionne C Los Angeles Kings 17 Steve Shutt LW Montreal Canadiens 19 Jean Pronovost RW Pittsburgh Penguins 20 Pete Mahovlich C Montreal Canadiens Campbell Conference All-Stars Coach: Fred Shero (Philadelphia Flyers) # Nat. Player Pos. Team Goaltenders 1 Glenn Resch New York Islanders 35 Wayne Stephenson Philadelphia Flyers Defencemen 2 Carol Vadnais New York Rangers 4 Phil Russell Chicago Black Hawks 5 Denis Potvin New York Islanders 6 Andre Dupont Philadelphia Flyers 20 Jim Watson Philadelphia Flyers Forwards 7 Garry Unger C St. Louis Blues 8 Steve Vickers LW New York Rangers 9 Wilf Paiement RW Kansas City Scouts 10 Dennis Ververgaert RW Vancouver Canucks 11 Bill Barber LW Philadelphia Flyers 12 Bill Goldsworthy RW Minnesota North Stars 14 John Marks LW Chicago Black Hawks 15 Billy Harris RW New York Islanders 17 Curt Bennett C Atlanta Flames 18 Tom Lysiak C Atlanta Flames 19 Bryan Trottier C New York Islanders 21 Rick MacLeish C Philadelphia Flyers 27 Reggie Leach RW Philadelphia Flyers G = Goaltenders; D = Defencemen; C = Center; LW/RW = Left Wing/Right Wing
Game summary # Score Team Goalscorer (Assist(s)) Time First period1 1-0 Wales Martin (Mahovlich - Lafleur) 6:012 1-1 Campbell Bennett (Dupont) 16:593 2-1 Wales Mahovlich (Lapointe - Lafleur) 18:314 3-1 Wales Park (Mahovlich - Martin) 19:00 Penalties : None Second period5 4-1 Wales MacAdam (Maloney) 9:34 6 5-1 Wales Lafleur (Mahovlich - Martin) 11:547 6-1 Wales Dionne 13:518 7-1 Wales Maloney (Larouche - MacAdam) 16:59 Penalties : Barber (Cam.) 17:29 Third period9 7-2 Campbell Ververgaert (Trottier - Harris) 4:33 10 7-3 Campbell Ververgaert (Trottier - Harris) 4:43 11 7-4 Campbell Potvin 14:1712 7-5 Campbell Vickers (Unger - Potvin) 14:46 Penalties : Marks (Cam.) 15:26 Goaltenders : Wales : Dryden (29:34 minutes), Thomas (30:26 minutes). Campbell : Resch (29:18), Stephenson (29:42 minutes).
Shots on goal : Wales (42) 13 - 17 - 12 Campbell (24) 09 - 06 - 09
Referee : Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen : Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico
See also 1975–76 NHL season
Notes Borje Salming made history by becoming the first European born and -bred player to participate in an NHL All-Star game (Stan Mikita, Ken Hodge and Walt Tkaczuk were also born in Europe but did not start to play hockey before moving to Canada at an early age). From 1976 onwards, every NHL All-Star game to date has featured at least one European player.
Reigning Hart Trophy winner Bobby Clarke was selected but did not play. He was replaced by his Philadelphia Flyers' teammate Rick MacLeish.
In addition to the NHL All-Star Game, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the NBA All Star Game, and the Men's Final Four were all held in Philadelphia in honor of the location of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as 1976 was the United States Bicentennial.
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